Blog Posts on multicultural family

Free Korean Language Classes by buhay sa korea on Jan 26, 2012My son would be entering elementary school next year. Because of this, I’ll be seriously taking Korean language lessons. In my almost nine years, I’ve attended Korean classes for less than six months and I don’t even study at home.

Financial support for multicultural families in need by buhay sa korea on Nov 6, 2011Posting this from Jasmine Lee’s FB wall. It’s for those who are in need of financial support. Please don’t waste Jasmine’s time to apply if you’re only in need of money to buy a pool heat pump or the latest gadget ;p a c...

Discrimination: Pinoy-Korean kids in Korean schools by buhay sa korea on Aug 28, 2011As I was walking home back from dropping off my son at his day care, I saw several grade school kids on their way home, too. It’s Monday and summer vacation has ended. I remembered a post I made three years ago, when I was still a stay-at-home-...

KEB Multi-cultural Family Awards by buhay sa korea on Apr 13, 2011This is a repost from the Philippine Embassy in Korea website. The Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) Foundation is looking for outstanding Multi-cultural families and Individuals who has contributed significantly to the welfare and development of Multi-cultu...

Korean Dual Citizenship by buhay sa korea on Nov 28, 2010I’ve been receiving many questions about the “Korean Dual Citizenship Law”. This law will take effect on January 1, 2011. Now the question that I’ve been receiving is if this is also applicable for those foreigners (Filipinas)...

Rules on Marriage Visa will be tightened by buhay sa korea on Sep 29, 2010Here is something that we’ve been expecting since the news of a young Vietnamese who was killed by her mentally ill husband after just eight days living in Korea came out in July. I wrote a draft on it but I’ve been too busy to finish it.

Free daycare for multicultural kids by buhay sa korea on Sep 24, 2010Too bad that my son is turning 6 (Korean age) next year. A hot topic in our family last Chuseok is the announcement that multicultural kids (kids of Korean and a foreign parent) will receive full subsidy on daycare starting next year. The government...

Multicultural Family Broadcast for Filipinos by buhay sa korea on Aug 29, 2010It was Friday last week that DJ Regina first sent me a message about a radio guesting on the “Multicultural Family Broadcast for Filipinos”. It’s a special radio program sponsored by Woongjin for migrants in Korea. I said yes since...

2010 Multicultural Essay Contest by buhay sa korea on Mar 15, 2010My parents-in-law visited us last week and he told me that if I wanted to go back to school, I should just tell him and he’d foot the bill. I was so excited that I started to look for info on gmat prep. I didn’t realize that his offer has...