EthicsDaily.com: “Colonialism, Han, and the Transformative Spirit”

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Decent, fair-minded persons like us benefit by demanding cheap goods and produce, which simultaneously drives jobs overseas where no labor regulations exist, and near-slave labor conditions are prevalent, Kim says.

This is a repost of my latest column for Ethicsdaily.com.

Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from Grace Ji-Sun Kim’s book “Colonialism, Han and the Transformative Spirit.”

We live in a global economy where we affect people in poor lands as directly as we affect the poor within our own country, and we are unaware of our culpability.

Taking the Initiative

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On March 18th 2003, I was interviewed by Rev. William Kuntz for his show, Taking the Initiative.

This show, “is a television show which highlights the good work being done in our communities.