In Jeju Island, a community of women, some aged in their 80s, goes diving to gather shellfish for a living. The Jeju haenyeo (female divers) harvest up to seven hours a day, 90 days of the year ...

For generations, the female haenyeo divers of Jeju Island in South Korea have been harvesting seafood from the ocean bed, diving down without ... changing and few young women want to join the ...

Netflix latest K-drama hit “When Life Gives You Tangerines,” starring IU and Park Bo-gum, puts a spotlight on the lives of the diving women of Jeju Island, haenyeo. Set in 1960s Jeju Island ...

Ever since women took over the industry, Jeju has been a place with matriarchal ... They wear wet suits, diving masks, weight belts, gloves and fins. They use iron hooks to loosen the sea ...

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Most students are from the mainland and adapting to Jeju culture and language is a significant hurdle. Describe a typical day in the life of a haenyeo. The daily routine varies by fishing village ...

A group of older women from Fukushima, Japan, traveled to Jeju Island to offer an apology Tuesday to "haenyeo," Korea’s traditional female divers, for Tokyo’s decision to release into the ...