Preface
When I had to decide whose story to I should write my biographical narrative, the only person that came to my mind at first was my grandmother, Connie Kim. Though I was planning to write her memories of the Korean War, I realized that there would be many stories that would be similar to each other. However, my grandmother has her own unique story: her story of working as a secretary in the Korean government during the 1960s, during Park Chung-hee’s regime. Whenever I meet my grandparents once or twice a year, I am surprised by my old grandmother’s good memory and organization skills, along with her ability to stay healthy. Both of these skills were vital to her job; it seems that she did not lose these skills even after changing jobs. Using the confidence she has built through her working experiences in the government, she is passionate in trying to communicate with English-speaking strangers in the United States, using a foreign language. Because I live very far away from my grandmother, I did not have many ways to express my gratitude toward her. I hope this is one way to thank her for …show more content…
Click. Click. Four pairs of red heels clicked on the streets of Seoul, walking to work. Trams were still operating on the streets, alongside the few cars and buses. It is the year 1961. One of those pairs of red heels was Connie Kim’s, the rest being her colleagues’. Now seventy-eight, she now lives in the United States, where she moved in the mid 1970s. Though she seems to have, temporary amnesia, she continues to repeatedly recall her own treasured experiences from her job in the Korean government, literally a one in a million opportunity. The April Revolution, a large-scale protest on President Syngman Rhee’s corrupt elections, resulted in the end of the First Republic and the resignation of President Rhee. She was employed merely four months after graduating in 1961 from Ewha Women’s University, Korea’s top women’s university during a time of political
When I had to decide whose story to I should write my biographical narrative, the only person that came to my mind at first was my grandmother, Connie Kim. Though I was planning to write her memories of the Korean War, I realized that there would be many stories that would be similar to each other. However, my grandmother has her own unique story: her story of working as a secretary in the Korean government during the 1960s, during Park Chung-hee’s regime. Whenever I meet my grandparents once or twice a year, I am surprised by my old grandmother’s good memory and organization skills, along with her ability to stay healthy. Both of these skills were vital to her job; it seems that she did not lose these skills even after changing jobs. Using the confidence she has built through her working experiences in the government, she is passionate in trying to communicate with English-speaking strangers in the United States, using a foreign language. Because I live very far away from my grandmother, I did not have many ways to express my gratitude toward her. I hope this is one way to thank her for …show more content…
Click. Click. Four pairs of red heels clicked on the streets of Seoul, walking to work. Trams were still operating on the streets, alongside the few cars and buses. It is the year 1961. One of those pairs of red heels was Connie Kim’s, the rest being her colleagues’. Now seventy-eight, she now lives in the United States, where she moved in the mid 1970s. Though she seems to have, temporary amnesia, she continues to repeatedly recall her own treasured experiences from her job in the Korean government, literally a one in a million opportunity. The April Revolution, a large-scale protest on President Syngman Rhee’s corrupt elections, resulted in the end of the First Republic and the resignation of President Rhee. She was employed merely four months after graduating in 1961 from Ewha Women’s University, Korea’s top women’s university during a time of political