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Humanityandsocialsciencebookstoresonthedecline
“Walky-talkies”
A
stimegoesby,generationchanges.In
discusses with students,” said Lee Mi-yeon,
intrudeintoclassroom
the era of military dictatorship,
agraduatesofSungkyunkwanUniversity.
students who led demonstrations and
Mr. Eun explained why the bookstores is
movement against the regime became a
kept at the present. “If the world changes,
pillar of society now. Although they have
peoplealsochange.Eventhougheverything
returned to their daily routines, there are
change,wehavetokeepfundamentalvalues
H
ave to get grade A’s. Have to get higher TOEIC scores. Have to go to a better
some places where keeps the spirit of those
in the world such as a human rights,
university. Have to get a good job and a better position. The writer fully
timesandthehistoryofresistancealive.One
morality, social justice and courtesy as a
understandsthestressthatyoucopewithasauniversitystudentlivingin21stcentury,
oftheplacesis“humanityandsocialscience
human being. The books about humane
butcheatingisnottherightway.
bookstores.” These bookstores were
studiesandsocialsciencebooksdonotgive
InApril,amanwasrestrictedbythepolicebecausehehelpedstudentsapplyfora
established to sell books which subjects
us prompt benefit, but make us to pile up
special admission exam and TOEIC with walky-talkies. Getting into the examination
concentrateonhumanestudiesandthesocial
valuablequalityashumanbeings.”
room,studentscouldcarryinwalky-talkieswithoutanyoneknowing,andwhentheyare
sciences. In those days, there were one or
Unlikeotherbookstores,theownerinthe
finallyintheclassrooms,themanpassestheanswersthroughthewalky-talky.Itwasa
twobookstoresclosetouniversitiesandthey
bookstore picks out books on social
flagrant offense, as the man exchanged contracts with students who wanted
were the nest for students who resisted
problemsforbuyers.Sellerswhoworkinbig
“guaranteed”cheatingandalsohadarehearsaloftheexamination.Mostofthepeople
againstthedictatorshipregime.Nowadays,it
bookstores and internet bookstores makes
mightbeshockedwhentheyheardthatthenumberofprosecutedstudentswhopasseda
is hard to find these kinds of bookstores
only commercial relations with the
specialadmissionexamwasovereightyin11majoruniversitiesofSeoul.
anywhere. In front of Sungkyunkwan
consumer, but in this bookstore the owner
Actually, university authorities should be blamed in this matter. They earn much
University, people usually called Daehakro
and the buyer have special relationship,
moneybyhighapplicationfees,andtooklightlyaboutsupervisingtheapplicants.The
twobookstoreshadkeptthesitesincethen.
discussingsocialproblemstogether,notjust
YangSun-young/TheArgus
special admission exam should be progressed in fairness and justice because it is the
OneistheNonjang,anotheristhePulmujil.
a seller and a buyer. And also they have
“Pulmujil,”oneoffourremaininghumanityandsocialsciencebookstoresinSeoul.
secondwaytoenterauniversity.Inthiscase,itisrevealedthatuniversitiesarerunby
Nevertheless Nonjang was suffered from
seminars form time to time. Some
the almighty money principle. By neglecting the cheating problem, university
financial difficulties in several times, the
bookstores invite famous writers, and
authorities finally produced a lot of relative victims in university who regarded the
bookstore was opened again by joint
social reform were boiling up in 1970s to
“Nonjang,”whichwasregardedasthefront-
recommend communication with university
“cheater”astheirschool-fellows.Moreover,thereisapossibilityoftheuniversitytobe
investments. However, on February 16 in
1980s, demands of the books related to
runner of humanity and social science
students and other bookstores decorated
degraded in result, because cheating in the admission exam of universities will
this year, Nonjang closed up the shop after
humane studies and the social sciences
bookstoreswasdoomedtocollapse.Incase
themselvesasculturalplaceshavinginternet
eventuallycutoffthecreditoneissupposedtoreceive.
all.
increased. Therefore, “Humanity and social
of Nonjang, people had tried to keep the
cafesforpeoplewhohavememberships.
