Many countries in the world have been trying for the extension as a modern nation-state to strengthen their national power and international competitiveness. Their attempts have always been to broaden their own national status in various areas including economic and cultural territory. A difference in today is the directional change of this order to take advantage of a transnational network. This refers to the integration of Diasporas which consists a part of ultra-nationalism from below. It is time to have an eye for the possibility of raising the national prosperity and status through the dispersed people worldwide.
Along the wave of globalization, the Diasporas, born in the history of pain and neglected, now appeared as the core of international competitiveness to many countries. The Korean Diaspora also should no longer remain in the discourse of ethnic minorities. In an ontological perspective, it should not be limited to the subject for the development or utilization in terms of units of each nation-state. Rather, it requires the establishment of national and ethnic identity and the strengthening of a sense of community on the extension of globalization or ultra-nationalism. In addition, unity of both ethnic people and citizens should be achieved.
To this end,it requires to identify the true picture of reality. The way for overcoming heterogeneity is to spread the spirit of independence, peace, and democratic citizenship throughout society as universal values. This is to foster a social climate of balance and harmony and to heighten the sense of ethnic pride and community. This indeed establishes the foundation for national unity and social integration. And this is the establishment of the spirit of national merit reward in the era of globalization and another cornerstone on which a new
ideology and policies of the national merit reward can suggest a symbol and a vision of the future.