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https://www.nasa.gov/content/submit-a-question-for-nasa
To Whom It May Concern:
I was
looking at the effects of global warming for a school paper and happened on
your site https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/south-korea-the-sea-of-japan-and-the-yellow-sea
showing the lights of South
Korea. I was deeply distressed to find NASA had chosen to name designate the
East Seas as ¡®Sea of Japan.¡¯ It seems extremely inappropriate and frankly
appalling, that NASA, the standard in space exploration would be so ill informed
to blatantly use such designation with complete lack of regard for the dispute
between the Korea and Japan. I believe that NASA should be better informed of
the political implications before posting such a post; it is frankly offensive
and greatly insensitive.
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Articulating the correct use
of the names for the body of water between Korea and Japan is not simply a
question of naming a geographic area but is part of a national effort by the
Korean Republic to erase the legacy of Japanese Imperialism and to redress the
unfairness that has been resulted from that period. The way
African-Americans were enslaved, so was the Korean people. Therefore, I urge
you to use 'East Sea' to describe the body of water in question or to use both
Korean and Japanese designation simultaneously (e.g. 'East Sea/Sea of Japan')
in your contents and maps.
Furthermore, for more than 2,000 years, not
just Koreans, but people throughout the world, viewed the body of water on the
eastern boundary of Asia between Korea and Japan as the East Sea. In order to
resolve the controversy, in 2019, the
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) reportedly urged Japan to
negotiate with the Republic of Korea. The IHO was founded in 1921 to standardize
the names of seas and oceans and support safe navigation of ships. The name the
East Sea was on world maps, including old Japanese maps, until the publication
of S-23 ¡°the Limits of Oceans and Seas¡± by IHO in 1929. During the time
when the IHO was creating a list of the names of oceans and seas, Japan had
occupied and imperialized Korea starting in 1910 and ending in 1945.
Accordingly, Korea was unable to participate in the decision-making
process. As a result, only the name Sea of Japan was used in the
publication, which fueled the spread of the name on world maps and in
textbooks. This practice remained in the second (1937) and third edition (1953)
of the publication of S-23 ¡°the Limits of Oceans and Seas¡± because Korea was
either under Japanese rule from 1910 to 1945 or engaged in a war from
1950-1953, the time of the publications. According
to IHO and UNCSGN, in case of topographical feature shared with two or more
countries, yet naming differently in their own languages, all the names in each
language should be marked. Once Korea and Japan agree on a common designation
that is in accord with the general rule of international cartography we will
then follow the agreed-on designation.
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Please NASA, thank you for
the beautiful orbital picture, but its posting is extremely inappropriate and
frankly appalling. An international institution of your caliber should be sensitive to
the plight of countries. Even as the world is ravaged by not only by Covid-19,
but racial injustice and discrimination, it is imperative that matters
pertaining to international guidelines be meet more rigorously. I ask that you
contact me with changes and look forward to visiting your site with the implemented
change. You can email me at asianomadjr@gmail.com with your response,
it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. And I look forward to hearing from
you soon.
Sincerely,
Allison Cheigh |
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