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Editorial
Messagesfromthe
tragicincidentleftforKoreans
R
ecently, a catastrophe with a gunman occurred at Virginia Tech.. To our
“
surprise, this perpetrator turned out to be a Korean, so that shocked South
Koreans, Americans and the whole world. Koreans are worrying about the
Peoplebelievethat
image of Korea. Above all, this tragic incident will affect immigrants and students
successmeansa
studyingabroadinAmerica.Koreansnowarefeelingsenseofcollectiveguilt.However,
despiteourfears,Americanscomfortedus,tryingtoseetheVirginiaTech.tragedyasa
largeincomeand
personalmatter.Therearemanypointsofviewwhythisincidentoccurred.
becomingwealthy.
KoreansareverykeenonEnglishandeducation.Everyyear,Koreanstryingtogetan
edgebystudyinginAmericaincreases.Currently,threethousandKoreansarestudyingin
Thisisagrowing
theU.S..AmbitiousKoreanparentsforcetheirchildrentogoabroad,insistingthatitis
tendencyinKorea
inevitable for a success in life. Studying abroad causes families to be separated, this
creates so called wild-goose families. Due to the present situations, about two third of
whatiscalleda
figures in black-ink gained international trade flowed out year after year. These events
materialisticand
spurissuesthatshouldbecontemplated.
Awildgoosefamilymeansthatitisbrokenupduetoeducatingtheirchildren.Now,
acquisitive-orientation
there are too many wild goose fathers in Korea. They are suffering loneliness and
society.
overworking in order to support their children’s education and living expenses abroad.
”
Recently, one wild goose father breathed his last at home alone because of excessive
labor.Hiswifeandchildrenwereinabroadatthattime.
Moreover, their children who are the 1.5 generation (1.5G); it refers to people who
immigratetoanewcountrybeforetheirearlyteens,havehighpossibilitiestobeexposed
to risk under going confusion of who they really are. They are under stress due to
conflicts with racial and cultural differences. In addition, young students studying in
America,livingseparatedfromtheirfatherormother,maynothavecleargoalsifthey
didnotwanttogoabroadtostudy.Theyarestandinginfrontofthecliffwhichiseither
ruiningthemorforcingthemtoexcel.
Why is Korea in this current situation? The world is globalizing, with growing
integrationofeconomiesandsocietiesaroundtheworld,soKoreatoojoinsinthistrend
of the times. In Korea society, hierarchies and success-orientations are widespread.
People believe that success means a large income and becoming wealthy. This is a
growing tendency in Korea what is called a materialism and acquisitive-orientation
society. Accordingly, the Korean people consider that being receiving an American
educationandbeinggrantedadegreeastheirsuccess.
Korea has several top priorities. Korea has the highest suicide rate and the lowest
happiness index of any OECD country. Also, Koreans are the most stressed people
amongtencountriessurveyedaccordingtopollAP-Ipsos.Constantly,Koreanscompete
witheachotherandgetstressedintheirdailylives.Weshouldcometothinkofaboutthe
truemeaningofrealhappinessandsuccessinlife.Ithoughtthatthistragicincident,the
VirginiaTech.massacre,willbeagoodwarningtotheKoreanpeopleinvariousways.
EditorinChief
Anna
MAY 2007

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