Koryo, or otherwise known in America as the southern portion of Korea, is a very diverse nation with a long history of cultural influences, and war. Nevertheless, it still manages to be a tasteful nation with an incomparable culture. A brief history of Korea: Korea, one of the oldest nations in the world, was first united in the 7th century. In 1905 the country was occupied by Japan and formally annexed in 1910. During World War II, …showed first 75 words of 531 total…

…showed last 75 words of 531 total…manufacturing. Today Korean-made television, videocassette recorders, and car company's successfully compete with those made in Japan. http://www.chuckiv.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** BIBLIOGRAPHY 1)HOW THE GARCIA GIRLS LOST THEIR ACCENT BY JULIA GARCIA PLUME BOOKS , (COPYWRITE 1991) NY,NY 2)INTERVIEW W. CHRIS TOKIKO BY BRYAN YEE 11/12/99 SF,CA 3)VOICESFROM THE GAPS 11/12/99 WWW.HTTP://VOICES.CLA.EDU/AUTHORS/JULIAALVAREZ.HTML 4)JULIA ALVAREZ (MAJOR THEMES /BIOGRAPHY) HTTP://WWW.EMORY.EDU/ENGLISH/BAHRI/ALVAREZ.HTML http://www.chuckiv.com/