This document discusses the ethnic and national identities of Koreans living in Kazakhstan. It describes a family celebration of a niece's first birthday, where traditional Korean symbols and a Korean dress called a hanbok were used, showing the family's effort to maintain their ethnic traditions. It notes there are about 100,000 ethnic Koreans in Kazakhstan, as their families were deported there during the 1930s and 1940s by Stalin's regime, and while they have integrated into Kazakhstani society, many still seek to preserve their Korean cultural practices and identity.