Cultural Identity Wrap-up

                                                        Korea = The world ???


                                                                                       Sehoon Cheon

I had read an article. It was about the identity of Korea. When I was young, I was taught at school that historically Korea was a homogeneous ethnic group and no mixed blood with others. Korean people considered that is our national pride and self-esteem.
 On the other hand, the article's writer said this stereotype had negative effects an our national development today. So, we should build up a new cultural identity by accepting cultural diversity from other countries and by blending with our own unique traditional culture.
If we keep resisting cultural variety in this global society, we will not be able to avoid cultural isolation like North Korea. I think it is not the only way to keep our traditional culture identity by denying other culture. Taking an advantage of other culture and mixing and making a harmony with ours could be an alternative way to keep and make new identity.