Global Futures In East Asia: Youth, Nation, And The New Economy In Uncertain Times (Contemporary Issues In Asia And Pacific) - Plot & Excerpts
Every time we met she sported a baseball cap and sweats. We were struck by her boyish voice, androgynous look, unselfconscious mannerisms, spontaneous laughter, and high energy. Heejin compared her carefree style with that of her best friend in high school who ended up at a women’s college and had transformed herself into a stylish and feminine woman who spent lots of money on shopping and body care. Heejin sketched a contrast between her friend’s narrow college life focused on consumption and her own more gregarious, masculine, and vital mode of being. Strolling with her across campus revealed her popularity and her social ease. Conversations shed light on her cosmopolitan interests in being comfortable in the world at large. As a graduate of a special-purpose high school (with a focus on foreign languages), Heejin was upset that South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun had threatened—in the name of equality of opportunity—to repeal the policy of assigning extra points on the entrance exam to graduates of these competitive schools.1 Heejin called it “a policy to undermine students with high standards”
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