<story><title>Women of the sea: Korea’s oldest free divers</title><url>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-21/come-on-an-underwater-treasure-hunt-with-korean-haenyeo/100597018</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>getoj</author><text>Unfortunately no mention of the equivalent Japanese tradition of &lt;i&gt;ama&lt;/i&gt;[1], identically named in Chinese characters (海女) though much older - the first records of female &lt;i&gt;ama&lt;/i&gt; are from the Heian period, whereas &lt;i&gt;haenyeo&lt;/i&gt; as female divers appear to be a more recent phenomenon.&lt;p&gt;I am sure there are a number of interesting comparisons to be made and probably some historical connection between the two. However, these kinds of cultural similarities between Japan and Korea are rarely discussed, probably due to the nationalist animosity between the two countries.&lt;p&gt;[1] &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Ama_(diving)&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Ama_(diving)&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Women of the sea: Korea’s oldest free divers</title><url>https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-11-21/come-on-an-underwater-treasure-hunt-with-korean-haenyeo/100597018</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>eatonphil</author><text>Random tip for New Yorkers here: there&amp;#x27;s a great restaurant in Park Slope Brooklyn named after them, Haenyeo, on 5th Ave and Carroll Street.</text></comment>