Keanu+KRW+Interview

=// KOREAN WAR ORAL HISTORY PROJECT //=

//**Interview Questions 1. Please introduce you self.

2. When you were in the Korean war how old were you?

3 During the Korean war, what do you remember the most?

4 Can you tell me your experiences during the war?

5**// //**Now that both nations are seperated do you think that its a good thing that it happened or do you think that the two countries should once again join forces?**//

//**6 what should have happened or what should have been the outcome of the war according to the Korean's point of view?

7 Did the war made any difference in Korea?

8 Do you even think that the war should have happened in the first place?

9 What do you think about the Americans as well as the other foreigners that joined the war?

10 We all know that the America is a very strong nation, what do you think they could have done to end the war as fast as possible?

11 What do you think will happen if the North Korean's won the war and the other foreign nations were not involved?

12**// //**What do you think if the war did not happen at all, do you think South Korea will be at this place right now?**//

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//**Release form was submitted, together with the essay, 12 questions, and the analysis questions.**//

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PODCAST REFLECTION (SUMMARY)

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1) How does your interviewee's testimony fit in with what you have learned about the experience of civilians?**//

The old women that i met told me a lot of stories about her experiences that she went through duding the Korean War. Most of her stories are accurate on what we are discussing during class. I found out that she has been in to a lot of pain during the war. She told me that it is true that some of the suspected Communist people are lined up and killed. I think that all the things that we discussed and learned during class were include into a real experiences that the old women told me.

//**2) Using your background knowledge try to contextualize their testimony. How do you think major events of the war affected their life at the time?**//

Obviously living through a war is very hard, for the old women that I talked to and also based on her stories, I can see that she has gone in through a lot of pain and suffering. She got affected by some of the major events of the war, she lived in the center of Seoul, so like other Koreans she immigrated further south, where soldiers did not bother the civilians. These events are all been experienced by her and made her life miserable not only by putting her life in danger but also being terrified of the soldiers. //**3) Hypothesize or explain how you interviewee was able to stay out of danger.**//

The old women told me that she was very lucky to be alive right now. He whole family immigrated to Pusan, so she was left alone at home. Fortunately she have survived when they immigrated further South and lodged in an empty house. They only ate left over foods that they found. Unfortunately after the war her house was damaged and she could not see her family again. Now she is living in a place near Gon-jiam where old people without families and a place to live.

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Since I’m the only one that is not Korean in our class, I don not really know a lot of things about the Korean War, until I came here in Korea. Learning all of this information’s, it is sad that these things happened in Korea. Everyone as well as young people have several thoughts on the Korean War. Student learns about the war in class, it feels as if Korean people did not get to say much in the war. After watching documentaries in class, I realized that Korea was just a battleground for the Soviets and United States War. It looks like the Americans used Koreans to fight against their brother country, which is North Korea, who are getting supported by the Soviets. The old women from my interview think differently. She is very glad and thankful that Americans came and saved Koreans from chaos. She said that if it were not for them, South Korea would be living under another country or under communism. She also said that Korean is a small country and at that time was very weak so Koreans did not have any choice but to accept strong nation’s help and do what ever they are told to do. After this interview I got convinced. I thought, “what if Americans did not help us?” Korea would have become a communist country or taken over by China or Japan, because of the facts that Korea is small and still recovering from the damages of World War 2. I’m not a Korean buy; I guess it is sad that Korea is divided into two countries until today. The most tragic thing though is that a lot of people’s grandparents had to go through the pain and most families had to be divided because of the Korean War. For a foreigner that leave’s here in Korea, also leave’s just like any other Koreans, I hope one day that this such events could never happen once again. I also hope that one day people of Korea could proudly say that North and South Korea, as a country. This project helped not only me but also my classmates understand what was like to live during the war. I just feel glad that it is finally over and no one could suffer that way again. Also we should all thank God that Some families was not hurt and survived the war without getting hurt or separated, but on the other hand it was also sad to hear other families that were killed and got separated during the war, it is really sad to think that they could not survive. As a Filipino who does not know anything about the Korean War, this interview project made me realized that Koreans really needed the help of the Americans. My Dad always thought that it was unfair for the Koreans because they did not have a say in all of the decisions of the Americans. He always thought it was unfair for the Koreans because, like what I said, they basically had no say in it, but after listening on my interview podcast it made him realized that with out the American’s, Korea is probably a communist country right now, from now on he thinks American’s as like Korean saviors. This interview project made me realize and changed me on how I think about the history of Asia. When I heard about the Korean War I expected and categorized it as a one of the boring history events that we will learn. As a Filipino that is living in Korea I hope to make a less sever problem in this situation in the near future, not only for the old women that I interviewed also for the lost ones.**//