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Unique perception on repatriation and repatriates was formed in sea region which functioned as a gateway of repatriation. And immediately after liberation of Korea, Busan was such a space. Since August 1945, more than 2 million Korean diaspora had repatriated to Busan from Japan, mainland China, and Taiwan in a short period of time. From the perspective of the local community of Busan, this meant a large influx of population, and various social problems derived from this had an effect on the gaze on repatriation and repatriates. Representative social problems were unemployment and infectious diseases, and confronting and responding to these problems, a ambivalent awareness of the repatriated Korean diaspora was created. In other words, when analyzed at the local level, the repatriation of the Korean diaspora was not a legitimate issue as a national task, and gazes on it showed complex aspects due to various social factors.