The Women of Jeju 4.3 | Episode #6

In this episode of Me, You and Jeju, Alexis Joy retells her experience of finally seeing the island's elusive dolphins, Darryl Coote drops facts about how coffee shops have bloomed on Jeju amid the pandemic and the pair discuss Japan's decision to dump tons of treated wastewater from the decommissioned Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean and the effects it may or may not have on their island home.

The pair also interview Youjoung (Yuna) Kim about her article "Silent Wounds of Jeju 4.3" that was recently published by the Radical History Review.

A Ph.D. student in the Department of Anthropology at Johns Hopkins University, Youjoung studies how the violence of the Jeju Massacre has become ingrained in the every day life of not only survivors but their descendants.

The Jeju native tells Darryl and Alexis that the names given to the tragedy, which resulted in the deaths of upwards of 30,000 people between 1947-54, do not properly encapsulate the experiences of those who lived it.

She also discusses the overlooked role of women during and after the massacre and explains why she thinks the United States is responsible for the massacre.

Links used in the show:

Fukushima

"Japan decides to release Fukushima wastewater into ocean" by Darryl Coote/UPI

"Jeju Island under threat from planned Fukushima wastewater release" by Ko Un-tae/The Korea Herald

The Women of Jeju 4.3 | Episode #6

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