Unforturately, cheating exists in every exam. Even a couple of centuries ago, there
According to publishers and universities
sciencebookstores”startedappearinginthe
bookstore with joint investments. However,
Self-portraitofcollegestudents
weresomedocumentsthattestifytooccurredcheatingofnoblesinChinaandChosun
there were still more than ten bookstores
universitytowns.Atthetime,theywerenot
the bookstore faced financial difficulties
Dynasty’s state examinations. Applicants for officials of the state, who should be the
until the early 1990s. However, there are
justplacesforbuyingandselling.Theywere
similar to other bookstores because of
“If the university students of 1980s were
ethicalmodelofthecommonpeople,degradedthemselvesbycheating,onlythinking
only 4 bookstores in Seoul now; The Day
the spaces where people openly shared
stagnation of selling books. The reason is
gloomy fighters, students of 1990s were
aboutthepositionsandwealththeywillhaveoncetheybecomeofficials,becausethey
bookstore (Seoul National University),
thoughts and knowledge and passionately
related to indifferent of students about the
calledthelastconsumerofresistantculture,
werefollowingaftergovernmentpositionandwealth.
Pulmujil (Sungkyunkwan University), In
discussed what to do for country’s fate.
bookstoresandbooksabouthumanestudies
butIhavenoideawhattheycallstudentsof
Then,whatisthecurrentsituationofuniversitystudents,leadersoftheBrainKorea?
bookstore (Konkuk University), Chongmag
Students were surprised and inspired by
andthesocialsciencesbeforeanythingelse.
2000’s,” added Mr. Eun. “It’s a pity that
Desks of the university classroom are all printed black by scribbling of foreign
(Chung-AngUniversity).
ownersofthebookstoreswhohadextensive
Most students do not read books about
students only concentrate on English tests
languages and theories for cheating, and papers are commonly used during the exam
knowledge. “While I was a member of a
humanity or social subjects. In addition,
andexaminationsforjobs.Inuniversitydays
Humanity and social science
term.Eventhetermpapers,whichspeakforuniversitystudentsareeasilycopied-and-
literary meeting of HUFS, I participated in
bookstores have hardships in maintaining
students should nourish academic quality
pastedfromtheInternet.Themostseriousproblemisthatthestudentsusuallydonot
bookstoresinthepast
studentmovements.AndIoftenwenttothe
businesses,becausethegeneraldepressionin
andtrytobecomebiginsideandoutside.Ifa
think cheating is a serious wrongdoing. So the “walky-talky cheating” could easily
As student movements and theories for
Junglim bookstore, a humanity and social
publication markets makes publishers and
person monopolizes everything for only
committed by the students without guiltyfeeling. It can be easily found out at the
sciencebookstoreinfrontoftheHUFS,not
enterpriserswithdrawfromthemarket.
himselforherself,itcouldbringbadeffects
interviewwiththosestudentswhocommitted“walky-talkycheating.”Anapplicantof
only to study literature of foreign authors
“I often went to Junglim bookstores in
uponotherpeople.So,weshouldthinkofa
YangSun-young/TheArgus
TOEIC asks back at the police about the cheating, “Isn’t it so harsh to restrict me
likeBaudelaire,RimbaudandEliot,butalso
order to seek for books about humane
waytolivetogetherevenifIsacrificemyself
becauseofcheating,whichalwaysoccurs?”Anothercriminalstudentwhoappliedfora
toreadprogressivebookstofindourwayout
studies. There were many books which had
alittle.”
specialadmissionexamsaid,“Can’tyoujustwinkatsuchaminoroffense?”
against the military dictatorship,” recalled
an inclination toward progressivism. But
University students in these days,
Theseactualstatesareveryanxious,becauseitcanbeoverlappedbythesituationof
Eun Jong-bok (C-84), an owner of the
studentsoftodayrarelyreadthebooks.They
however,aremoreconcernedaboutpersonal
Chosun Dynasty. Students are following after small benefit in front of them and
“Pulmujil,” in front of the Sungkyunkwan
are inclined to only upgrade English skills
matters like getting better jobs and
forgettingaboutethicalmatters.Suchstudentswhoareperfectatthe“managementof
University.
for tests and being employed,” said Leem
accounting of personal welfare more than
grades”arenotexpectedtobean“honestcitizen”inthefuture.Howsuchstudentswho
However, the sales of books could not
Jong-gu, who was a student of Kyunghee
socialone.Whatismoreseriousisthatmany
cannotreformsmalldishonestycanreformthecorruptionofpoliticsandthecorruption
avoid shrinkage, as the socialism of the
Universityin1991.
peopleareloosingtheircriticalminds.Lack
ofsocietyastheyalwayscryloudlyforinwords?
