http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Sun_Shin

For Oberon, who asked for information on the Korean naval history. Even for a "bad" Korean like me who's relatively light on Korean history, this is a name I've heard over and over again, our John Paul Jones if you will....

The Admiral was quite impressive. I never heard of him before reading your post.
Thanks for the history lesson!

My mother has a small collection of brass plates from Korea, one of which has the famous Turtle Boat battle.

Yes, thanks for the Story; interesting stuff. I always allow for medieval hype when they use such large numbers, whether in western or eastern or any other historical references, but, I get the picture here.

The article also points out one the problems of researching East Asian history, at least for me, the frequent name changes for the same people and keeping up with them when looking for info.

Yeah, transliteration makes history simple.

Jojo, are you Korean?

ResidentRice, are you an American citizen or a citizen of Korea living in the United States?

...just wondering

Jojo, are you Korean?

I'm a mutt. But my mother is a full blooded korean war baby.

My grandfather was a liberal and taught at a university in Seoul during the war. He was hunted down by the communist north koreans and fled with his liberal friends. He left his family on purpose and travelled with his friends because he worried they would be killed.

My mother and her 6 siblings were on the train that blew up at Inchon. They eventually met up with grandpa and eventually all came to the United States, except for one brother who still lives in Korea to this day.

My aunt and my mother didn't see one another for over 18 years because of the war. I was 5 years old when they came across one another at a Farmers Market in Fairfield, California. Both had married american GIs. Aunt Pyong lives in Georgia with her lily white cracker husband and owns a grocery store.

All but one of my uncles served in the korean army. They live in San Jose, California and work in computer manufacturing. They left Korea in 1981. I remember meeting at SFO and putting them up for a while until they found work and a place.

My Dad, born and raised in Maui, joined the US army and fought in Korea as a foot soldier before joining the medical corps. He met and married my mother in 1963 in Seoul, then came home stateside. I was born in California in 64.

Wow... nice life history there, another GI love child, huh? One of my best friends is same story, except the GI was black, so he's actually a quarter black, well, 1/8 black 1/8 french. Pretty funny, ever seen a dark Korean with Korean facial features and nappy hair?

The Korean War tore a lot of families apart, that is amazing that your family randomly ran into each other at a market, some good things happen in this world every now and then, don't they?

Corky, I was born in Korea but moved over when I was 3, and I'm a full citizen of the US, and so are my parents. I consider myself American with Korean heritage, in the same way that I would expect anyone who immigrated from another country at a very young age to consider themselves as.

Corky, I was born in Korea but moved over when I was 3, and I'm a full citizen of the US, and so are my parents. I consider myself American with Korean heritage, in the same way that I would expect anyone who immigrated from another country at a very young age to consider themselves as.

Cool :nice:
You drive a Hyundai?
I heard dem Hyundais is good cars

I gots me a Samsung phone.

I'm pleased with it :nice:

Actually, I think Hyundais are piles. They've got a long way to go before they're a real option in my mind. For the price of a new Hyundai, I'd rather have a used Honda.

Samsung and LG are really making a move to become real high-tech powers in the world now.

Wow... nice life history there, another GI love child, huh? One of my best friends is same story, except the GI was black, so he's actually a quarter black, well, 1/8 black 1/8 french. Pretty funny, ever seen a dark Korean with Korean facial features and nappy hair?
A friend of our family is a former artillery officer. Full bird O6. He is black and married a korean lady. Their kids are good looking. The two boys play Viola and violin for the Boston Symphony.
The Korean War tore a lot of families apart, that is amazing that your family randomly ran into each other at a market, some good things happen in this world every now and then, don't they?
Lots of good things happen. :)
Cool :nice:
You drive a Hyundai?
I heard dem Hyundais is good cars
They suck. They suck royal. There is nothing good about that line of cars other than they are cheap to own and operate. German engineering rules. The word Hyundai translated actually means simply "korean". My understanding is Korea doesn't really produce anything in the automobile industry. They only assemble things in their country and the parts are made elsewhere. I read that once.

I heard dem Kias is good cars and them Sanyos is good TVs

And what about karate
I hear chinamen are really good at karate, especially the ones from Korea

The "chinamen" from "Korea" are great at karate.... you assquife

Whoa, take it easy there buddy. No need to call me names.

Fact is, I have a great deal of admiration for them Chinamen. They're really good at math and they make some of the best consumer electronics in the biz. Especially the ones from Japan. They make some of the best video games too. When has an Englishman ever come up with a decent video game? Probably never. Anyway, did I mention I have a Samsung phone? It's great!

While I'm at it, I should also mention my love for Chinese food. Some of my favorite dishes are kimchee and okonomiyaki. And that Kobe beef teppanyaki-style is awesome. Yep, them Chinamen sure make some good food.

sometimes I don't know whether to laugh at your posts, or to secretly desire your untimely death, hahaha

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_Sun_Shin

For Oberon, who asked for information on the Korean naval history. Even for a "bad" Korean like me who's relatively light on Korean history, this is a name I've heard over and over again, our John Paul Jones if you will....
Its a little known fact that Korea was once a great power and a center of considerable intellectual activity.

Great post Rice

Even as a Korean, I understand why our history is not better known-of. Simply put, being under the shadow of China reduces our importance, and rightfully so, to an extent. Its impossible to truly separate many of our activities completely from the Chinese influences.

An unfortunate fact: Korean Americans are rated as being the poorest immigrant group in the US today.


Ironically, the wealthyist americans are Phillipeno-Americans.

Kind of interesting statistics.

A friend of mine was a US Army Vet who served in Korea and married a Korean woman. She took him hook line and sinker and divorced him at the earliest convienience. He was pretty bitter against Korean women. I guess, having been married to a immigrant woman who used me once I can feel the same way.

whoa, I'd have to see those numbers to believe them

I think that there's absolutely no way that Korean Americans rank as one of the poorest minority groups in the US. And Filipinos? There's no way at all. I mean, its a long-standing joke in the asian-american community that if you're filipino, you're only here cuz your mom's a nurse or your dad's in the navy (I used to kick it with a lot of filipinos), and if you're Korean, your parents own a liquor store, laundromat, or are professionals. From ALL life experience, I'd say that Korean-Americans are one of the wealthiest minority groups in the US, well, Southern California.

whoa, I'd have to see those numbers to believe them

I think that there's absolutely no way that Korean Americans rank as one of the poorest minority groups in the US. And Filipinos? There's no way at all. I mean, its a long-standing joke in the asian-american community that if you're filipino, you're only here cuz your mom's a nurse or your dad's in the navy (I used to kick it with a lot of filipinos), and if you're Korean, your parents own a liquor store, laundromat, or are professionals. From ALL life experience, I'd say that Korean-Americans are one of the wealthiest minority groups in the US, well, Southern California.

Goes to public and private record. Many of the first generation folks don't use banks or keep records. To this day my mother will not use an ATM and will only bank with tellers she has known for a while and trusts. It's old country thinking for sure. The korean ladies in the town I grew up in are a strong community. They support one another.

That is a good point, small business owners are notorious underreporters on taxes.... but I don't think that that would skew the demographics that badly.