Ji-su, sad when her mother is summoned to be a seamstress at the palace of the Korean king, spends a year perfecting her own skills, hoping she too will be chosen to sew for the king, and be reunited with her mother.
Najin Han, the headstrong daughter of a calligrapher in early twentieth-century Korea, is sent by her mother to become a companion of the young princess to prevent her father from forcing her to marry, but when the king is assassinated, Najin faces countless hardships on her quest for education and love.
With national pride and occasional fear, a brother and sister face the increasingly oppressive occupation of Korea by Japan during World War II, which threatens to suppress Korean culture entirely.
Presents a study of the Korean peninsula and the division created in 1945 by both the United States and the Soviet Union and examines its impact upon the people of both North and South Korea, how neither side has ever accepted it, and their dreams of reunification in the future.
Chronicles Korea's history from ancient times to the rule of Kim Dae Jung and Kim Jong Il, discussing medieval Korea, Korean tradition, modernization, Japanese dominion, the Korean War, and the relationship between North and South Korea.
Presents an overview of the Korean War, including its causes, its battles, and its peace process; provides twelve primary source documents on the conflict; and includes a time line, a glossary, a selected bibliography, and ninety maps and photos.
