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Real Reality



Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Seoul

PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:38 pm    Post subject: Korean Named Top American Leader Reply with quote

Ethnic Korean Named Top American Leader
Prof. Jim Kim and a colleague from Harvard, Prof. Paul Farmer, are the founders of Partners in Health, a charity that has helped treat diseases. Kim was born in Korea in 1959 and immigrated to the U.S. with his parents at the age of three.
Chosun Ilbo (October 24, 2005)
http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200510/200510240017.html

Paul Farmer and Jim Yong Kim
Wiping out TB and AIDS
By Michael Satchell
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/051031/31farmer.htm

USNews.com: Special Report: America's Best Leaders (10/22/05)
http://www.usnews.com/usnews/news/articles/051031/31intro.htm
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RACETRAITOR



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Korean Named Top American Leader Reply with quote

No way. Moon Sun-Myung, King of the Universe, laughs at this Jim Kim.
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rapier



Joined: 16 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

FOREIGNER NAMED TOP KOREAN LEADER

oops..


FOREIGNER GRANTED GOOD JOB IN KOREA

oops...


FOREIGNER WELCOMED INTO KOREAN SOCIETY WITH EQUAL RIGHTS

oops..

Ok, I give up. Lets just go back to America.
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Tue Oct 25, 2005 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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FOREIGNER NAMED TOP KOREAN LEADER



Already happened. A foreigner is president of KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology).
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Real Reality



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 2:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ya-ta Boy wrote:
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FOREIGNER NAMED TOP KOREAN LEADER

Already happened. A foreigner is president of KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology).

This is another experiment with a foreigner in a "top" position.

Viewpoint: A noble experiment at KAIST
At the end of May, one of the best science and engineering education and research institutes of the country, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, announced that its board of directors would appoint a Nobel prize winner in physics and a professor of Stanford University, Robert Laughlin, as the 12th president of the institute.
In a reality where most universities still appoint presidents from insiders at the school, the decision was a refreshing shock, and the media were favorable about the idea, saying that they expected a leap for Korean science and technology just as when Guus Hiddink led the Korean soccer team into the semifinals of the World Cup.... I still believe that this experiment is worth pursuing.... the government is burdened with the responsibility of making this experiment work.
by Oh Seh-jung, JoongAng Daily (June 12, 2004)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200406/10/200406102251235179900090109012.html
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 4:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

And your point would be WHAT, RR? Was the guy appointed or wasn't he? Is he now president of one of the two or three top universities in the country or isn't he? Does he or does he not have editorials regularly published in the Chosun Ilbo (the largest circulation newspaper in the country)? You do know about those don't you, or do you skip them because they are not negative enough for you?
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Real Reality



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 5:12 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Was the guy appointed or wasn't he?

This is another experiment with a foreigner in a "top" position.
Viewpoint: A noble experiment at KAIST
... a presidential search committee and review the qualities and visions of candidates for months or even years before they make a decision.... Appointing the new president of the institute took just over a month....

Nevertheless, one thing to keep in mind is that this experiment must be successful. The selection of the new president was made mostly by the Ministry of Science and Technology, neglecting the opinions of members of the institute. Therefore, the government is burdened with the responsibility of making this experiment work.
by Oh Seh-jung, JoongAng Daily (June 12, 2004)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200406/10/200406102251235179900090109012.html

"No chair for foreigner" GM Daewoo head told
The "no-foreigners" rule was first made in 2001 when then-Samsung Motor was being sold to Renault.
by Kim Tae-jin and Lee Ho-jeong, JoongAng Daily (January 18, 2005)
http://joongangdaily.joins.com/200501/17/200501172228551609900090509051.html

E-1 (Professors)
A. The Object of Visa Issuance
* In the case of a national or a public University, a foreigner is not permitted to be a full-time professor.
[Republic of Korea] Ministry of Justice, Immigration Bureau
http://www.moj.go.kr/HP/ENG/eng_03/eng_306030.jsp
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Ya-ta Boy



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 6:23 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

As per 98% of the time, you have no opinion of your own, just a copy of what someone else said.

And what is wrong with an 'experiment'?
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igotthisguitar



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PostPosted: Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:02 pm    Post subject: Re: Korean Named Top American Leader Reply with quote

RACETRAITOR wrote:
No way. Moon Sun-Myung, King of the Universe, laughs at this Jim Kim.

Laughing Yah, this whack-job was who first came to mind for me as well.

Apparently in VERY TIGHT with the Bush cabal Twisted Evil
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