In this episode of Culture by Culture, Delia interviews Renée Simon! We discuss moving to Korea, K-dramas, language learning, diversity of the Korean expat community, Black hair care in Korea, safety in Korea vs. the U.S., finding community in Korea, and more! Were in Asia have you always wanted to visit?

Things discussed in this episode:

• ‘Black in Asia’ anthology

  
  



• Renee on Awesome World

  
  



• SHINEE “Replay”

  
  



• Definitions:

  
  





• Lookism - “is prejudice or discrimination toward people who are considered to be physically unattractive.” (source: Wikipedia) It is prevalent in Korea.

  
  



• Sasaeng - a “South Korean term for an obsessive fan who acts in ways that invade the privacy of Korean idols, drama actors or other public figures as the threat of entertainment industry” (source: Wikipedia)

  
  

• Jubilee "What Is it Like To Be Black In South Korea?"
  
  
  
  
  

Guest:

This episode’s guest is Renée Simon! You can find her here:

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Credits:

Host, Executive Producer: Delia

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Editor, Engineer: Abi Newhouse

About Culture by Culture:

Culture by Culture is a multidimensional podcast exploration into Black and Asian pop-cultural ties. Part sociology, history, and pop-culture podcast, it covers everything from deep-dives into our favorite gateway media, interviews with experts to help guide us through our historical and current cultural connections, and conversations with fellow nerds digging into our cultural identities and our pop-cultural interests.

Our mission is to understand and foster the unity that has historically existed between our cultures through our shared interests in each other’s pop-culture.