I'm probably reading the wrong articles -- but in the meantime the articles in the handbook on Childhood in Colonial Korea are wonderful. --oops. The first one Richard Kim writes about Lost Names. -- I think this is my favorite kind of article since it tells a story and it glimpses so many aspects of the culture that would not be addressed in a traditional article. It tells about the Japanese having the Koreans adopt Japanese names. It is told with so much respect to the culture. I love how it illustrates how the three different generations of men deal with this "horror." Losing ones last name in an culture that honors ancestors is very difficult. It shows how the grandfather, father and son deal with their new last name and also talks about the fact that the son's best friend is Japanese. The second article with a similar subject is by Linda Sue Park and her slant shows the complications of surviving in a country that has been taken over. It talks about survival and fear. I have found that these kinds of stories are ones that I can slide into my storytelling with my students. Works for me.
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