Blog Activity 6

Today, I interviewed my dad. I asked 2 questions for my dad. 

Q1. What were (are) your favorite activities during your high school years/now?

--> I think playing with my friends and sleeping during self-study time is most fun amongst my high school years.

Q2. If you had free time on Saturday afternoon, what would you do (during your high school years)/now?

--> I spent going fishing and riding a bike with my friends on Saturday afternoon.

Blog Activity 5

I was particularly impressed with the first video, Don't Put People in Boxes. I saw that video two years ago, but when I saw it again, I had a lot of thoughts. That video stands out under the title, 'Don't Put People in Boxes.' This title tells us that when we label people and put them in different boxes, we don't see people who they are. As the title suggests, I think this activity says that we are all the same.

And there is something in common between the two videos. These videos prove that we have a lot more in common than we think and we should keep that in mind when we encounter anyone who might seem different from us. I think I often tended to stay away from friends who had a personality that didn't fit me, thinking they were different from me without realizing it. Also, the scene where the people in the video proudly come forward to the questions they can avoid was interesting and I felt that they were very cool.

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Blog Activity 4

-  "It is better to marry someone of the same cultural background." Do you agree or disagree?

I disagree with this opinion because I want to marry someone of the same cultural background. I think if I become a multicultural family, I can bring my children to various cultures. Also, I want to help my children in the future by learning various languages since they were young.

So, I think marriage is about having someone you love regardless of culture. If I like someone from the same culture, I will marry someone from the same culture. And if I like someone from different cultures, I will marry someone from different cultures.

- Would you prefer to live in a monoculture or multicultural society? Why?

As we developed into a multicultural society, we have seen a lot of cultural experiences and opportunities for cultural choice. It also helps a lot to contribute to economic growth because it can solve labor shortages of labor. Finally, in a multicultural society, new cultures can be created by interdependence between cultures.

There may be a variety of problems, such as the difficulty of migrants to adapt to society to a multicultural society, but I think these problems can be solved enough.

My cultural identity👀

Hello! 

Today, I'm talking about some pictures that culturally depict who I am. 

Please enjoy it (｡♥‿♥｡)

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When I was young, I was very passive and scared. 

I once went to an inline academy, but my mom said that I was so scared of inline that I cried in kindergarten when the inline academy teacher came after kindergarten.

I don't remember that at all...

I became a middle school student after hearing that I was curious and unique.

Memories of my middle school days are the most important part of my life and remain irreplaceable.

It is a sports day in the middle school.

I went to Busan for a school trip

with my classmates

middle school graduation😭

While attending Korean middle school, I participated in various events that can only be done in Korean schools. Through events such as sports day and school trip, I was able to strengthen my relationship with my friends. In addition, while receiving education from Korean schools, I had a personality to prepare for assignments very quickly, and I also had my own tips on memorizing something.

I love pop songs when I was in middle school, and I could experience the culture of other countries while listening to them. Also, Chinese dramas were very popular in middle school, and many students had a chance to learn Chinese.

These pictures were taken when I went on a trip to Busan with my friends in the winter in 2019. At the time, I had never been far away and my parents objected that it was dangerous. However, each of my friends wrote a letter to my parents and My dad allowed me. So I was able to go to Busan with my friends.

Like this, I like to travel whether it's domestic or overseas. I learned the culture and manners of our country and other countries through traveling.

In particular, I was able to experience a culture that I had never encountered before, and I realized that I showed my Korean identity by looking for kimchi or buying Korean ramen at the mart while travelling abroad.

As I wrote this article, I looked back on my memories and realized that I had the identity of a Korean while attending Korean schools.

Do you think Canada is a really good country to live in?

What comes to your mind first when you think of Canada? Maple syrup or Ice hockey? Maybe some people think that Canada is one of the best countries to live in the world. Today, I'm going to introduce Canada, especially Vancouver.

Vancouver may actually be familiar to you because it is the venue for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. Vancouver is located in the southwestern part of the state of British Columbia, bordering the Pacific Ocean in western Canada.

It is the third-largest city in Canada (the first and second are Toronto and Montreal) and the third largest region in the Pacific Northwest.

It is a peaceful city that has never missed the fifth place in the "World's Best City to Live in" ranking every year, and perhaps that's why many Chinese and other immigrants live there.

Vancouver is the most multicultural city in Canada with the highest percentage of Asian races. It has a population of 2.4 million, of which about 1.2 million are Canadian whites, about 470,000 Chinese, and about 290,000 South Asians, including Indians. For reference, the population of Koreans is about 53,000, which has the highest proportion of people of color in North America and is a big city that is friendly to Asian culture. Besides, there are various races throughout society and relatively diverse races are distributed among high-ranking members of society, which makes me think, "It deserves to be mentioned often in foreign countries where I really want to live."

Finally, there is Stanley Park, a very large park in Vancouver.

The park has many attractive spots to visit, including the Vancouver Aquarium, Totem Falls, Brockton Point, Lions Gate Bridge, Prospect Point, and Beaver Lake. The presence of such a large park in the center of a big city is a good example of how nature-friendly Vancouver is.

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I took an IAT test today.

I took an IAT test today.

The IAT test is an implicit association test developed by Professor Anthony of the University of Washington and Professor Mazarin of Harvard University, which helps you identify your biases and stereotypes.

The IAT test had various categories, including gender, skin color, gender directivity, age, race, and country,

I chose the 'Country' version and tested it.

I put my finger in the 'e' and 'i' positions on the keyboard and chose whether it was positive or negative by looking at the image or text. For the first time, I was curious how this test examines my prejudice. It just seemed like a quickness test.

After finishing the test, I was not biased between Korea and the United States.

I was actually a little surprised by the test results. I usually enjoy listening to K-pop songs more than pop songs, and I like Korean romance dramas more than American dramas, so I thought I would definitely like Korea more.