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Dokdo, the territory of Korea This is the video that I created to promote this simple fact: "Dokdo is the sovereign territory of Korea." Although this video lasts only for a minute and a half, it includes all the information that you need to know about Dokdo! As the creator of this video, I bet you will clearly understand why Koreans love and seek to protect this small island after watching this short video. Just a little mo..
Why Dokdo is Important to Korea Well, as the Digital Dokdo Ambassador, my role is to promote why Dokdo is the territory of Korea. In fact, there should be no controversy of this island - the Korean government has controlled this island as the sovereign territory since our independence from the Japanese empire. Of course, historically, even before the Japanese invasion, countries in Korean Penninsula had control over this islan..
Dokdo - Remember the Name I am sure we all know the wartime crimes of Nazi Germany. Through the numerous documentaries, from the World History Class, and the books about World War II, many people in the international community have some knowledge about the Holocaust. When you take a moment, you may even recall several names of the people - especially, Anne Frank, a young girl who became the victim of the Holocaust. In Ya..
Dokdo & Storytelling Japanese government always has claimed Dokdo as their sovereign territory (No offense to my Japanese friends). When you open your textbook, you can see that the ocean between Korea and Japan is named as “The Sea of Japan,” not “East Sea.” Even though “East Sea” had been used more than 2000 years in history and “The Sea of Japan” had been referred to eastern side of Japan, Japanese government (Ac..
Korean Age Korean Age...what is it? It may sound awkward for some of you that there is the name for the "age." Well, in fact, Korean Age refers to the unique age counting system of Korean people. In Korean, we call Korean Age as 한국식 나이 [Hanguksik nai] or 세는 나이 [Seneun nai]. In everyday life, Koreans chiefly use the Korean age - especially when forming a friendship or relationship between people. Of course,..
Introducing Korean Culture Before introducing Korean culture and cities to many people, I first had to find out how foreigners think about KOREA at first hand. Therefore, I conducted several interviews and surveys to get answers to the question. 1. The survey from my friend (interviews with some friends) One of my friends just visited Korea last year. Therefore, I wanted to ask him how was his experience in Korea as a tou..