Korean martial arts

1961 called The Coachman (마부) that was directed by Kang Dae-jin. Due to the time period that this movie was released in embodies many of the aspects of the Korean people during that time period. The movie itself can be looked at as not only a representation of the time period, but as a reflection of the struggles and triumphs that the Korean people as well. While the majority of the film is quite negative in the sense that the characters all seem to continually face obstacles, the conclusion of…

influenced the westernization and modernization of the country. The majority of the population lives in or around Seoul, the capital of the South Korea. One aspect of South Korea that has been completely westernized is clothing. The traditional Korean clothing is called Hanbok. This silk outfit consists of several pieces and layers and is usually only during the Lunar New Years or other traditional festivals such as Chuseok, also known as the Harvest Festival. Weddings also present the way…

for most Koreans it was a time of national subjugation shame and betrayal, political authoritarianism and violence, and profound human suffering (Schoppa 269). Japanese colonizers in Korea operate different technique to make Koreans more like Japanese by forcing them speak Japanese, take away their identity, and help them in the war against western powers. Japanese want to unify all East Asian countries under their empire. But all this method and others was really effective to make Koreans like…

South Korea and how the awareness of nunchi affects social relations on professional and casual levels. The main purpose of my research is to identify how nunchi serves as grounding in interpersonal relations and why it plays such a large role in Korean culture compared to other cultures. As a result, my main research question is how nunchi affects and reflects…

“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…

change their names and even leave the Korean language. During the early period of Japanese colonial administration, freedom of expression and any political rights were continuously denied to the Koreans. Even peaceful protestors were attacked by the Japanese controlled police. Newspapers, rallied to the cause of Korean independence were forced to close by Japanese censorship. Japan was expanding its territories and was involved in constant conflicts with Russia, Koreans were now used as soldiers…

in both Korean and German societies, “ In Korea, he is a foreigner legally, In Germany, he is a foreigner emotionally.” (Roberts, 29) And Roberts also adds another fact to explain why the second generation of Korean-Germans are forceful to identify themselves as Koreans, “The sort of hyphenated identity that Asians in the United States have, as in “Korean-American” with the focus being on ‘American,’ does not seem to be a possibility for the second-generation Koreans…

Korea as Japanese soldiers were having a growing presence in Korea as it was used to travel to Russia during the war “Japan took advantage of the situation and started to take over Korea.” (Paik Lee 3). As the Japanese were taking advantage of the Korean people as farming land was seized and very limited, Japanese soldiers were occupying their homes which happened to Mary Paik’s home, “It turned…

My heritage as a second generation Korean American has made me experience all sorts of comments and questions about my culture numerous times. Many of my Korean friends are also in the same position as me, or they were born in South Korea and moved to the U.S.A when they were children. Whenever someone in my group of Korean friends, talk about Korea we always ask my immigrant friends why they moved here. Especially if in that group, there is a native South Korean that just recently moved here or…

Overall, this cross-cultural partner project provided me a unique and practical opportunity to get to know my friend Aaron and his native South Korean culture better. This project helped me understand the South Korean culture and how it has impacted Aaron’s life thus far. Learning about Aaron’s wonderful journey as a military member in South Korea, to becoming a successful exchange student in the United States as a student here at Dordt College, was one of the most interesting series of…