Sue Kim first discovered the haenyeo on a family trip to South Korea’s Jeju Island. As her family walked along the coast they noticed a gathering of female free divers wearing wetsuits and donning ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The haenyeo of Jeju Island. - Credit: Hasisi Park/Apple TV+ Around 37 minutes into The Last of the Sea Women, Sue Kim’s stunning ...

Often likened to mermaids in media reports and popular culture, South Korea’s famed Haenyeo (“sea women”) spend much of the day underwater, diving without scuba gear to collect abalone, octopus, kelp ...

Follow Korea's oldest free divers on their underwater treasure hunt. The volcanic island of Jeju is a wild paradise sitting just off the coast of the Korean peninsula. It is said to be plentiful in ...

Amid New York’s ever-globalizing culinary scene, a culture of cross-pollination continues to thrive. The city’s finest barbecue shack sells not just Texas brisket but stellar jerk pork. An ambitious ...

Discover how midlifers are embracing the traditional Jeju haenyeo trade, finding a new life and purpose in the sea. Read more ...

As the number of haenyeo increased, it seemed the Jeju sea just wasn’t big enough. Newspaper and magazine articles during the Japanese colonization of Korea (1910-45), also on display, show that ...

One of the Jeju treasures is the traditional figure of the haenyeo female divers of the island (해녀). For centuries, female divers played a key role in the economy of the island by harvesting shellfish ...

Jeju Island ― In the southwestern part of Jeju island, about an hour away from Seongsang Ilchulbong Tuff Cone, there is an iconic cultural facility ― The Bonte Museum. Last week, a creative, rare ...

The haenyeo are South Korean «women of the sea» who primarily live on Jeju Island and traditionally harvest seafood. In 2016, the haenyeo were added to the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage ...