‘Minjok’, this word is very controversial word
in today’s Korean society. Some people relate this word
with ultranationalism
and exclusiveness and others interpret this word as identity. However, looking
at the history of ‘Minjok’, it is shorter than the history of telephone in
Korea. In the era of Japanese occupation, Japan tried to assimilate Koreans
into their empire as ‘imperial subject’ around 1920s. Therefore, to prevent
complete...
