In Part 2 of my series on My History of Contemporary Korea, we meet the workers who built the “miracle” and #JeonTae-il, who set himself on fire shouting, “We are not machines.”

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Happy #HangulDay! 🎉
I made 9:16 glossary cards for Episode 3 of my podcast #UnderstandingKorea —so you can catch the history behind the words (Joseon, scholar-officials, exams, Sejong).
Timestamps = first mention. Screenshot & study.
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(Cards 1–4 of 6 attached)

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