Soviet Union collapsed at the beginning of
of criticism means no more advance, no
Effortstomaintainthebookstores
Universitystudents,whoaretheintellectualofsociety,shouldthinkagainaboutthe
1990s. “In those days, the bookstores were
more progress in society. Shrinking of
importance of a sense of morality, rather than better grades and better jobs. Students
restricted under the blade of the National
These bookstores are facing financial
humanity and social science bookstores is
should reconsider about cheating, which can be a serious crime to others and to
Security Law. Before I worked for the
crisis, so some university students are
another reflection of lack of criticism. In
themselvesalso.Atthesametime,schoolauthoritiesshouldbethoroughatexamining
bookstores, senior hosts had kept this
running fund-raising campaigns to save
conclusion, the key is in the past. Through
sothathoneststudentscanbeprotectedfrompossiblecheatingbyothers.
bookstore, suffering from police
them. In spite of such hardship, “Pulmujil”
keeping humanity and social science
surveillance, controls and arrangements,”
has maintained in front the Sungkyunkwan
bookstores, we may have better access to
said Mr. Eun. Despite of the efforts, the
Universitysofar.“Heisverykindandwell-
reflectthepresentandtoprospectthefuture.
bookstoresstarteddisappearingsincethen.
informed. He chooses necessary and
ByLeeJun-gul
appropriate books for students very well.
ByYangSun-young
AssociateEditorofNationalSection
Nonjang, the bookstore which closed
Disappearingbookstores
Sometimehegivesasheetofapaperwhich
ReporterofNationalSection
uptheshoponFebruary16.
It was difficult to understand why
includes recent social issues and then
Finaleofcandlelightrally
Acoupleembracestheadoptedwithmotherland’slove
O
n April 17, people lit the candlelight
althoughconservatives’rallyheldinfrontof
again at Gwanghwamun, which was
theDonghwabuilding,whichwasaskingfor
I
twasanicedaytofeelspringwalkingalongthestreetof
search of their biological roots. Kim Do-hyun and Kong
“SincetheKoreanWar,about200,000Koreanchildrenhave
prohibited during the General Election
the candlelight rally to be banned and
the Kyung-Bok Palace station, warm with just enough
Jung-ae, pastor and his wife, have managed and served the
been sent abroad for adoption. After reaching adulthood,
campaign period by the new Election Law.
claiming Roh should resign. Announce of
breeze. Near the station, the reporter saw an outstanding
guesthouseKoRootsincetheFebruary1,2004.
2,000to3,000ofthemcomebacktoSouthKoreainsearch
The participants of the candlelight vigil
people and civil groups were continued on
houseanditsgatesays,“TheHouseofKoreanRoot”andthe
“Mywifeisaworkinghousemanager,andIamhelping
of their roots every year, but there were no programs to
expressed their happiness, regarding the
the stage. Music concerts of singer Son
houseisfilledwithvariousflowers,treesunderthesunshine.
hervoluntarily.MaybeIamadirector,”Mr.Kimintroduced
provide the accommodations and assistance guiding them
General Election result as a triumph by
Byung-hwiandYunMin-seokwereon,too.
It looked as an ordinary house, but it turned out to be a
himselfandhiswife.Mr.Kim,pastorofPresbyterianChurch
through the unfamiliar and oftentimes confusing journey,”
people’s power. Kim Hyun-gak, seventy-
Anti 312, a union of civil groups leading
special shelter for the Korean adopted. “KoRoot,” meaning
of Korea, and Ms. Kong had worked as missionaries in
saidMs.Konginagriefvoice.“Theyfacemanychallenges
year-oldmanattherallysaid,“Iamhereto
theprotestrallies,announcedthatSaturday’s
“The House of Korean Root,” is a nonprofit organization.
