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I am a student and a member of VANK
living in South Korea. VANK is a non-governmental organization
and also a voluntary organization. VANK consists of
elementary, middle and high school students who provide
correct information about Korea to international textbook
publishing companies and publishers.
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Korea has 5,000 years history, well-matched
cultural heritage and has accomplished high-speed economic
growth, but these facts have not been introduced well
yet in textbooks and publications all over the world.
Especially, Korea¡¯s developed image was introduced
to the world through mass communications, hosting the
1988 Seoul Olympic Games, 2002 FIFA Korea/Japan World
Cup very successfully but Korean information introduced
in international textbooks is still insufficient or
incorrect.
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First of all most Korean information
in international textbooks has been delivered to the
world through Japan or China not directly from Korea.
Good examples are describing the ¡®East Sea¡¯ as the
¡®Sea of Japan¡¯, world 13th economic board of trade
Korea as a farming country that is underdeveloped, 5,000
years of Korean history as 2,000 years history and describing
Korea as the vassal state of China and Japan.
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These inaccuracies regarding Korea in
international textbooks were reflected from the contents
in Japanese textbooks without any verification, which
were delivered to the world by Japanese scholars after
Japanese colonial rule of Korea from 1910 to 1945.
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¡Ø ¡æ What Japanese
textbooks say
http://www.prkorea.com/english/textbook/mainright.html
¡Ø ¡æ Fact
and fallacies Korea in international textbooks
http://www.prkorea.com/english/textbook/main.html
¡Ø ¡æ Truth
in scholarship
http://www.prkorea.com/english/textbook/maintruth.html
We know that you endeavor in many ways
to understand other cultures and countries meeting the
21st century (globalization, information-oriented are
going on in 21st century). Especially, I think that
society and geography textbooks published by your company
contribute greatly to many students understanding of
other countries cultures.
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If you plan to review inaccurate contents
about Korea or if you plan to add new contents about
Korea in your textbook,
please contact to VANK.
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We have detailed educational and comprehensive
data regarding Korean history and culture, as well as
digital pictures, which are all collected by VANK members
(10,000 elementary, middle and high school voluntary
student members). And we can provide you with this information
willingly by post or internet without any cost.
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VANK¡¯s desires are that students all
over the world can experience correct Korean history
and culture by our voluntary effort, taking this opportunity
and then sharing dreams and friendship with the rest
of the world.
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Sincerely yours.
* Contact to VANK
605 ho Immanuel Building 372-49, 3-dong
Sindang Jung-gu Seoul, S.KOREA
TEL. 82-2-2237-7407 FAX. 82-2-2237-7409
email: textbook@prkorea.org
http://www.prkorea.org
"Though it is the smallest
of all your seeds, yet when it grows, it is the
largest of garden plants and becomes a tree,
so that the birds of the air come and perch in
its branches." - [Matthew] -
VANK stands for - ¡®Voluntary Agency
Network of Korea¡¯, a civilian international exchange
association in Korea. We work for the promotion of Korea's
image all over the world by Internet. VANK was established
in 1999 by volunteers, and now has over 12,000 members.
Using email or internet we serve as cyber travel guides
to overseas Koreans and foreigners so that they can
understand Korean culture and language better, and at
the same time we hope we build international friendships.
VANK is a great chance for those who are interested
in Korean language, arts, cultural education, history,
geography, social studies, sciences to learn about our
country, and we also welcome with open arms anyone just
wanting to make Korean friends!
(1) reference
1) Their claim that the East Sea has
some historical precedent worked, as some major book
and map publishers, educational web sites and other
reference materials now include the East Sea name along
with the Sea of Japan. - worldatlas.com-
http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/asia/eastsea.htm
2) We provide Korean pictures to the
Photoatlas.com, you can see the pictures at this site
: http://photoatlas.com/pics/pictures_of_korea.html
3) VANK (prkorea.org) website is recommended
as Cool site by
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
- Seoul Metropolitan Government
- Office of the President - Republic of Korea |