Call it EAST SEA
- av: Korean Parents Association of Long Island (KPALI)
- mottagare: Educators, Mapmakers, Textbook Publishers, World Curriculum
We, the undersigned, plead that the Sea bordering the nations of North Korea, South Korea, Russia, and Japan no longer be known as the Sea of Japan, but rather East Sea.
Using a proper name for this body of water is not simply a question of changing the name of a geographical feature. It is, rather, an effort to find a name for the sea that is acceptable to all nations. The name East Sea is a perfectly impartial, neutral name and it does not show favor to any single nation. In addition to the fact that the name East Sea has already been used by Korea and China for over 2000 years, the name reflects the location in the world hemisphere noting that the location is in Far East Asia.
When naming seas, the IHO and the UN recommend that the name used by residents of the area in question be the primary consideration. When the name Sea of Japan was coined in 1929, it was during the time of Japanese occupation in Korea. Hence, allowing this name to remain disregards the historical suffering of the Korean people and promotes the legacy of Japanese Imperialism and the Holocaust-like conditions that Koreans survived through. Obviously, the name evokes extreme mental anguish to all survivors of the Korean War and their ancestors and reminds us constantly of the atrocities that the Koreans suffered at the hands of Japan.
As history changes, names should also change. It is completely politically and morally incorrect to continue to refer to the East Sea as the Sea of Japan.
Our ultimate goal is to persuade the international community to recognize the name East Sea as the official, historically proper English nomenclature for the sea area in question. East Sea identifies it as the sea to the east of the Eurasian continent, not only the Korean Peninsula, and such naming has already long been accepted worldwide. Until this body of water can be referred to as such in classrooms, textbooks, and world references, we will continue to petition to bring awareness to this political injustice.
We, the undersigned, plead that the Sea bordering the nations of North Korea, South Korea, Russia, and Japan no longer be known as the %u201CSea of Japan,%u201D but rather %u201CEast Sea.%u201D
Using a proper name for this body of water is not simply a question of changing the name of a geographical feature. It is, rather, an effort to find a name for the sea that is acceptable to all nations. The name %u201CEast Sea%u201D is a perfectly impartial, neutral name and it does not show favor to any single nation. In addition to the fact that the name %u201CEast Sea%u201D has already been used by Korea and China for over 2000 years, the name reflects the location in the world hemisphere noting that the location is in Far East Asia.
When naming seas, the IHO and the UN recommend that the name used by residents of the area in question be the primary consideration. When the name %u201CSea of Japan%u201D was coined in 1929, it was during the time of Japanese occupation in Korea. Hence, allowing this name to remain disregards the historical suffering of the Korean people and promotes the legacy of Japanese Imperialism and the Holocaust-like conditions that Koreans survived through. Obviously, the name evokes extreme mental anguish to all survivors of the Korean War and their ancestors and reminds us constantly of the atrocities that the Koreans suffered at the hands of Japan.
As history changes, names should also change. It is completely politically and morally incorrect to continue to refer to the East Sea as the Sea of Japan.
Our ultimate goal is to persuade the international community to recognize the name East Sea as the official, historically proper English nomenclature for the sea area in question. East Sea identifies it as the sea to the east of the Eurasian continent, not only the Korean Peninsula, and such naming has already long been accepted worldwide. Until this body of water can be referred to as such in classrooms, textbooks, and world references, we will continue to petition to bring awareness to this political injustice.
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