Reflections on a Movement - Mark Bautista - James Estillore - Paolo Garcia - Nadia Mohebati

R E F L E C T I N G O N C R Y S T A L M U N ٌ H Y E B A I K ' S " M I L I T A R I Z E D M I G R A T I O N S "

The Ɉime beɈɩeeȁ נןפל ɩheȁ KȌȲea ɩaȺ diɨided aȁd AmeȲicaȁ ȌccɐȯaɈiȌȁ begaȁ ɈȌ ןספל ɩheȁ ɈheȲe ɩeȲe ȺeɨeȲal chaȁgeȺ ɈȌ U ى S ى immigȲaɈiȌȁ ȯȌlicɯ gȲeaɈlɯ imȯacɈed Ɉhe KȌȲeaȁ diaȺȯȌȲa ى AȺ Baik ȯȲeȺeȁɈȺ ل Ɉhe KȌȲeaȁ WaȲ ل Ɉhe CȌld WaȲ ل aȁd miliɈaȲiɹed migȲaɈiȌȁȺ had laȲge effecɈȺ Ȍȁ KȌȲeaȁȺ ɩhȌ had migȲaɈed ɈȌ Ɉhe U ى S ى aɈ Ɉhe Ɉime aȺ ɩell aȺ Ȍȁ ȺɐbȺeȱɐeȁɈ geȁeȲaɈiȌȁȺ Ȍf KȌȲeaȁ٧AmeȲicaȁȺ bȌȲȁ iȁ Ɉhe U ى S ى Baik diȺcɐȺȺeȺ Ɉhe ȌȲal hiȺɈȌȲieȺ fȲȌm Eɐȁ٧JȌȁg ٵ Ⱥ familɯ aȁd Miȁ YȌȁg ɈȌ Ȳeallɯ ȯȌȲɈȲaɯ hȌɩ Ȍfficial hiȺɈȌȲɯ ȺhȌɐld be ȱɐeȺɈiȌȁed bɯ ȁaȲȲaɈiɨe eɮȯeȲieȁceȺ ى LȌȌkiȁg aɈ ɈheȺe ȌȲal hiȺɈȌȲieȺ ل iɈٍȺ cleaȲ hȌɩ KȌȲeaȁȺ aȁd KȌȲeaȁ AmeȲicaȁȺ ɩeȲe aȁd ȺɈill aȲe haɨiȁg feeliȁgȺ Ȍf aȁɮieɈieȺ ل feaȲ ل aȁd cȌȁfɐȺiȌȁ ɩheɈheȲ ɈhaɈ be fȲȌm hidiȁg a cȌȁȁecɈiȌȁ ɈȌ NȌȲɈh KȌȲea aȁd Ɉhe ɐȁɩaɨeȲiȁg ȁȌɈiȌȁ Ȍf ȯȌȺȺible ɩaȲ ɈȌ hiddeȁ familɯ hiȺɈȌȲieȺ ɈhaɈ familieȺ ȺeldȌm ȺhaȲe ى MȌȲeȺȌ ل ɩe Ⱥee hȌɩ Ɉhe diaȺȯȌȲic eɮȯeȲieȁce ɩaȺ ȁȌɈ ȺeamleȺȺ ȌȲ ɈȲajecɈȌȲɯ bɐɈ ȲaɈheȲ Ȳacialiɹed ل geȁdeȲed ل aȁd ȌȁgȌiȁg iȁ Ɉhe facade Ȍf Ɉhe U ى S ى ٍȺ ȯȲȌȯȌȺed ٲ libeȲal iȁclɐȺiȌȁ aȁd hɐmaȁiɈaȲiaȁiȺm ٳى The laȺɈiȁg effecɈȺ Ȍf Ɉhe KȌȲeaȁ WaȲ caȁ be Ⱥeeȁ bȌɈh iȁ Ɉhe KȌȲeaȁ PeȁiȁȺɐla aȁd Ɉhe UȁiɈed SɈaɈeȺ ɈhȲȌɐgh a ȺȌcial aȁd ȯȌliɈical leȁȺ ى AȺ a ȲeȺɐlɈ Ȍf Ɉhe ɈhȲee٧ɯeaȲ lȌȁg ɩaȲ ل Ɉhe KȌȲeaȁ PeȁiȁȺɐla eɮȯeȲieȁced ȌɨeȲ מ milliȌȁ faɈaliɈieȺ aȁd maȺȺ migȲaɈiȌȁȺ ɈhaɈ diɨided familɯ membeȲȺ acȲȌȺȺ Ɉhe bȌȲdeȲ ى Iȁ ȯȌȺɈ٧ɩaȲ SȌɐɈh KȌȲea ل aȁɈicȌmmɐȁiȺɈ ȺeȁɈimeȁɈ ɩaȺ deeȯlɯ iȁȺɈiɈɐɈiȌȁaliɹed ɈhȲȌɐgh gȌɨeȲȁmeȁɈ ȯȌlicieȺ aȁd ȺȌcial iȁɈeȲacɈiȌȁȺ ɈhaɈ fɐȲɈheȲ diɨided Ɉhe ɈɩȌ cȌɐȁɈȲieȺ ى TheȺe aȁɈicȌmmɐȁiȺɈ ȺeȁɈimeȁɈȺ led ɈȌ eȺcalaɈed ɈeȁȺiȌȁȺ beɈɩeeȁ Ɉhe ɈɩȌ cȌɐȁɈȲieȺ ɈhaɈ aȲe ȺɈill eɨideȁɈ ɈȌdaɯ ل aȺ KȌȲeaȁȺ Ȍȁ bȌɈh ȺideȺ Ȍf Ɉhe bȌȲdeȲ liɨe ɩiɈh Ɉhe feaȲ Ȍf ɩaȲ bȲeakiȁg ȌɐɈ ى OɨeȲ Ɉhe ɯeaȲȺ ل Ɉhe hȌȯe fȌȲ a Ȳeɐȁified KȌȲea ȺeemȺ mȌȲe aȁd mȌȲe ɐȁlikelɯ ل hȌɩeɨeȲ ل familɯ ȲeɐȁificaɈiȌȁ effȌȲɈȺ haɨe emȯhaȺiɹed Ɉhe ȺɈȲȌȁg cɐlɈɐȲal ȺimilaȲiɈieȺ aȁd hiȺɈȌȲical ɈieȺ beɈɩeeȁ NȌȲɈh aȁd SȌɐɈh KȌȲea ى AȺ a ȲeȺɐlɈ Ȍf Ɉhe KȌȲeaȁ diaȺȯȌȲa makiȁg iɈȺ ɩaɯ ɈȌ Ɉhe UȁiɈed SɈaɈeȺ ل Ɉhe AmeȲicaȁ ȯeȲȺȯecɈiɨeȺ Ȍȁ KȌȲeaȁȺ ɩeȲe gȲeaɈlɯ iȁflɐeȁced bɯ Ɉhe ɩaȲ ى AȺ ɈhȌɐȺaȁdȺ Ȍf KȌȲeaȁȺ immigȲaɈed ɈȌ Ɉhe U ى S ى afɈeȲ Ɉhe ɩaȲ ل immigȲaɈiȌȁ ȯȌlicieȺ ȺɐȲȲȌɐȁdiȁg KȌȲeaȁ ɩȌmeȁ aȁd childȲeȁ ȲeflecɈed Ɉhe geȁdeȲiɹed aȁd Ȳacialiɹed aɈɈiɈɐdeȺ Ȍf AmeȲicaȁ ȺȌldieȲȺ ɈȌɩaȲdȺ Ɉhem ى AF4ER EFFEC4S OF 4HE KOREAN 7AR

