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Winners of 8th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards - Outstanding middle school students

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Park readjusts to life in Korea

Park Su-an
Park Su-an
Park Su-an, 16, a senior at Incheon Yeil Middle School in Incheon, was an introverted girl who had a hard time adjusting to Korean society when she first arrived here four years ago from Peru. She struggled particularly during the Korean and social studies classes and failed a number of subjects.

However, with help of teachers and her very own effort, Park brought a big change from the first semester of the this year, when she received straight As except one to finish in the top 10 among her whole grade.

Born to a Korean father and Peruvian mother and having lived there until she was 12, Park was naturally good at Spanish and English and she won first place in a bilingual speaking contest held by the Incheon Metropolitan City Office of Education this year.

Because Park is well aware of such struggles students with multicultural background often have, she wants to be a teacher to help them in the future.


Jin wants to be teacher with linguistic, debate skills

Jin Min-ho
Jin Min-ho
Jin Min-ho, 14, a middle school student at Gimcheon Jungang Middle School in North Gyeongsang Province, is born to a Russian father and a Chinese native mother holding Korean nationality.

Because of his family background, it was hard for Jin to speak Korean fluently at first. However, with his strong will and parents' help, Jin can now speak four languages ― Chinese, Russian, English and Korean.

Jin is still young but he is already an independent person. During the last three years, Jin has been preparing himself through various linguistic competitions in and outside of school to win various awards.

He is also a talented debater. After three years of participating in a debate class at the Health Family Support Center in the region, he obtained a certificate as a debate coach in July.

Following his mother who is a Chinese language lecturer, Jin wants to become a teacher in the future.


Kim Jae-heun jhkim@koreatimes.co.kr


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