An Intricate Tapestry- Korea

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Why is beaury in South Korea so Important? by Kyarii Ly

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Why is beauty in South Korea so important? The definition of beauty is different for each and every person. I believe that the size of ...
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Improving the Care of Victims of Sexual Slavery based on the Experiences of North Korean Women by Holly Marple

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A young woman has decided to make a break for freedom. She waits until it is late at night and crosses the border between North Korea and ...

Opening unique presents

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It has been a couple months now since I returned from Korea with a group of 18 undergrad students.  This week I am grading papers students...
Monday, February 10, 2014

Jeju-North Korean Connections

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The February 5th issue of The Jeju Weekly reported that Kim Jong-un's maternal grandfather was born on the island of Jeju in 1913.  Appa...
Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Mentors

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The icons who inspired my generation are slowly slipping away.  Nelson Mandela, Pete Seeger....  Others, like John Lennon, left us long ag...
Tuesday, January 21, 2014

The First Step

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Imagine a young girl, 17 years old, walking alone through the snow and the cold day after day until her feet are frozen.  She stumbles acros...
Monday, January 20, 2014

Connections

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I am back in Korea weaving a little more color into the tapestry of my life.  This time I am co-leading a course for 18 students from St. Ca...
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Donna Sidwell DeGracia
I never knew how different the world of my childhood was until I left Korea, where I had lived with my missionary parents since the age of four, and returned to the country that was supposed to be my home, the United States. I was sixteen years old at the time, grieving over the loss of friends I might never see again and ill prepared for my new life. Like many other missionary kids I floundered and roamed. In retrospect it is obvious how much those early years in Korea shaped my perspective and my choices. During my years as a physician assistant and an educator, facilitating the acculturation of patients and students has provided insight into the many transitions in my own life and has helped me see my experiences less as a shattered vessel and more as an intricate and beautiful tapestry.
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