전라남도 거주 이주민들의 한국생활 적응과 문화예술 활동에 관한 설문조사 분석

An Analysis of a survey on the adaptation of immigrants families to The Chonnam society and their participation in cultural-artistic activities

There are more than a thousand new immigrant families in the Chonnam province each year and this figure is set to increase even more. We could affirm that the province of Chonnam is now a multicultural society. However, it lacks of the support to help these families to adapt and to be part of this regional community. In addition to that, the majority of immigrants fall into the low income range caused by weaknesses on their education and other social difficulties. Another aspect to consider is that they are not happy about their lives in Korea due to a number of problems caused either by family relationships, or the cultural differences or not being able to adapt well to the society of this region. Although it is not a definitive solution, in order to improve this difficult situation more support for cultural and artistic activities is needed, as well as extending the vocational education to them and offering financial support to these multicultural families. We also think that developing adequate policies will improve their living conditions and allow them to be part of the Chonnam community and to grow being an important part of it.