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When My Name Was Keoko Timeline
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Japanese occupation of Korea founded
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Japanese Flag Disappearance
Few newspaper companies made the Japanese flag disappear on Son Kee Chung's breast. In the book, this event is caused by Sun Hee's uncle. -
Sōshi-kaimei
This policy forced Koreans to change their name to a Japanese name. -
Sun-Hee's family change their family name to Kaneyama
Kaneyama means gold and mountain, which is similar to 'Kim.' -
Uncle disappears for resistance against Japan
Uncle disappeared because Sun-Hee told him that something terrible would happen to him. -
Tae-Yul volunteers to help build an airstrip
Tae-Yul starts having an interest in airplanes. Later in the neighborhood accounting, there is an announcement about kamikaze, and Tae-Yul is fascinated by a kamikaze. -
Leaflets from US Army fell from sky
US army sent leaflets from their airplane. Sun-Hee and Tae-Yul brought the leaflet home and showed it to his father. In the leaflet, words are written in Korean, saying that the US army does not think Koreans enemy. -
Tae-Yul joins military.
Tae-Yul had to join the military unless he might help the Japanese find his uncle. -
Tae-Yul joins kamikaze
He joined Kamikaze because generals said Koreans are all cowards, which made him angry. -
Korea liberated from Japan
Korea celebrates this day annually as a holiday.
'National Liberation Day of Korea.' -
Tae-Yul came back from death.
He failed his mission and just came back with his crew, but the war had ended, so he just came back! -
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Korean War
Although Korea is free from Japan, Sun Hee's uncle could not come back home in the book. It was because of communists on the Northside of Korea. This showed me that there would be a war five years later, so I thought the book's ending was happy but also sad.