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9780761826750

Daughters of the Bear An Anthology of Korean Women's Stories

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  • ISBN13:

    9780761826750

  • ISBN10:

    0761826750

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-02-10
  • Publisher: UPA
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Summary

Daughters of the Bear is an anthology of non-fiction by 53 Korean women. Through their stories, Korean women of different generations explore family, sacrifice, memories, relationships, sexuality, society's expectations and constraints, education, and the search for fulfillment and identity. The book includes a foreword by Chang Pilwha and translations by Young-Oak Wells, Professor Kenneth Wells and Brother Anthony of Taize. For additional information on the editors and their publications visit www.daughtersofthebear.com.

Author Biography

Maite Dfez is a freelance writer, editor and public relations consultant. Jennifer Mathews is a freelance writer, editor and public relations consultant.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgements xvii
Essays
I Crossed the 38th Parallel on July 25, 1948 1(10)
Anonymous
My Grandmother's Generation 11(2)
Anonymous
Wanderlust 13(4)
Anonymous
Connected Housing, Disconnected People 17(2)
Cho In-gyong
Market Roosters 19(4)
Cho Mi-yop
The Last Dream 23(2)
Cho Soo-yong
Free Time 25(2)
Cho Yong-hui
In Search of My Bean-Field 27(6)
Ch'oe So-won
"You'd Better Get Married Soon" 33(2)
Ch'oe Son-ja
What Hopes Did Your Parents Have for You? 35(2)
Chong Hyun-sook
The Short Joyful Moment 37(2)
Han Soo-yong
Oh Sad Mountain, despite the Autumn Colors 39(4)
Im Hong-sook
My Expectations 43(2)
Im Jin-ha
My Aunt's Herstory 45(2)
Jung Jae-min
Letter from a Teenager 47(2)
"Jung Sa-rang"
A Day Seems Long and Yet Short 49(2)
Kim Boo-ja
My Aunt's Secret Story 51(2)
Kim Chi-yong
Love Afloat Bamboo Wine 53(6)
Kim Chong-sook
Love Makes Us Feel Lonely 59(4)
Kim Chong-sook
Sexy Man Syndrome 63(4)
Kim Chong-sook
Son Preference and Other Traditions 67(4)
Kim Dam-mi
Roadside Trees (1) and (2) 71(2)
Kim Hye-gyong
The Power of Old Things 73(2)
Kim Hye-song
My Grandmother 75(4)
Kim In-hwa
Destiny In Life 79(2)
Kim Ji-yong
A Korean Style Couple 81(4)
Kim Nok-hui
Unfinished Saturdays 85(4)
Kim Su-gin
Absence 89(2)
Kim Wol-son
The First Spring Outing for My Whole Family 91(2)
Kim Yong-mi
My Husband and Wildflowers 93(4)
Kim Yong-mi
One Day in a Village 97(4)
Kim Yong-mi
The Traditional Korean Woman's Toughness 101(2)
Kim Yong-soon
Fragments of Life in the Wardrobe Drawer 103(4)
Kwon Chong-sun
A Woman Whom I Respect the Most 107(4)
Lee Chi-hyon
Eight Years of Married Life 111(4)
Lee Eun-ha
I 115(2)
Lee Hui-yong
Roots 117(2)
Lee Hyun-jung
My Eldest Daughter, In-son 119(2)
Lee Jin-sook
Women in Korea 121(4)
Lee Ju-eun
My Life 125(2)
Lee Pok-sang
Letter to the Editors 127(4)
Lee Youn-hui
The Strength of Korean Women 131(4)
Min Song-won
Note from a Pizza Parlor Waitress 135(2)
Noh Chin-hee
Mothers' Soul in Our Blood 137(4)
Paek Yong-son
A Secret Is Still a Secret 141(4)
Pak Jae-hyon
A Gingko Tree 145(2)
Pak Kim-ch'on
Is the Korean Mother Strong? 147(2)
Park Tae-yong
The Optimum Length of Bok Choi Cabbage Kim-ch'i Is in Proportion to the Size of the Dish 149(4)
Ryu Mu-hui
Treading on the Barley Field 153(4)
So Yong-sook
Offering Food to the Ancestors 157(4)
Yang Kyong-nam
Whose Responsibility? 161(2)
Ye Hyon-souk
Degree of Kinship 163(4)
Yi Kyong-jong
Map of Korean Peninsula 167(2)
Index 169

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