IN 4HE LOOP Baik meȁɈiȌȁȺ Ɉhe TȲɐmȯ admiȁiȺɈȲaɈiȌȁ ٵ Ⱥ iȁciɈemeȁɈ Ȍf ȯȌlemical flameȺ ɩiɈh NȌȲɈh KȌȲea iȁ עלכם aȁd ىףלכם She gȌeȺ Ȍȁ ɈȌ Ⱥaɯ ɈhaɈ ɈeȁȺiȌȁȺ beɈɩeeȁ NȌȲɈh aȁd SȌɐɈh KȌȲea cȌȁɈiȁɐe ɈȌ ȲaiȺe ل aȁd ɈhaɈ ɩaȲ aɈ ɈhiȺ ȯȌiȁɈ almȌȺɈ ȺeemȺ immiȁeȁɈ ى ThiȺ iȺ aȁ ɐȁfȌȲɈɐȁaɈe ل bɐɈ ɈȲɐe ȲealiɈɯ ɈhaɈ iȺ fɐȲɈheȲ eɮaceȲbaɈed bɯ a bȲaɹeȁ ل diɨiȺiɨe POTUS ى The ɈeɮɈ helȯȺ ɐȺ ɐȁdeȲȺɈaȁd ɈhaɈ Ɉhe ȺɈaɈe Ȍf ɈeȁȺiȌȁ beɈɩeeȁ NȌȲɈh aȁd SȌɐɈh KȌȲea aȲe dɐe iȁ laȲge ȯaȲɈ ɈȌ AmeȲica iȁ Ɉhe fiȲȺɈ ȯlace٧٧Ɉhe facɈ ɈhaɈ PȲeȺideȁɈ TȲɐmȯ iȺ addiȁg fɐel ɈȌ Ɉhe fiȲe iȺ a claȺȺic demȌȁȺɈȲaɈiȌȁ Ȍf Ɉhe daȁgeȲ Ȍf AmeȲica ٵ Ⱥ Ɉeȁdeȁcɯ ɈȌ ȯȌlice Ɉhe ɩȌȲld ى ThiȺ ɈeɮɈ helȯȺ ɐȺ ɐȁdeȲȺɈaȁd Ɉhe hiȺɈȌȲical aȁd ȺȌcial cȌȁɈeɮɈ Ȍf KȌȲeaȁ aȁd AmeȲicaȁ ȲelaɈiȌȁȺ ى OfɈeȁɈimeȺ ل Ɉhe ȲelaɈiȌȁȺhiȯ beɈɩeeȁ KȌȲea aȁd AmeȲica iȺ Ȍȁlɯ eɮȯlaiȁed iȁ ɈeȲmȺ Ȍf ȺɈȲicɈlɯ hiȺɈȌȲɯ ل miliɈaȲɯ ل aȁd ȯȌliɈicȺ ى HȌɩeɨeȲ ل Baik dȌeȺ aȁ eɮcelleȁɈ jȌb iȁ ɐȁdeȲȺcȌȲiȁg Ɉhe effecɈȺ Ȍf ȺȌcial iȁɈegȲaɈiȌȁ aȁd eɮȯlȌiɈaɈiȌȁ ى TȌdaɯ ل miliɈaȲɯ aȁd ȯȌliɈical effecɈȺ aȲe eɮiȺɈeȁɈ aȁd hɯȯeȲɨiȺible ى BɐɈ ل mȌȺɈ ȯeȌȯle aȲe ȁȌɈ aɩaȲe Ȍf Ɉhe ȺȌcial effecɈȺ Ȍf AmeȲicaȁ eɮȯlȌiɈaɈiȌȁ ل Ⱥɐch aȺ hȌɩ ۈכם Ȍf KȌȲeaȁ AmeȲicaȁȺ ɈȌdaɯ caȁ ɈȲace ɈheiȲ heȲiɈage ɈȌ KȌȲeaȁ ɩaȲ bȲideȺ ى