A Family in South Korea (Families the World over) By Gwynneth Margaret Ashby

Family structure in korea

A farm family in South Korea and a factory family in Hong Kong are presented through the eyes of a family member 11 year old Chun Yung Mee and 10 year old Tse Yik Ming respectively The South Korean family is exotic in terms of living quarters and adherence to old customs Yik Ming s Hong Kong is typical urban life at its overcrowded best Despite a few touches of Chinese customs such as hanging clothes to dry on bamboo poles and the home Buddhist shrine this could be New York Yik Ming s name is given in Chinese characters and romanized transcription but the two do not correspond Yik and Tse should be switched in order to be beside their correct character equivalents Otherwise these are good solid family portraits emphasizing a child s point of view Color photographs are informative and text appropriate A facts section at the end of each provides useful up to date information. Unstoppable family korean book John Philbrook San Francisco Public Library Gr 3 5 A Family in South Korea Families the World over This is an interesting book about life in South Korea with a bit of Korean history added too It s a bit dated mostly based in the late 1980s but it s still a fascinating look into Korean lives at that time 31 Informative but outdated 31