Labels:text | font | screenshot | black and white | document OCR: South Korea, like the North, is unusual in having been inhabited by one ethnic group for the last 2,000 years. There is a tiny Chinese community, but this is diminishing as most emigrate to Taiwan. One result of economic growth has been an increase in illegal immigrants from the poorer Asian countries who take menial jobs that Koreans now refuse. Family life is a central and clearly defined part of Korean society. Most Koreans can trace their ancestry back thousands of years. This is significant as those of the same surname group (rather than the same surname - 60% of Koreans are called Lee, Kim or Pak) may not marry. Pressure on housing has led to an increase in nuclear families, as urban apartments do not have room for the traditional household of three generations. Women play a traditional role in society: it is still not respectable for those who are married to have a job or career.
