society5 Asian-American LGBTQ+ individuals look online for community By Christine Lee | English Columnist “When I first came out to my brother he told me I should go commit suicide,” Thomas* said. Thomas, a gay Korean-American 20-year-old, continued, “What do Korean people value so much, that they would rather tell their own family member to commit suicide or go to the mental hospital than simply accept their identity?” Growing up in a conservative, Christian and.. 2017. 11. 1. Yes to the Bookstore http://lastbookstorela.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/JNmagnifyingglasseslarge.jpgBy: Janet Kim | English ColumnistI remember throughout my childhood, up until the latter years of high school, I spent the majority of my time with my nose in a book. I almost looked forward to making the dreadful trip down to my local bookstore to throw my money at all the college/SAT prep organizations with blurb.. 2017. 9. 27. "Youth is Wasted on the Young" “Youth is wasted on the young” I came across a thread online, and in it people were contemplating the meaning of this pervasive quote. To every wise individual of age, the quote would mean something slightly different. Others contributing to the thread would probably respond by chucking their tongues or perhaps with amused, gentle laughter at my own attempt to explore the six wonderfully thought.. 2016. 3. 4. Stop Suicides in South Korea By: Christine Lee I stared in disbelief as I viewed the list of countries by suicide rate for the first time, in order to write this article. The list soon got difficult to look at. I had always known that my home country, South Korea, had a high suicide rate - for a developed country. When I clicked the link that led me to the list, I expected to see nations conventionally viewed as "downtrodde.. 2015. 11. 5. Symposium: Social Minorities in Korea :: CKS Committee for Korea Studies (CKS) at University of California, Berkeley cordially invitesyou to our annual Project of the Year (PoY) Symposium, “The Human Rights Issuesof Social Minorities in Korea.” CKS was established in 1986, as an attempt to create a modern Korean history courseat UC Berkeley. Since its inception, CKS has focused on increasing awarenessand knowledge of Korean culture, histor.. 2011. 4. 14. 이전 1 다음
