Cultural melting pot
New Malden's South Korean community brings its own challenges to youth workers in the area. Racism is not a big problem, according to Richard James, director of Oxygen, a local partnership between 21 churches that works closely with the local youth service and runs activities such as a breakfast club, nightclub and sports events. "There are many Korean shops and businesses in New Malden and the community is well accepted," he says. But language and cultural barriers can lead to the estimated 3,000 South Korean young people becoming isolated both from existing youth service provision and from the overall New Malden community.
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