Aenikkaeng: The forgotten story of Mexico's Korean migrants

Aenikkaeng: The forgotten story of Mexico's Korean migrants

These days, there’s a global obsession with all things Korean, from K-pop and K-dramas to skincare routines and sizzling Korean BBQ. In the Mexico City neighborhood where I live —  technically Roma Norte, but close to Zona Rosa’s Little Seoul — Korean restaurants have multiplied in the 18 months since I’ve lived here, to my great delight, I might add. But did you know that Mexico has had a Korean diaspora since the early 1900s? It was 120 years …