It's the last week and very rush. We are trying to complete the work with detail and quality. Hopefully we will do well and not let our time to go to waste.

This is the completion of our children's book. It's very brief and illustrative. It's definitely very eye catching to children and many hard work has been put into it.

Japanese occupation on Korea

Korea was under Japanese rule as part of Japan's 35-year imperialist expansion (22 August 1910 to 15 August 1945). Japanese rule formally ended on 2 September 1945 upon the Japanese defeat in World War II that year.

Korea was occupied and declared a Japanese protectorate in the 1905 Eulsa Treaty, and officially annexed in 1910 through the annexation treaty. Japan's involvement in the region began with the 1876 Treaty of Ganghwa during the Joseon Dynasty and increased with the subsequentassassination of Empress Myeongseong (also known as "Queen Min") in 1895. The 1905 and 1910 treaties were eventually declared "null and void" by both Japan and South Korea in 1965.

In Korea, the period is usually described as "Japanese Imperial Period" (Hangul: 일제시대, Ilje sidae, Hanja: 日帝時代). Other terms include "Japanese forced occupation" (Hangeul: 일제 강점기; Ilje gangjeomgi, Hanja: 日帝强占期) or "Wae (Japanese) administration" (Hangeul: 왜정, Wae jeong, Hanja: 倭政). In Japan, a more common term is "Joseon of the Japanese-Governed Period" (日本統治時代の朝鮮 Nippon Tōchi-jidai no Chōsen^?)

In the late 19th and early 20th century, various Western countries actively competed for influence, trade, goods, and territory in East Asia; Japan sought to join these modern colonial powers. The newly modernised Meiji government of Japan turned to Korea, then in the sphere of influence of China's Qing Dynasty. The Japanese government initially sought to separate Korea from Qing and make Korea a Japanese satellite in order to further the country's security and national interests.

In January 1876, following the Meiji Restoration, Japan employed gunboat diplomacy to pressure Korea to sign the Treaty of Ganghwa, an unequal treaty which opened three Korean ports to Japanese trade and granted extraterritorial rights to Japanese citizens. The rights granted to Japan under the treaty were similar to those granted western powers in Japan following the visit of Commodore Perry

LOOK at those nunchucks.

Bruce lee ,agile kung fu master with his nunchucks,OMG dont know what to say.He was a chinese american born in the year 1940.He was born in San Francisco,return to Hong Kong but migrated to United States for higher education,he influenced the mind,that not all asians are weak and powerless,thus people began to have a different mindset.He was a disciple of Yip man,began training when he was 13,many students was not taugtht personally by Yip Man,however Bruce show keen interest in Wing Chun,thus training privately with his master.Bruce died in 1973,which was a unfortunate case for a such a talent to pass away at such a young age.

writing a children"s book

Our group is creating a story book just for kid,and of course it isnt easy. We have hard times critically thinking of what easy vocabulary would young kids understand.EG .we have to subsitute the word great for magnificent,our vocabulary isnt up to standard,thus writing the content of this book,requires thinking and improvising.next the illusration,young kids learn better through pictorial than through words,we have to make sure most of our content is able to be comprehended,we have a great ilustrator,Jing Kai,what up!. Jing kai is feeling stressed right now but keep on perservering,we would achieve our best result

The Author of the book - Linda Sue Park

Park was born on March 25, 1960 and grew up outside Chicago Park has been writing poetry and stories since the age of four. Park published her first poem when she was nine years old for Trailblazer magazine. Through elementary and high school, she continued to publish poems in magazines for children and young people.
Park competed on the gymnastics team at Stanford University and graduated with a degree in English. She obtained advanced degrees in literature from Trinity College, Dublin in Ireland and from the University of London.
Before writing her first book, Park worked at many jobs, including public relations for a major oil firm, food journalism for British magazines and newspapers, and teaching English as a second language to college students. She currently serves on the board of directors for the National Children's Book and Literacy Alliance.
Park competed in the television game show Jeopardy! on an episode aired October 20, 2006, where she finished in 3rd place.^[2]
Park lives in Rochester, New York with her husband and two children, Sean and Anna.

Park writes historical fiction. With the exception of three picture books, all of Park’s books center upon Korean history and Korean culture. Her first three novels are set in ancient or medieval Korea. However, her fourth novel, When My Name Was Keoko, depicts the more recent history of Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II. Project Mulberry occurs in a contemporary setting outside Chicago. Park’s latest book, Archer’s Quest, introduces a historical figure into modern times.
Park researches her Korean heritage for her books, demonstrated by historical details within the story along with sections for author’s notes and bibliographies. Her topics feature characteristic elements of Korean culture, including: embroidery (Seesaw Girl); kite fighting (The Kite Fighters); celadon pottery (A Single Shard); silkworms (Project Mulberry); Korean food (Bee-Bim Bop); and archery (Archer’s Quest). She also continues to publish poetry.

here are some of her work

• Seesaw Girl (1999)
  • Children's Literature Choices, Best Book 2000 List
• The Kite Fighters (2000)
  • Junior Library Guild Selection, Spring 2000
  • Children's Literature Choices, Best Book 2001 List
• A Single Shard (2001)
  • Newbery Medal 2002
  • Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature Honorable Mention
• When My Name Was Keoko (2002)
  • James Addams Honor citation
• The Firekeeper's Son (2004)
  • James and Irma Black Honour, 2005
  • Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Best Illustration in Children's Literature
• Mung-Mung: A Foldout Book of Animal Sounds (2004)
• What Does Bunny See?: A Book of Colors and Flowers (2005)
• Yum! Yuck!: A Foldout Book of People Sounds From Around the World (2005)
  • ALA Notable Children's Books, 2006
• Project Mulberry (2005)
  • Chicago Tribune Young Adult Fiction Award
  • Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Honorable Mention
• Bee-bim Bop (2005)
• Archer's Quest (2006)
• Click: One novel ten authors, chapter one (2007)
• Storm Warning (2010)
• A Long Walk to Water (2010)

Spencer Ho.

KEOKO

Tomorrow will continue the children's book. Pretty slow we spent 1 day to draw 3 pages last monday. Will try to speed up the process. Also doing page by page with only Jing Kai to do the illustration will take up a lot of time. Will try to do as much to continue the children's book. Jing Kai feel so irritated to do all the drawings. Wonder how long it will take to complete the book! Credit me- I think of the content!!!