Korean Cultural Nationalism: “Generation High Speed”, the Vancouver Olympics, Japanese Imperialism and the March 1 Movement
There’s a new term being tossed around in Korea lately: “쾌속세대”. It can be roughly translated “Generation High Speed” and is being used most directly to describe the Korean athletes who competed (and often won!) in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. But, at least in the Jungang Daily, which I read,...