110: Cultural Post #5

[James Kim]

For my culture project, I am going to do it on the history of the Korean presidency. Due to the recent US elections with two very controversial candidates, I gained an interest in politics. Also, the current Korean president is mixed up with a lot of controversies and this sparked my interest in Korean politics as well. I want to explore the history of the Korean presidency and how the nation was ruled after it became an independent country after Japan's control. I'm going to research the history of each president in Korea since Rhee Syng-man all the way up to the current president, Park Geun Hye. I want to learn which presidents did what, who was popular/unpopular, and how they came to power, etc. Knowing how your home country was/is being run is important to know, just as how I should be interested in the presidency of the country that I am living in right now.