Shrimp to Whale: South Korea’s Extraordinary Transformation
The Korea Society
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What Are the Foundational Things That We Need to Know About Korea's History?
I think the mentality of many South Koreans has been Chinese, especially younger South Koreans, right? By the story that is still this idea that we were a small country, we have these big powers and that's nothing new in Korean history. I traced this back to the late 19th century, early 20th century, when you have foreign powers coming in,. Obviously colonization later on, and how that really strengthened the idea that Korean race and Korea is different. Religions thought that's play a role in how we see ourselves.
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