The Women divers of Jeju: A 400-year old practice, unique to the village of Jeju in South Korea, is recognized and safeguarded by the government

Nayak, Nalini (2010) The Women divers of Jeju: A 400-year old practice, unique to the village of Jeju in South Korea, is recognized and safeguarded by the government. Yemaya (35). p. 7. ISSN 0973-1156

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Abstract

Seaweed diver Kim Yong Ja is 73 years old. Part of a community of divers of Jeju in South Korea for whom diving for seaweed and seafood is a way of life, Kim Yong Ja started diving at the young age of 14. She began by accompanying her mother who was an experienced diver. She also attended school and worked on the family farm. Kim Yong Ja still goes out diving four days a week. Each trip is three or four hours long. She claims that she is as able and healthy as any of the younger women divers.

Item Type:	Articles
Class Number:	920.YEM309
Keywords:	Yemaya, ICSF, Personalities, South Korea, Women, Divers, Recognition, Traditional Practices, Livelihoods, Wages, Customary Rights, Small-scale Fisheries
Subjects:	Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture
Depositing User:	Chitti Babu ICSF
Date Deposited:	27 Sep 2021 12:51
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2022 06:07
URI:	http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/700

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