Dokument #1094375
IRB – Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada (Autor)
According to Radio Free Europe, the
population of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1989 was approximately
39.7 percent Kazakh and 37.8 percent Russian (4 May 1990, 18).
Other minority groups constituting one percent or more of the
population include Germans, Ukrainians, Uzbeks, Tatars, Uigurs and
Belorussians (Ibid., 19). Although Koreans are not included
in this list, a report from the Minority Rights Group indicates
that, during and after World War II, 437,000 Koreans were deported
from the Pacific coast to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan and still form
significant minorities in these republics (Jan. 1991, 1). The BBC
reported in August 1991 that there are currently 100,000 ethnic
Koreans in Kazakhstan (BBC Summary 3 Aug. 1991). An article from
Tass indicates that there are more than 100 ethnic minorities in
Kazakhstan (28 May 1991).
Please find attached a number of articles
which provide information on ethnic groups, including Koreans, in
Kazakhstan.
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 3
August 1991. "Kazakh President Holds Talks with South Korean
Delegation." (NEXIS)
Minority Rights Group. January 1991.
Soviet Minorities Update. Russell, John. "The Deported
Peoples." London: Minority Rights Group.
Radio Free Europe. 4 May 1990. Vol. 2,
No.18. Report on the USSR. Brown, Bess. "Kazakhs Now Largest
National Group in Kazakhstan."
Tass. 28 May 1991. "Soviet President
Arrives in Kazakhstan Today." (NEXIS)
Agence France Presse. 30 October 1991.
"Kazakh Leader Meets Major." (NEXIS)
BBC Summary of World Broadcasts. 5
November 1991. "South Korean Religious Delegation Visits
Kazakhstan." (NEXIS)
_____. 3 August 1991. "Kazakh President
holds Talks with South Korean Delegation." (NEXIS)
Helsinki Watch. October 1990. Excerpt
from Conflict in the Soviet Union (p.47-48).
Minority Rights Group. January 1991.
Soviet Minorities Update. Russell, John. "The Deported
Peoples." London: Minority Rights Group.
Radio Free Europe. 4 January 1991. Vol.
3, No. 1. Report on the USSR. Brown, Bess. "Interethnic
Tensions, Unsolved Economic Problems."
_____. Vol. 2, No. 35. Report on the
USSR. Brown, Bess. "New Political Parties in Kazakhstan."
_____. 26 January 1990. Vol. 2, No. 4.
Report on the USSR. Rorlich, Azade-Ayse. "'Adilet' - The
Kazakh Chapter of 'Memorial'."
Tass. 20 December 1991. "Law on
Kazakhstan Citizenship Adopted."(NEXIS)
_____. 28 May 1991. "Soviet President
Arrives in Kazakhstan Today." (NEXIS)
_____. 8 February 1991. "Turkish
Cultural Centre Set Up In Alma Ata." (NEXIS)
_____. 13 March 1990. "National Cultural
Centres Initiated in Kazakhstan." (NEXIS)