Author: Insights

Coreanos mexicanos recuperan la historia de una migración ocurrida hace 120 años en el Cinco de Mayo

El 4 de mayo de 1905, un buque de carga británico llamado Ilford llegó al puerto de Salina Cruz con 1,033 pasajeros coreanos destinados al trabajo agrícola en la península de Yucatán, México. La mayoría nunca había oído hablar de México. Pocos de los hombres, mujeres y niños sabían qué tipo de trabajo les esperaba. Pero todos habían sido reclutados bajo promesas de tierras, salarios y oportunidades. La realidad que encontraron en las plantaciones de henequén de Yucatán estaba muy lejos de esas promesas. Lo que debía ser un contrato temporal en el extranjero se convirtió en un desplazamiento...

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한국계 멕시코인들 2025년 신코 데 마요에 120년 전 조상들의 이주 이야기를 되찾다

1905년 5월 4일, ‘일퍼드(Ilford)’라는 이름의 영국 화물선이 멕시코 유카탄 반도의 농장 노동을 위해 고용된 1,033명의 한국인을 태우고 살리나크루스 항에 도착했다. 이들 대부분은 멕시코에 대해 들어본 적도 없었고, 남녀노소 모두 자신들을 기다리고 있는 일이 어떤 것인지조차 몰랐다. 그러나 모두가 토지, 임금, 기회의 약속 아래 모집되었다. 하지만 유카탄의 에네켄 농장에서 이들을 맞이한 현실은 그 모든 약속과는 거리가 멀었다. 단기 해외 계약 노동으로 알려졌던 이 프로젝트는, 지정학적 조작과 제국주의 지배, 강제 노동 체계 속에서 장기적이고 가혹한 이주로 변모했다. 이 체계는 사실상 구금과 강요 속에서 작동했다. 이주민들은 자신들끼리 ‘애니깽’(Aenikkaengs, 애니깽)이라 불렀다. 그들은 수확을 위해 계약된 작물 ‘에네켄(henequén)’의 한국식 음역어였다. 이 이름은 필요와 망명...

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Korean Mexicans reclaim the story of a migration by their ancestors 120 years ago on Cinco de Mayo 2025

On May 4, 1905, a British freighter named Ilford arrived at the port of Salina Cruz, carrying 1,033 Korean passengers bound for agricultural labor in Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula. Most of them had never heard of Mexico. Few of the men, women, and children knew what work awaited. But all had been recruited under promises of land, wages, and opportunity. The reality that met them in Yucatán’s henequen plantations was far from those assurances. What was meant to be a short-term overseas contract transformed into a permanent and often punishing displacement, forged by geopolitical manipulation, imperial subjugation, and a system...

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From battlefields to blockbusters: Why modern Hollywood has left the war movie genre behind

For nearly a century, war movies have been a cinematic cornerstone, dramatizing the chaos, heroism, and heartbreak of human conflict. But as Hollywood moves midway into the 2020s, fewer films are being made and even fewer capturing significant box office attention. The genre that has given us unforgettable stories, from the Cold War fears that culminated in Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove” (1964) to the tragedy of Vietnam in his “Full Metal Jacket” (1987), appears to be in retreat. The question is, why? What happened to the war movie, a category that once commanded the attention of audiences and critics...

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Loss of legitimacy: When a U.S. president nullifies the constitutional law that gives him presidential power

This AI-generated image is a photorealistic editorial illustration and not an actual photograph. It was created to support a journalistic commentary as a political cartoon. The office of the presidency is not a birthright. It is not a crown. It is not held by force, and it is not above the law. It exists entirely within the framework of the U.S. Constitution, granted by a document whose legitimacy rests on the rule of law and the consent of the governed. As such, when a president moves to dismantle the very structure that defines the authority of that office, he...

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Pérdida de legitimidad: cuando un presidente de EE. UU. anula la ley constitucional que le otorga el poder presidencial

Esta imagen generada por inteligencia artificial es una ilustración editorial fotorrealista y no una fotografía real. Fue creada para acompañar un comentario periodístico en forma de caricatura política. El cargo de la presidencia no es un derecho de nacimiento. No es una corona. No se mantiene por la fuerza, ni está por encima de la ley. Existe únicamente dentro del marco de la Constitución de los Estados Unidos, otorgado por un documento cuya legitimidad se basa en el estado de derecho y en el consentimiento de los gobernados. Por lo tanto, cuando un presidente se propone desmantelar la estructura...

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