thoughts about session 11 on 8/1 w/Dr. Jungkim
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August 1, 2012 at 2:46 am #19828August 1, 2012 at 3:52 am #19829
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GuestFor high school social studies teachers: March 1st lesson http://www.koreasociety.org/index2.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_view&gid=660
August 1, 2012 at 4:10 am #19830GuestDo they still exist today?
August 1, 2012 at 4:15 am #19831GuestWhat happened to the babies being born to these enslaved women? Did they grow up with their mothers or were they sent to live with other families?
August 1, 2012 at 4:30 am #19832GuestI loved Dr. Jungkim and the topics she discussed this morning! Where are her resources posted on the forum? Thanks
August 1, 2012 at 4:45 am #19833GuestGood presentation by Dr. Jungkim. Korea seemed to be more open to other points of view than China and Japan. Christianity (Catholicism) seemed to have taken a deeper root than japan or China. However, there were persecutions and killings of Catholics in Korea. Korea appears as a whole to have embraced technology and western ways more so than China and Korea.
August 1, 2012 at 4:50 am #19834GuestI liked the clip of Radio Days, it certainly shows the modernization of the country and the active resistance of Koreans towards the Japanese.
August 1, 2012 at 4:50 am #19835GuestIt was very interesting to me to learn about the way Confucianism dictates so many ways of life Korea, including eating, speaking, riding in cars, and going up and down stairs. I recently read an article about how officials in South Korea are working on changing the way the Koreans walk on the street and in the subway.
http://www.wired.com/autopia/2009/09/in-seoul-subway-riders-learn-a-new-way-to-walk/
Discussing this with students could lead to deeper knowledge of Confucianism, customs, the importance of understanding other cultures when traveling. So many of my students have a very shallow knowledge of other cultures and they find facts like this interesting.
August 1, 2012 at 4:52 am #19836GuestThe discussion about the changing of names by the Japanese during the Korean colonization was interesting because it goes back to the idea of names and who gets the power to name. When you are in power, or win a war or conflict, you usually get the authority to name. Mobutu Sese Seko also did this to his people during his reign in the Congo. He did not like the Westernization of the names and clothing of the Congolese, and forced name and dress change.
We could talk to our students about how parents name their children. Children name their toys or dolls. What does the power to name mean about status and relationships?
August 1, 2012 at 5:16 am #19837GuestVery interesting. I really knew nothing of Korea other than where it is. The Koreans seem to do the Chinese thing.. only better. They are more structured applying the rules to everything. I also found the whole Russiaian, JApanese and Chinese attempts to take over the country pretty appalling -- but sadly typical. The Koreans have been incredibly resilient. This makes me think of the Native American cultures-- but the oreans seem to have been more enduring ... It might be interesting to have our students examine the terms of the the treaties with Korea with those the Native American Tribes were given.
August 1, 2012 at 5:26 am #19838GuestI read this story last night. I could not even imagine changing my name. Fortunately, in the story Koreans created names to still represent their Korean names but in Japanese. In the story, a student is whipped at school when he used his classmate's Korean name by mistake. The teacher did not want to whip him, but there was a Japanese official in the class. It seems Koreans had to constantly watch what they said and did in the presence of the Japanese. There was resistance, but Koreans were physically harmed when they protested.
August 1, 2012 at 5:26 am #19839GuestGreat session. I have had some wild geese students and found this article interesting.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/08/world/asia/08geese.html?pagewanted=allAugust 1, 2012 at 5:33 am #19840GuestUndoubtedly, South Korea has become a very focused country just as Japan has in the last several decades. This focus has led Korea to become a mighty economic power. I had the great opportunity to train teachers in SK and live as a foreigner. It was a wonderful experience not only to see South Korea but other Asian countries as well.
August 1, 2012 at 5:48 am #19841GuestDid the Koreans that changed their names to include Japanese surnames change them back?
August 1, 2012 at 5:50 am #19842GuestDid anyone get the full name of movie with the invading Chinese army that got swept away when they opened the dam?
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