“because she would not believe that she was no different than her parents, that seeing him as only Korean—good or bad—was the same as seeing him only as a bad Korean. She could not see his humanity, and Noah realized that this was what he wanted most of all: to be seen as human.” “PatriotismContinue reading “Korea & Japan: Pachinko”
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Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos: The Dragon Apparent
It’s 1951. Most of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos (together called Indo-China) is under French colonial influence and the rest under Communist supported Viet Minh rule. There’s a full blown war going on between the French and the Viet-Minh. Three more years till France officially quits Indochina and four more years till the 19 year longContinue reading “Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos: The Dragon Apparent”