During our fifth meeting, we learned about a very important day in South Korea, which is March 1st, 1919. The movement is called 삼일절 which literally translates to March 1st. 삼 means 3, and 일 means 1. The movement was a day where the South Koreans peacefully protested against the Japanese Imperialism by waving South Korean flags. We learned about a South Korean hero, who I am familiar with. Her name was 유관순, Gwan-soon Yu. She was only 17 years old. One of her most memorable moments was when she was taken to court and the Japanese said that if you admit you are at fault, we will spare your life; however, she declared that the Japanese were at fault for killing innocent civilians and she passed away in jail.
For our sixth meeting, we watched a movie called "Swing Kids". It was an interesting plot because the movie took place in a prisoner of war camp that contained both North Korean and South Korean POWs, that was divided by a fence. The main character is a North Korean that is gifted with the ability to tap dance, a South Korean girl who can translate Korean to English and also tap dances, a fat Chinese man, a South Korean man yearning for his lost wife, and an African American American army officer.
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Fun fact, Gwan-soon Yu was documented as 류관순 (Gwan-soon Ryu) at some point to differentiate her from the various other Yu Chinese characters. She is also known to be 열사 (Yul Sa) which means one who protested with bare body for the country and died, and showed a high spirit.