wednesday (7/31) afternoon readings II

[Anonymous]

I think Korean culture is similar to Chinese in terms of elitism. My daughter went to a high school here in US where most Asian students went to after school tutoring class, summer tutoring class, in order to keep a good GPA, or to get a higher score in SAT.

[Anonymous]

I have read a variety of non fiction and fiction books (based on reality)about North Korea and South Korea as it pertains to the division of the Korean peninsula. I found many of these books to be highly entertaining and have shared both the stories and examples with in the stories in my class. In addition, I bought additional copies to loan out to my students and challenged them to read them for extra credit.

My favorite two are as follows:
1. Nothing to Envy

NonFiction

By: Barbara Demick a LA times journalist who was in South Korea for a few years interviewing North Korean refugees and documenting their life stories in North Korean and their new life in South Korean and their feelings on reunification.

2. The Orphan Masters Son

Fiction (based on reality)

By: Adam Johnson who won a Pulitzer Prize for this book.

Hope you check them out they really open your eyes to the details of North Korean and lives that are effected in both North Korean and other countries.

[Anonymous]

I've had a few students from Korea, born and raised, who tell me that the schools in America are very different from the schools in Korea. They told me about the long, hard hours they put in, even on the weekends and how their parents nag them about studying. They tell me that their parents send them to America to improve their English and to give them a more diverse, I guess, education. They also tell me how much more easy and relaxed American schools are. After hearing our speaker describe the hours that are put in by students in Korean schools and the pressures they face from their parents, now I understand what it must be like for them. I'll have a better understanding and respect for those kids now.

[Anonymous]

I wasn't aware of how earnest Koreans are about being unified either...when I watched the film JSA it really was evident how Koreans feel about getting unified and also their attitudes towards Americans are more clear to me now.

[Anonymous]

This reading would be interesting to discuss how different cultures treat children. A lot of the stories in British Literature value man over woman. Shakespeare played with this idea a lot in a means of criticizing it. It would be interesting to ask my international students what they think about this article and relate it to the literature we read but also to current day.

[cgao]

Readings for Korea Since 1953.
edited by cgao on 7/30/2013

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