After coming to the United States, I began to realize the many different ways that our cultures raise us. Korean society is very conservative and rigid in its familial structure, and what is expected of one. However, in America there is the birth of the individual, whereby one is allowed to move freely and confidently, and there are less constraints as to how an individual wishes to express him or herself within society. While I believe that America’s idea of individualism is part of globalization, I also believe that we (me as a Korean) need to also celebrate our values as a specific and integral culture in the world. I am not really attempting to critique Eastern and Western culture, but rather I am interested in people allowing themselves to celebrate who they are, and what their followed heart leads them to be. I wish to make several fairy tales that will represent both Eastern and Western culture while exploring the many gestures and attitudes that make us who we are.
-BOKSOON LEE
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