Held Various Cultural Events in Celebration of the Korean Immigrant Day at the 

Autonomous University of Nayarit, Mexico

On May 4, celebrating the Day of Korea Immigrants, the Central America & Caribbean Chapter held various Korean cultural events including traditional Korean game experience, fan making, hanbok experience, Korean food experience, stamp making, having Korean names, Korean film screenings at the International Office Plaza of the Autonomous University of Nayarit in Tepic, Mexico.

The event attended by Yoon Sang-cheol, who is the chair of the Public Diplomacy Subcommittee of the chapter and a professor of Korean Studies at the Nayarit University featured a Korean photo exhibition and a K-pop cover dance contest in addition to various experiential programs, motivating many locals interested in the Korean language and culture to attend the event.

This event was co-hosted by the Autonomous University of Nayarit, the Mexican center of the Korean language and culture, and the Central America & Caribbean Chapter of the PUAC to commemorate the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and Mexico, along with the establishment of May 4 as the Day of Korean Immigrants by the Mexican National Assembly in 2021. 

The Central America & Caribbean Chapter operated a 'Peace Tree' booth at the event to share opinions with the locals on the War in Ukraine and the importance of establishing peace on the Korean Peninsula, and to tie messages of peace to the tree. In addition, T-shirts were produced and sold to help Cadi Emaus, a daycare center in the region, which is having difficulties in operation due to lack of support from the state.

Meanwhile, the Autonomous University of Nayarit playing the central role in the Korean language and cultural education in Mexico has proposed that the Mexican state legislature designate May 4 as 'Korea Day (Dia de Corea)’ in relation to the establishment of 'the Day of Korea Immigrants.’