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(1) Koreans still maintain that Japan has not repented. (2) Japanese politicians continue to visit a
controversial WWII memorial, (3) Information about occupation/WWII is omitted in Japanese text-
books. (4) Memories of Japanese brutality linger. (5) Comfort women have come forward to reveal
their horrifying past. (6) Japanese continue to discriminate against Koreans. (7) Korea considers
Dokdo Island as legitimate Korean territory and a few Koreans actually reside on the small island.
A Japanese teacher manual states that Dokdo Island belongs to Japan. Koreans consider Japanese
claims to be absurd. (8) In 2014 Japan considered reexamining historical evidence that was used in
its 1993 apology to wartime sex slaves.
The Legacy of the Japanese Occupation:
Highly Recommended Sources: (Note: National Korean Studies Seminar PowerPoint Lecture
on the Japanese Colonial Period)
Eckert, Carter J. Korea Old and New (the standard text for Korean Studies classes)
Kang, Hildi. Under the Black Umbrella (trustworthy collection of oral histories of the colonial period)
Kim, Richard. Lost Names: Scenes from a Korean Boyhood rades 12 istori al tion, well written,
accurate, and very memorable,
Park, Linda Sue. When My Name was Keoko rades
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