Talk:Haenyeo

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Requested move 12 February 2015

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The result of the move request was: moved. Number   5  7  17:02, 20 February 2015 (UTC)

Haenyo → Haenyeo – Proper spelling for korean female diver is haenyeo with 'e.' Haenyeo Museum used a term referring to Korean female diver as 'Haenyeo'with 'e.' Please visit the Haenyeo wepage at http://www.haenyeo.go.kr/?sso=ok Furthermore, Korea tourism Organization used the term Haenyeo with 'e.' Please replace Wikipage 'Haenyo' page to 'Haenyeo,' so that it does not confuse the readers. 68.172.224.25 (talk) 02:54, 12 February 2015 (UTC)


 * Support: Now henyeo is the South Korean style and haenyo is the North Korean style. Most haenyeo are from Jeju-do. Sawol (talk) 03:37, 13 February 2015 (UTC)


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Bias re: Japanese colonization
This passage: "As sea diving became a female-dominated industry, many of the haenyeo subsequently replaced their husbands as the primary laborer. This trend was especially prominent after the Japanese colonized Korea in 1910 and diving became much more lucrative. Up until this point, much of what the haenyeo harvested was given to the Joseon government as tribute. When the Japanese took over, however, they abolished this tradition, allowing haenyeo to sell their catch at market and make a profit. Additionally, Japanese and Korean merchants hired haenyeo to work for them in Japan and on the Korean mainland as wage-laborers, increasing their financial situations greatly." Paints a very rosy picture of colonization's impact on the economic prospects of haenyeo. I haven't done in depth research on this, but from cursory searching, this appears to leave out some important facts, like that the colonial government exploited haenyeo labor and that this was the reason the haenyeo were active in the resistance movement.

Some of what my initial search turned up, but I haven't been able to put much time into it yet. I also don't speak Korean, which limits my ability to research.

https://www.yesmagazine.org/issue/bodies/2022/11/21/the-haenyeo-and-the-sea-diving-as-community-led-resistance

http://jeju43peace.org/the-90th-anniversary-of-jeju-haenyeo-anti-japanese-movement-and-jeju-4%C2%B73/

https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/culture/2023/08/135_321495.html

https://artsandculture.google.com/partner/jeju-provincial-self-governing-heanyeo-museum Sjbennington (talk) 02:26, 7 August 2023 (UTC)

Haenyeo are not exclusive to Jeju
I made an edit yesterday to say that that Haenyeo are not exclusive to Jeju, and they can also be found in some places in Busan. The edit was disallowed saying no independent research. Okay, if those are the rules, but as it is, this omission makes the article inaccurate.

Maybe you can't allow me to post just my personal experience, but my personal experience tells me this is wrong on this page, and the maintainer of the page, if they did not know that before, they know it now, and in the interest of accuracy, it should be corrected. Quick searches show that other people also mention and take pictures of Haenyeo in Busan. I personally have pictures of them diving off the coast of Dongbaek Island in Busan, and near Marine City. I have also encountered them in a market place where they sell their catch near Oryukdo. I went out to Gijang yesterday, and unfortunately, it all seems to be gone from there (Not surprising considering their ages, I suppose.)

I made one of my personal posts showing mostly their marketplace near Oryukdo public so you can see it at: https://www.facebook.com/sthoward/posts/pfbid0cFkVxL4iudojZXVxCg8GRYTvY2cZGhDswqzGwJAseaNP7q1YPK8V8dxo44CnHCJ4l. I also have pictures of the conexes that were around the city where they kept their wet suits and equipment, and it was clearly marked for the 해녀. This is not obscure - it is pretty well known, and easy to find if you want to find references to it on the web outside of my personal material.

I'm not wanting to argue, but it is near criminal to exclude these lovely ladies from Busan and attribute this to being something exclusive to Jeju. Knowing they are in Busan, it is possible that they may have also been in Gojedo, or Ulsan. I haven't seen them there, but I also don't spend that much time in those areas. I would hate to exclude them if they are there.

So it would be great discussion in this context to understand how long they were in Busan - it is modern, or has it been for centuries? How many were there, or what was their importance in these places. It is undeniable that they have been in these areas, and just ignoring them or refusing entry on technicalities makes the article inaccurate.

Since my personal experience is not considered valid for inclusion with the article, let me just leave this here and ask the maintainer of this article to please look into this and make this article more accurate by including the Haenyeo on the Mainland. It is not difficult to find information on them. 59.20.71.206 (talk) 01:03, 29 September 2023 (UTC)


 * On Saturday (9/30/2023), My wife and I went out to Oryukdo in Busan, and the haenyeo market was still there. I was able to talk with a couple of them, but when we got there, we actually bought the last of their catch for the day, so they were tired and wanting to get cleaned up, so conversation was a bit limited.
 * When I visited this same market 7 years ago (in the link above), there were 7 haenyeo there. This time, there were only 3. I asked one of them how many of them remained, and after thinking a bit, she told me there were 60 haenyeo remaining, and none under 75 years of age. (I recognize this as an estimate, and not an exact count.) I was also able to ask if they (the three remaining on this team) came from Busan originally or Jeju. She told me they were originally in Jeju, but came to Busan many years ago because it was difficult to make a living on Jeju. I didn't get to ask her how long she had been in Busan because she really was trying to clean up and go, but I have eyewitness accounts that there have been Haenyeo in Busan for at least 50 years. This may, indeed, be just this modern, but still, it is beyond any doubt that Haenyeo can still be found in Busan as of today, although I know it will disappear very soon. Already, the Haenyeo market at Gijang is gone, and these ladies are quite advanced in age, and it shows even when they walk.
 * They are a treasure, and it will be a sad time when they disappear. 183.102.9.24 (talk) 05:21, 2 October 2023 (UTC)

Wording
Wording is a bit strong, borders POV at times. I'll come back and revise this page later, gotta eat some cake rn toobigtokale (talk) 04:11, 24 December 2023 (UTC)


 * Did a quick once-over toobigtokale (talk) 05:50, 24 December 2023 (UTC)

Reliability
Too many sources are YouTube videos that contain primary-source interviews. See WP:RELIABLE. The content is good and probably true, but it needs to be rewritten to be more reliably sourced. toobigtokale (talk) 05:45, 24 December 2023 (UTC)