Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml to Ask Lemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml · 1 month agoHow many of you were taught that the 'North's invasion of the South' (1950) and not the 'Jeju Island massacre' (1948), was the start of the Korean War?message-squaremessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down11
arrow-up184arrow-down1message-squareHow many of you were taught that the 'North's invasion of the South' (1950) and not the 'Jeju Island massacre' (1948), was the start of the Korean War?Saymaz@lemmygrad.ml to Ask Lemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml · 1 month agomessage-square27linkfedilink
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 month agoThanks. I never even heard of Jeju Island before.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month agoIt’s a really pretty island known for having more women than men (a consequence of the massacre) and delicious mandarin oranges.
minus-squareswelter_spark@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 month agoWow, it was very difficult to read about. Actually, I think I heard of it before now, when I read about the plot of the book, We Do Not Part. I didn’t realize it was a real place.
minus-squareCowbee [he/they]@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoYep! Han Kang also wrote about the Gwang-ju massacre by Chun Do-Hwan, in a book called Human Acts.
Thanks. I never even heard of Jeju Island before.
It’s a really pretty island known for having more women than men (a consequence of the massacre) and delicious mandarin oranges.
Wow, it was very difficult to read about. Actually, I think I heard of it before now, when I read about the plot of the book, We Do Not Part. I didn’t realize it was a real place.
Yep! Han Kang also wrote about the Gwang-ju massacre by Chun Do-Hwan, in a book called Human Acts.