South Korea Research Paper

School life was great; I had close relationship with diverse friends with different types of interest, ideals, and appearance. There were still some prejudice and stereotypes but it wasn’t something that intimidated or offended me. It was something that any other country, including Korea, will have. I even got to learn golf in my freshmen year for the first time. In Korea, golf is a sport for extremely wealthy in Korea.

Parents are also much more strict on the children's education than then U.S parents. As stated by Eric, “Most Korean parents saw themselves as coaches, while American parents tended to act more like cheerleaders.” (pg.110) Parents in South Korea are more involved their children's education, while parents in the U.S are more involved in sports and clubs. Students in South Korea only focus on their education, they don't get involved with sports or any other activity that won't help their

     My biggest problem in getting used to this culture was the people. I was astounded when I first entered 4th grade. It was so different from what I was used to. I couldn¡¯t decide which system was better. In Korea, the school system is very rigid. From first grade, kids have to sit in chairs that they cannot move out of. There is no feedback from the students whatsoever. It¡¯s always the teacher teaching and students answering hardly ever. Also teachers would hit the students if they did something they weren¡¯t suppose to and even for bad grades. It was nothing like that here. Our class set on the carpeted floor to just talk and for the teacher to read us stories. The teacher always asked for our feedback. The teacher would not even yell at her students no matter what the situation was. Another strange this was, when a student found another way of doing a math problem, the teacher complimented him whereas in Korea, if a student did a math problem another way, the teacher would yell at him and tell him to do it the conventional ways. Both systems have

Life in North Korea compared to the U.S. "Leaving North Korea is not like leaving any other country. It is more like leaving another universe. " Lee -. For most Americans and North Koreans, how the other goes about an average day would feel alien.

The cultural role of the Korean American adoptee was largely established during the 1950s and 1960s as a result of media attention given to this small group of Korean immigrants who arrived in the United States when almost all other Asian nationals were barred from legal American immigration. During this time, the U.S. was governed by a strict policy of Asian exclusion that had been in effect in some form since 1882. So, even the trope of the Korean adoptees as “exceptional” among American peoples of color and among immigrants began with this small group of adoptees, who are now the elders of Korean adoptee communities in the United States and throughout the world.

Three-time-Oscar-winner Ang Lee opted to push beyond the standard cinematic frame rate of 24 fps (frames-per-second) for his latest film, and settled on the extravagant 120 fps instead. Lee warned the audience at the New York Film Festival to “have an open mind” when watching the movie (Murphy). But even with forewarning, there is an oddness present due to its high frame rate (HFR).

To start off, people throw around this term way too often and it is used on the wrong people. When you call someone a Korea boo when they are not is extremely hurtful and offensive, because these days, people think if you like Korean pop you are automatically a Korea Boo. Most Korea boos do not appreciate or learn about the Korean culture, they also do not try to learn the language, which offends most Koreans. Korea Boos are delusional and only look at the good parts about Korea, when there are just as many bad parts as there are good. Not every country in the world is perfect, South Korea may seem perfect to some people, such as having the fastest internet in the world, there are many places to shop, and you are surrounded by K-pop. There are other things that go on, like problems that involve drugs and abusing power by using money to get what they want, it is not all happy smiley faces and rainbows. South Korea struggles just as much as any other country. Another

Koreans can’t do certain things because they’re not allowed. They are very strict over there and don’t allow you to do certain things. Many people come to the U.S to be able to speak up and be someone. They want to have word in things. They want to be noticed and heard without them being ignored or disallowed.

South Korea and America are two pressing and influential countries in the world, both with an expressible different history back grounds and present day cultural life style. While most of South Korea is notably similar to America in architect and popular culture, there are some huge divergences in our education system such as classroom atmosphere and student conduct, what a prototypical school day looks like and how many hours we study, and our college placement assessments.

South Korea is ethnically homogeneous, however, it might changes. The number of immigrants coming to South Korea has been increasing. In 2014, there are 1.7 million migrants mostly from parts of East and South-East Asia and compared to 2011, this number was increased by 30% (Korea National Statistical Office, 2014). Although the history or extent of racial injustice in South Korea is not the same as in the United States, discrimination has been recognized, including towards North Korean refugees. Moreover, migrants tend to scatter more than in other countries and they are more vulnerable to environmental burdens. (Bell, Karen. Achieving Environmental Justice: A Cross-national Analysis. Policy Press, 2014.) The number of illegal immigrants that takes 10% of total migrants is also increasing (http://www.index.go.kr/potal/main/EachDtlPageDetail.do?idx_cd=2756). Due to their illegal immigrant status, they cannot have health insurance, workers’ compensation, or cannot even see the doctors. Children whose parents are suffering from racial injustice or under illegal immigrant status may not be educated, not receive healthcare, or live in more harzardous

Parent’s role in South Korea is taking care of their children until they get married. Children usually live with their parents until they are married, even if they are full grown adults. Parents are desperate attempt to give children an educational advantage, and grant them explore to a globalized worldview (in contrast with Korea's strictly homogenous culture and community), children are often sent to boarding schools abroad usually to the U.S., Canada and Australia, and family members strangely separated for many years.

My return to Korea in the summer of 2001 was nothing short of a culture shock. I was in a country I thought I had learned by heart. It was the country I always rooted my identity and pride from. I wasn’t ready for the shock. I

South Korea has faced a dramatic change of multiculturalism brought by globalization. An influx of different races and ethnicities from all over the world has changed dynamics of race and ethnicity in South Korea. From nation-state with homogenous ethnicity, South Korea is now transforming into racially, ethnically diversified society. According to Korea government, as of 2015, the number of foreign residents in South Korea exceeded 1.5 million, which means three out of one hundred in population of Korean are foreigners. Particularly, the number of immigrant workers from China and South-East Asia (Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Nepal, etc.) is increasing due to economic development of South Korea, supplying cheap labor to the labor-starved service industry (Seol & Skrentny, 2009).

South Korean love their country very much that they tend to buy national made products than foreign products. For example, a Germany brand called MCM able to regain their status after been taken over by South Korean company after it went bankrupt in 2005. They prefer Samsung over iPhone, LG over Philips, Hyundai over imported cars.

South Koreans have certain etiquettes and manners that are highly esteemed in their culture. Like Japan and China, the bow is the main custom of greeting someone. It is not only a form of greeting, but it is also a sign of respect that an individual is showing to the other. Entitlement is important in South Korea, especially when you are