Why are there a large number of Korean descendants in Uzbekistan?

Korean is a member of the multi-ethnic family in Central Asia. Korean people, like other ethnic groups, play their due role in national independence, economic development and national harmony. At present, there are nearly 350,000 Koreans living in Central Asia, including 6,543,800 in Kazakhstan, 2,654,380 in Uzbekistan, 20,000 in Kyrgyzstan, 5,000 in Turkmenistan and 6,543,800-2,000 in Tajikistan. Roman, vice chairman of the Korean Federation of Kazakhstan, told reporters: "Koreans in Central Asia are a young nation, and the large-scale settlement of Koreans in Central Asia began at 1937. Among them, Uzbekistan has the most. "

The train "broadcasts" Koreans

/kloc-In the middle of 0/9th century, Koreans began to live in the Far East of tsarist Russia. 1860, the first Korean couple crossed into Russia. Since then, Koreans have been pouring into the Russian Far East. 1905 After the Russo-Japanese War, Japan occupied South Korea, and the living environment of South Korea further deteriorated. At that time, the Far East was vast, sparsely populated and fertile, so before and after the October Revolution, a large number of Koreans found a place to live in neighboring countries.

After the outbreak of World War II, the fate of Koreans living in the Far East and Primorsky Krai of the Soviet Union also changed. According to Shan Li, a Russian Korean, the Soviet Union was at war with Germany, Japan and other countries. In order to alienate and hate the Koreans in the Soviet Union, Japan said that because Koreans and Japanese look very similar, Japan bought some Koreans to engage in espionage in the Far East. These situations attracted the attention of the Soviet government at that time. Koreans were good at farming, but at that time, Central Asia was vast and sparsely populated, with a large area of uncultivated land. Based on the above reasons or other unclear reasons, 1937, Stalin signed an order to "migrate" 200,000 Koreans living in the Far East and Primorsky Krai to Central Asia.

At that time, except for a few people who went to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, most Koreans moved to Kazakhstan. They first took a 20-kilometer bus, and then took more than 4,000 kilometers of trains, almost from one end of the Soviet Union to the other. When the train approached Ushtobe, where Kazakhstan joined the United States, it began to "sow" Koreans: every once in a while, one or two thousand people were exiled. At that time, the area where Koreans were placed was called residential area. Later, Koreans nicknamed these settlements "daughters of Koreans" because "point" and "daughter" are homophonic in Russian. For Koreans, this is a bitter exile history.

"Motherland" is in Kazakhstan

Ushtobe is a desert town, located 320 kilometers north of Almaty, the former capital of Kazakhstan. Not long ago, the reporter visited this town.

Wushtobe, built in 1928, is a "castle" enclosed in the desert. The population is 25,000, with 3/kloc-0 ethnic groups, and the economy is mainly agriculture. The town was surrounded by Korean settlements at that time, and almost all of them lived there. Koreans in Kazakhstan call it "the motherland". No matter you ask local Koreans or other people where Koreans live, they will not hesitate to tell you "Wushtobe".

During the Soviet period, there were three Korean collective farms and Kazakh collective farms in Wushitubie. After Koreans settled here, they built oases, but due to the lack of governance, oases are gradually becoming desertification. Although it is the spring sowing season, no one is ploughing the fields, only sheep scattered on the barren hills are gnawing at the weeds that are not fat.

Entered the town and stopped at a farmer's market. There are few stalls in the market, either selling potatoes or radishes, and most of them are Kazakhs and Russians. The reporter found a Korean villager who was selling his own "Korean side dishes" and started a family relationship with him. His name is Federow. When the reporter asked about his Korean name, he saidno. According to him, his predecessors migrated from the Far East of the Soviet Union in 1937. When talking about the current situation of Koreans, he said with emotion that their ancestors worked hard on this barren land more than 60 years ago, when it was a veritable "North Korea City". However, with the change of time, the influence of social, political and economic factors, and the increasingly harsh climate conditions in this area, Koreans who originally settled here and made a living by farming have once again left their homes and moved to other places in recent years. Today, the remaining Koreans account for only 5% of the city's residents. A Korean who is farming in front of his house said that his grandfather was the first pioneer here and has now passed away. Now no one can tell how many people from Grandpa's generation came to this desert town. He has an old mother in bed and three children in bed. The reporter jokingly asked him why he didn't have more children. He said it was mainly for economic reasons.

There are newspapers and TV stations.

Kazakhstan is a multi-ethnic country. After the independence of the country, all ethnic groups have set up their own associations to safeguard national unity, publicize and develop national culture. From 65438 to 0989, Korean groups in Almaty, Kazakhstan and several other states jointly established Korean cultural centers. 1990 March 17, the center held its inaugural meeting in Almaty, and the meeting decided to establish the Kazakh Federation of Korean Cultural Centers. 1995, which was renamed the Korean Federation of Kazakhstan. The main activities of the Federation are: reviving Korean language, national customs and traditions; Study the history of Koreans; Develop national culture, art and literature; Protect the legitimate rights and interests of Koreans in Kazakhstan; Improve the enthusiasm of Koreans to participate in the process of building a nation and a country ruled by law in Kazakhstan; Strengthen national friendship and develop international cultural and economic ties.

In recent years, most schools in Kazakhstan have opened Korean majors. Arabic National University of Kazakhstan, Abay National University of Almaty, Kazakhstan National University of International Relations and Esperanto, Qizil-holguin Teachers College and East Kazakhstan College all offer Korean majors.

In Almaty, Koreans set up a TV station, a radio station, a newspaper for Koreans in Central Asia and a Korean theater to spread Korean culture. In recent years, the status of Koreans in Central Asia has been continuously improved.