The ''Encyclopedia of Overseas Korean Culture'' (; short name ) is a Korean-language online encyclopedia operated by the
Academy of Korean Studies
Academy of Korean Studies (한국학중앙연구원, AKS) is a South Korean research and educational institute with the purpose of establishing profound research on Korean culture. It was established on June 22, 1978, by Ministry of Education & ...
, which is in turn supported by the South Korean government. It focuses on the
Korean diaspora.
Compilation work on the encyclopedia first began in 2011, with the scope initially focused on
Koreans in China. That work completed in 2015, and they moved to focused on other major diaspora groups, including
Koryo-saram (Central Asia, former Soviet Union),
Korean Americans (United States), and
Zainichi Koreans (and other
Koreans in Japan
comprise ethnic Koreans who have permanent residency status in Japan or who have become Japanese citizens, and whose immigration to Japan originated before 1945, or who are descendants of those immigrants. They are a group distinct from South ...
). This work was completed by 2018. The encyclopedia reportedly received 500 million views between 2018 and 2022.
, the encyclopedia is still actively being contributed to, with researchers sent to various places in the world to gather information for the encyclopedia.
In 2023, the encyclopedia became part of the China–Korea cultural conflict, in which some Chinese people seek greater emphasis on the Chinese origin of some Korean cultural concepts, such as
kimchi (
pao cai
''Pao cai'' (), also romanization as ''Pao tsai'', also known as Chinese pickles (), Chinese sauerkraut, or pickled cabbage, refers to fermented vegetables in Chinese, which typically use different vegetables (e.g. Chinese cabbage, cabbage, radi ...
) and ''
hanbok'' (''
hanfu''). According to some South Korean politicians, some of the encyclopedia's articles promoted the Chinese origin of some cultural concepts too much.
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South Korean online encyclopedias
Korean-language encyclopedias
Korean diaspora
Academy of Korean Studies
21st-century encyclopedias
Zainichi Korean history
Koryo-saram history
Korean-American history
2018 establishments in South Korea