thread: 2005-10-05 : Various Media Comments
On 2005-10-05, Ben Lehman wrote:
if you get the chance, don't be occupied by Imperial Japan.
Having listened to the stories of the occupation from old Korean men in the parks of Seoul, and from my own aunt who lived in the Phillipines during WW2, I heartily second this.
Poor Koreans. They're like the Jews of Asia.
yrs—
—Ben
This makes josh n go "Having lived in Japan..."
I taught ESL in Japan for a year. Many of my students were Korean Japanese, and yes, they really are second-class citizens. One of my students was taking a trip to the US, but it was difficult because he didn't have a Japanese passport--because he wasn't a full citizen, being of Korean descent.
This makes SJF go "Irony..."
that, as I recall, the archaeological evidence suggests the Japanese Imperial family (and ironworking, and key institutions) came from Korea in the 5th century AD or so, which is why the digs were shut down.
