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Show .THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE 10 Thursday, April 16,2009 WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY? •I LOVE THE STATUE OI : LIBERTY" -XJnUtd States"A MI ME ENCANTA LA IGLECIA DE LA FAMILIA" -Spain 'JAIME LA TOUR EIFFEL" -Frantt-I LOVE BIG BEN- *EU AMO CRJSTO REDENTOR" -Brazil" China' -IndiaSENI SEViYORUM ISTANBUL* -JUrkty-fapan"«£* ^twi W- ' Saudi Arabia- IN KOREA, WE LOVE DOKDO ISLANDS SOMEBODY ISC THE WORLD MAPS DID YOU SEE THESE ADS BEFORE? "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country." -John F.KennedyCHINA *c Al A **-• At "-31EKKr # l MIX1H < ^ ^ ^ H w r |^ ! • - ^ • ^ ft m ^ r ' •" JAPAN Yellow Sea I thought Dokdo is Korean territory. L - ir • PiSCJlic Ocean The Korean Student Association DOKDO (K.S.A. DOKDO) was established in the United States for our country in order to prevent the loss of Korean territory and sovereignty. Since we started to inform people of the DOKDO islands, the East Sea, and the history distortions of the Japanese government, we have tried to show that DOKDO islands are the territory of Korea through these advertisements. In the early 1900s, the Japanese government claimed possession of the DOKDO islands that had been ruled by Korean government over thousand of years. Japan also changed the name of the 'East Sea', the ocean between Korea and Japan, to the 'Sea of Japan' by taking advantages of the diplomatic weakness of the Korean government during the Japanese Imperialism. The Japanese government has insisted on the . possession of the islands and also has claimed that the 'East Sea' is the 'Sea of Japan.' We are also worried about small groups of Japanese politicians who are trying to distort Korean history. This could be a barrier against the restoration of the relation between Korea and Japan. We do not want to damage friendly relations between Korean and Japanese people by our advertisements. Along with this, the goal of these advertisements is to build mutual understanding between Korea and Japan. With a right view of history recognition and reciprocity, we should be able to move toward cooperation. We should be able to harmonize all Asian countries and even all the countries in the world. "The World knows and South Korea knows that the East Sea and the Dokdo Islands have been, are now, andforever will be the heart and "Seoul" of Korea." ksadokdo@gmail.com http://club.cyworld.com/lcsadokdo IC.S.A. DOKDO is supported by Koreans in the United States and South Korea |