tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post7161340342677932394..comments2023-07-02T05:23:38.595-05:00Comments on Korean Historical Controversies: The patriotic deed of Yoon Bong-gil in 1932Kirkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07842044872387705911noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38578087.post-46276427636046785432008-05-05T11:46:00.000-05:002008-05-05T11:46:00.000-05:00The same can be said for Kim Gu, who is on the new...The same can be said for Kim Gu, who is on the new 100,000 won note. We Koreans see him as a national hero. The Japanese saw him as a terrorist. <BR/><BR/>There was a major controversy last summer when an American scholar from Princeton taught at Korea University's summer school and called Kim Gu a terrorist in his class.<BR/><BR/>There is evidence that Kim Gu was proud of his violent actions. He reportedly called himself the butcher. Although I personally still see him as a national hero, I wonder if there were others we may have put on the new 100,000 won note. How about Yi Sunshin? He was a great military leader who prevented further Japanese invasions and saved the country in the late 16th century. Yet, I don't think he was even in the running for the new 100,000 won note.Joo-Eun Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17441303719926580727noreply@blogger.com