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Film on haenyeo, Korea's 'mermaids,' shows women who fight to preserve sea and sisterhood
South Korea’s “haenyeo,” or women divers, say that they’ve become inseparable from their deep blue environment. In Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai’s first executive-produced ...
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On Jeju Island, a new generation of South Korean 'mermaids' emerges
On the island of Jeju, resourceful haenyeo 'sea-women' have braved riptides harvesting urchins and other shellfish to put food on the table. Born from volcanic fury, Jeju Island in the far south ...