It was interesting to see how what I have been researching about Korea has been what other people used as their topics for the cultural projects. I knew briefly about each topic so I enjoyed listening to the presentations for in depth. In Brenda’s presentation for instance, I was aware that people in Korea have been marrying later but I did not know that there was trend in living a single life. This makes complete sense because people have been putting an emphasis on money and to make a desirable income, people need to work. Thus, marrying is probably not as prevalent in people’s minds these past years. Furthermore, I thought that Korea was still a collectivist society and did not know that it was shifting to a more individualistic approach. I believe that this may be due to the reasoning that western ideals are influencing the country.
I learned the most in Taiyaba’s presentation because I was not aware of the immigration and migration in and out of Korea. I did not know that there was approximately 2 million foreigners residing in the country. In addition, I liked learning about how Koreans left the country to Russia or China to find jobs in the past. I thought that more people left to go to the states to follow the “American dream.”
Overall, I enjoyed listening to everyone’s presentations and gained more information about Korea.
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