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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
For the current generation, a natural idea of an "unattractive woman" is that, a quality in her outward appearance of ugliness is obvious because these women are selfish to the people around them in order to make themselves feel better, ex; pointing out another woman flaw, such as pimples, eyes size, big forehead, etc. ... For example, people in South Korea undergo invasive plastic surgery at a rate 1.7 times higher than people in Taiwan, 1.8 times higher than people in the United States, 2.3 times higher than people in Japan, and 8.2 times higher than people in China. ...
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. ...
