Korean culture

On September the nineteenth an article was written about North Korean social injustices. It explains many unfair practices and laws that are different than how we live in the United States. Many other authoritarian countries live under similar rulings as North Korea. These social injustices include forced labor, poverty, access to healthcare and education, and unfair treatment in regards to race, gender, religion, and culture. North Korea has been ruled under the authoritarian leadership of the…

“From Islam to America” - (Strayer) “The murderous destruction of innocent lives is consistent with the Quran… I could no longer be a Muslim…” Theme development and interaction of culture VI. 3 Migration Patterns A. Mexico to the US - the “American Dream” attracted many Mexicans looking for opportunity and jobs B. POW - Prisoners of war during the world wars were brought to America therefore migrating C. Pre WWI - Europe to…

“Workers must work for a better life”[1], this statement seems correct at its inception but it lends a view into the average Korean blue collar worker. It paints the picture that by giving up their self-happiness and working hours upon hours for small wages, that they may be able to provide a better life for their families. “76% of Land in Korea is owned by 6% of Koreans”[2] acutely illustrates the growing wealth gap between the poor and the wealthy, the wealthy’s…

immigrant to the United States from South Korea. While my ethnic identity is Korean, I consider my cultural identity a blend of both American and Korean as my cultural experiences have occurred in the United States while my roots lie within Korea. Considering my family’s origins as a whole, my family has resided in Korea. It was the decision of my immediate family to move to the United States for better opportunities. The Korean culture’s unique foods have been around my household as I grew up,…

gray morning of January 5th, 1968 the USS Pueblo sent sail from U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka, Japan to Korean ports to monitor and collect data on North Korean and Soviet electronic communications including but not limited to radar, sonar, radio signals and possible naval activity. A short eighteen days later the 176-foot-long ship Navy intelligence vessel would come under attack by North Korean forces, leaving one for dead and several others wounded. This event would later be called the Pueblo…

As 1945 drew to a close, the fate of the Korean nation hung in the balance. For over one thousand years, the Korean Peninsula had been united under several states; and the last government of a united Korea, the People’s Republic of Korea, was under fire. Due to treaty agreements between the United States, and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the peninsula would be partitioned into two zones of occupation; the Soviets controlling the region north of 38th parallel, while the Americans…

Does something as simple as a book have the power to change a society? Can a change of rules morph the North Korean culture into a more liberating society? Just as books changed Equality 7-2521 in the novel Anthem by Ayn Rand? As readers dive into this communist and totally controlled society that takes place in Rand’s novel, their minds can’t help but be completely intrigued by such an intense life that our main character, Equality 7-2521, is forced to live. A place where the words “I”, “me”,…

most influential people in Korean fashion and a pioneer of K-fashion in the global fashion arena, started designing in 1980” (Jung 241). What makes Lie one of the best fashion designers in Korea? Firstly, Lie was trained and educated as a fashion designer in his country, Korea. However, although he got a success in his country, he was not satisfied. He planned to go other countries to show his design of collection, and even also hoped to learn their different cultures and styles. So, Lie went to…

The Korean War was blamed on both the South and the US by the North, and this resulted in a DMZ dividing the North and South, which was previously one of the most dangerous areas in the world. There have been previous collaborations between the US and the South Koreans to initiate peace talks with the North, but these have all failed. Fast Forward to 2001, when President George W. Bush worsens our relations with the Koreans by rejecting the South’s Sunshine Policy: where the South Koreans gave…

South Korea is a nice country, but the food was not really good because Korean food basically including vegetables in their ingredient where I do not like vegetables. Just like South Korean, China was a really great place too. I was so surprise to know that Chinese people are actually very friendly as they known to be very rude and easy to be mad. The most thing that my friends and…