1. Dissertation on K-Pop Music
Young generation like me knows the literal meaning of han, mut, and hung, but can not feel them. ... Young Korean generation even have a hatred towards Korean tradition. ... My mother dropped a hint that the time Ch'oe gained popularity was when Korea was economically and culturally subject to Japan. ... She applied dances she learned from abroad especially from Japan. ...
So like the Japanese, they sent their pictures back home in hope of finding themselves a "picture bride". ... Many Korean Americans, even those who have lived in the US for one or two generations face language barriers. ... Korean names are usually made up of three syllables: the first is the family name, the second is the generational name, and the last is the personal name. ...
Throughout its history, Korea has been repeatedly devastated by powers such as Japan, China, and Mongolia. ... This occurred soon after another foreign power, Japan, was defeated and left its occupation in Korea. ... It is interesting to note that according to the website, Rhee's police used to work for Japanese police in Korea. ...
Hong's "propaganda style" of the 1980s refutes both traditional and Western Modernist trends, both popular options for artists of his generation. ... In Baridaegi, for example, Hong depicted the bitter plight of woman who was allegedly used as prostitute for the Japanese army during their occupation of Korea. ...
The United States could not allow its interests in East Asia, particularly Japan, to be placed in jeopardy. ... In 1995, sixty-thousand Korean War veterans gathered in Washington D.C. to watch President Clinton dedicate this memorial that honors - pride, valor, heroic sacrifice on behalf of freedom and democracy - are ideals largely unfamiliar to our generation. ...
It is also said by Goldman Sachs that if North Korea's growth potential reaches its full capacity, the gross domestic product of a united Korea would overtake that of Japan and other highly industrialized economies in thirty to forty years. ... For at least a full generation or two, it is likely that the majority of North Koreans won't be eligible for anything but low skilled, low paid jobs. ...
Initially by the Japanese, then the Manchus. ... In the late 19th century this policy took its toll, while other countries were experiencing industrial and military growth, the Koreans were unprepared and fell to Japanese imperialism. The Japanese occupation ended at the close of World War II. ...
During the 1990s, literature on the international political economy was dominated by the idea of globalization. Dramatic decreases in transport costs and the rise of fast and cheap telecommunications technology have made geography less relevant and facilitated massive increases in global trade and new forms of multinational production. Whether or not such developments are good or bad is a topic of ongoing political debate. Some argue that an expanding global economy provides new opportunities for the developing world to integrate into global markets and to achieve rapid rises in living standar...