Dr. Melissa Ilardo
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first heard May 2025
last heard May 2025
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Right.
Right. Exactly. Yeah.
Right.
Exactly.
Yeah.
70s, 80s, beyond, I guess. The oldest diver that I've personally worked with was over 80. But, yeah, they're so athletic as they do it. But, yeah, in terms of are they revered, I think now, yes. I think that wasn't always true. One haenyeo told me that in her youth she was kind of embarrassed to be a haenyeo.
70s, 80s, beyond, I guess.
The oldest diver that I've personally worked with was over 80.
But, yeah, they're so athletic as they do it.
But, yeah, in terms of are they revered, I think now, yes.
I think that wasn't always true.
One haenyeo told me that in her youth she was kind of embarrassed to be a haenyeo.
And a lot of it's because, you know, they're exposed to the sun, so they have darker skin than a lot of other women.
And a lot of it's because, you know, they're exposed to the sun, so they have darker skin than a lot of other women. They tend to be very loud because a lot of times they rupture their eardrums from diving. If they don't pressurize correctly, they can have hearing damage. So they're known for being very loud.
They tend to be very loud because a lot of times they rupture their eardrums from diving.
If they don't pressurize correctly, they can have hearing damage.
So they're known for being very loud.
And so I think there was kind of a marginalization early on, but now they're recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage intangible site, essentially. And there's just, I think, tremendous respect for the population now.
And so I think there was kind of a marginalization early on, but now they're recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage intangible site, essentially.
And there's just, I think, tremendous respect for the population now.
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