Choi Jai Hoon
SEOUL: 2020 marks the 70
th year since the Korean War broke out. Korea, having succeeded in both industrialization and democratization, is a rarity in world history. However, behind this progress stand citizens who spared no blood or sweat. Some of them had to live in tragic conditions and to make huge sacrifices.
Starting from right after the Korean War when two meals a day was a challenge during the barley hump, in the 1960s to 70s, there were women in their youth dived into the U.S. military camptown with nothing but their body. Even amidst the name-calling and poor treatment for being ‘foreigners’ whore’ and ‘foreigners’ wife’, they certainly played the ‘leading role for dollar earning’ which served as the foundation of Korean economy. They also were a ‘filial daughter’ and ‘older sister’ who paid for living of their families and tuition for younger brothers.
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