Korean Multicultural Center

[Marcos Garrido]

It was really nice to end this seminar with a field trip, and the Korean Multicultural Center is an incredible experience for K-12 students who want to learn more about modern Korean Culture. It was interesting to learn about the concept of beauty from a South Korean perspective, and to learn about the different things that people tend to relate to with wealth. I personally think that the most outstanding thing I learned is how different and similar Chinese, Japanse and South Korean cultures can be. We, as Americans, tend to make our own assumptions of these Asian cultures thinking that they are the same, when in fact they are completely unique in their own way. From this particular experience, I also learned about the K-pop movement that is taking place globally, and how important and cheap is for women to get plastic surgery. I also enjoyed taking pictures with members from the BTS band because I’m going to show them to my 7th graders. (They are huge fans of BTS).