Min addresses issues of racial and cultural discrimination within Korean society.
Good work: Min, head of Sunfull Foundation and an endowed chair professor at Chung-Ang University’s Business School, posing for a photo at the foundation’s headquarters in Seoul. — The Korea Herald/ANNIn the 1980s, his Practical English book series introduced learners to “wanna” and “gonna” instead of “want to” and “going to,” which were taught in local textbooks.
“My love and understanding of English is closely tied to my work as an activist,” Min said at the headquarters of Sunfull Foundation in Seoul last week. As time went on, it became clear that he needed to tackle larger, overarching issues at play: inclusion and diversity. Societal conflict stems from the Korean attitude that doesn’t acknowledge and does not try to understand diversity, he said, adding that people need to learn how to respect each other as different entities.
Unfortunately, this fact doesn’t mean that the atmosphere and the system cater well to multicultural families here. As an educator, one of Min’s self-imposed missions has been to bridge cultures and promote mutual understanding.
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