Switzerland from 1992 to 2001. While they stayed in
such as navigating their ways through Korea, unfamiliarity
celebrate the victory, and to reinstate the
rallywouldbethelastoneifthereisnomore
Thegroupaimstoprovidelow-costhousingfortheKorean
Switzerland,theyworkedforKoreanpeoplescatteredaround
with culture, custom and language to name a few. KoRoot
president who was elected by our hands.”
specific issue. Park Seok-un, the
adoptedfromallovertheworldvisitingtheirmotherlandin
Switzerland.
wasfoundedtomeettheneedstoresolvetheproblemsthat
About15,000peopleenjoyedthecandlelight
representativeofAnti312,readthenational
“Oneday,IattendedafuneralforaKoreanadopteewho
the prospective returnees would face, in order to provide
vigil, shouting “impeachment is invalid,
resolution. “We kept our democracy with
committed suicide because of the oppression due to the
them with accommodation and assistance to ease them into
protectdemocracy.”
our candlelight. All of us, people of Korea,
LeeJun-gul/TheArgus
adopted life. I had nothing to say to his adoptive parents. I
Koreansociety,”addedMr.Kim.
Thecandlelightvigilpeacefullycontinued
arewinner.Theimpeachmentisnotvalid!”
was shocked and decided to work for the Korean adopted.
TheKimsalsoplantoinvitefamouspeoplefromvarious
until 10:00 p.m. without any accident
ByLeeJun-gul/TheArgus
So,Ihadservedfor‘DongariSwitzerland’for8yearswhich
fieldstolectureonKoreanissues,andtoencouragevisitsto
theKoreanadoptedorganizedsinceJanuary1994.Itwasa
historicalsitesandtohelpparticipantsexperiencetraditional
Shot On Spot
grateful chance of making and developing friendships with
Korean culture and foods, for example, making Kimchi.
many Korean adopted,” recalled Mr. Kim. After that, they
There are hundreds of university student volunteers in
have stayed in the United Kingdom for 3 years, and at the
KoRoot. They are interpreters for the Korean adopted,
University of Birmingham Mr. Kim studied adoption, his
gettingalongwiththem,teachingthemKoreanandenjoying
subjectconcentratedonKoreanbirthmothers.Andthen,last
city tours together. But Mr. Kim says there is not enough
December, they were asked to come back to Korea and to
volunteerswhohelptheminastatedperiod,andvolunteering
managetheKoRoothouse.
system is not very firm yet. He is waiting for more
KoRootisaguesthousefortheKoreanadopted.Thetwo-
volunteers,anyonecanparticipateintheactivities.
story house is equipped with four bedrooms, a comfortable
Finally,theKimsadded,“Theadoptedwhoareteenagers
lounge, Internet facilities and even a balcony which
ortwentiesstruggleforestablishingtheirtrueidentities,and
overlooks a spacious lawn all available at just 12,000 won
get caught between biological backgrounds and adopted
per night. KoRoot provides not only information about
ones.Mostpeoplefromordinaryfamiliesareabletosetup
Korea through world-wide web but also cultural
theiridentitieseasierthantheadopted.Incaseoftheadopted,
interpretative place in which the adopted from all over the
however, they go through dilemma between their current
world interchange cultures of their own countries. Visitors
foreignidentityandtheirrootsasKoreans.Butthesocieties
alsowillhaveachancetotourhistoricalplacesandtheplace
ineachoftheircountriesprejudgethemasforeignersbecause
oftheirbirth.KoRootencouragestheadoptedtounderstand
oftheirorientalappearance.So,iftheyvisittheirmotherland,
and acquire better insight into their origin and root. It also
we need to open our mind toward them deeply with warm
helpstofindtheirbiologicalparents.
eyes.”Thetoneofhisanxiousvoiceimplieddeeplovetothe
“This house is very peaceful and comfortable. And the
adopted.
Kims are great as cultural ambassadors and hosts. They
For more information, call (02)-3210-2451 or visit
makemefeelwhatmymotherlandisreallylike.Ialsogetto
www.koroot.org.
meet the adopted from all over the world during my stay,”
LeeJun-gul/TheArgus
said Ji Hyun-suk, who was adopted to the United States at
Flash mob for Book’s Day : For “Free Your Book” campaign, students
theageof10.
gathered at Bupyeong Station in Incheon 2:30 p.m. on April 24, doing
ByYangSun-young
Mr.Kimandhiswife,Ms.Kongaresmilinginfrontof
However, the Kims are concerned about insufficient
readingperformanceinfreestylefor10minutesanddisappeared.
“TheHouseofKoreanRoot.”
ReporterofNationalSection
intuition and prejudice of the adopted in Korean society.

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