May 22, 2011
North Korea Essay Contest: Winners and sponsors of the first North Korea Essay Contest for collegians pose after the awards ceremony held at a Seoul hotel, Tuesday. The contest was co-hosted by JK Huh Foundation, The Korea Times, the Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea Office and the North Korean Review. From left are Bernhard Seliger, resident representative of the Hanns Seidel Foundation’s Korea Office; Park Tae-jin, 24, winner of the Commendation Prize; Trae Douglas Turner, 25, winner of the Grand Prize; Park Moo-jong, president-publisher of The Korea Times; Jeffrey Sistoso, winner of the Commendation Prize; Kim Suk-hi, professor
of finance at the University of Detroit Mercy and publisher of the North Korean Review; and Choi Chul-ki, executive vice president of the JK Huh Foundation.
of finance at the University of Detroit Mercy and publisher of the North Korean Review; and Choi Chul-ki, executive vice president of the JK Huh Foundation.
/ Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chul
What I got!
Below is a copy of my winning essay that got me a plaque, 1,000 USD cash and the privilege to get published nationwide in Korea and worldwide via the North Korean Review, a refereed academic journal of the Institute for North Korean Studies (INKS) at the University of Detroit Mercy and distinguished as the first academic journal in North America or Europe to focus exclusively on North Korea.
8 Reactions:
wow!!! how great you are!!!! congratulations!!!
I'm so proud of you!
I can see why you won Jepoi. It is such a powerful piece and I'm sure it hits home, not only to the youths of Korea, but the world as well.
You really deserved it. Congratulations!
It's a piece worth reading across generations. Congrats, jepoi...
nice one jepoi.. keep it coming.. congrats!! :P
CONGRATULATIONS!
More accomplishments to come.
Shie
wow a very very excellent work Jepoi.congratulations,
always do your best.i hope that it will hits home.
God bless you.
As a Filipino, I felt a foot taller with your great accomplishment. Yes, I agree, the youth power should be tapped to achieve meaningful changes. Congratulations... your great work is an added feather to the Filipino cap!
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