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	Congressional Committee Hears Testimony About North Korean Human Rights Issues
		A family in China is still demanding $8,000 in exchange for the release of her daughter, who is now 9.
		Lee, 24, another North Korean refugee who agreed to speak on condition that only her surname be used, was deported to North Korea in 1998 after being caught by Chinese authorities on the border.
		The Chinese family, she said, doesn't understand that the stipends are paid in monthly installments, and Young, still in the process of being resettled, has yet to find a job.
	www.familycare.org /network/p01_article15.htm (1251 words)

	Korean name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Korean family names are influenced by Chinese family names, hence, as in Chinese, the term the hundred family names (baekseong; 백성; 百家姓) means "the people" or "commoners." As with Chinese family names, almost all Korean family names have just one Hanja (hence are one syllable).
		One of the two characters in a given name is unique to the individual and the other is shared by all people in a family of the same sex and generation, called the generation name.
		Family names were limited to kings and aristocrats at the beginning, but gradually spread to the commoners during the Goryeo and Joseon periods.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Korean_name (1758 words)

	Family name - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A family name, or surname, is the part of a person's name that indicates to what family he or she belongs.
		It is extremely rare for men in Western countries to take the name of their wives; this was chiefly done in the Middle Ages, when a man from a low-born family was marrying an only daughter from a higher-status family, and was thus designated to carry on his wife's family name.
		The second was usually the name of the godfather or godmother, while the third and last given name was the name used in everyday situations.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Family_name (6025 words)

	Korean name
		The romanization of Korean names is not standardized, so Koreans generally romanize their name according to their personal preference.
		A Korean was able to register a new Japanese family name, or his Korean family name automatically became his Japanese family name.
		The Name Restoration Order (조선 성명 복구령; 朝鮮姓名復舊令) was issued on Oct 23, 1946 by the American military administration, enabling [Korean (or Japanese or both?)] people to give up their Japanese names.
	www.sciencedaily.com /encyclopedia/korean_name (1363 words)

	Sensei's Library: Korean name
		There is a relatively small number of family names that account for a large percentage of the population.
		Koreans often romanize personal names and names of companies in ad-hoc manners; romanized names tend to reflect personal preference instead of specific romanization styles.
		The normal word for 'name' in general is 'ireum.' 'Seongmyeong' is a polite way of saying 'name,' as when asking an older person for their name, or as used in forms and documents.
	senseis.xmp.net /?KoreanNames (254 words)

	Korean Names
		When a new name was created, the family was given some land by a king and the city where the land was located became known as 'bon' or origin.
		Also, when people with only given names (lower class, and domestic slaves) were allowed to use (or to buy) family names, they preferred to use one out of existing names instead of creating new and thereby recognizable names for their own benefit.
		Since a generational name is not a middle name in American sense, and not exactly a given name either, Koreans are not sure how to anglicize their names.
	www.unsu.com /names.html (3625 words)

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		Li is a common transliteration of a few Chinese family names.
		The family names are unrelated to the Li Chinese minority group.
		Li can be the transliteration of 李 (pinyin Li3), the most common Chinese family name and often spelt as Lee, and other less common family names such as 黎 (Li2); 理 and 里 (Li3); 酈, 栗, 厲, 力, and 利 (Li4).
	online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/l/li/li.html (129 words)

	Korean Quartely Home (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The first mythical King in Korean history, Dan-Gun, was the son of a tiger and a Goddess, which symbolizes the basic role of women as supplier of the spiritual aspect of human character.
		Women were valued because they devoted their lives to family matters, such as raising children, performing the rituals to pay respect to ancestors, and managing the affairs of the large extended family.
		Korean women may be viewed by outsiders as having low status, being economically dependent, living in social isolation, and being virtual slaves.
	www.koreanquarterly.org /Fall1998/cover.asp (1354 words)

	Chinese family name
		A Chinese family name/clan name/surname (姓 in pinyin: xìng4) refers to one of the over seven hundreds of family names used by Han Chinese and Sinicized Chinese ethnic groups and is part of a Chinese name.
		Chinese family names are passed from the father, and there is generally a taboo against marriage between persons of the same surname.
		There are family names with three or more characters, but those are extremely rare and most likely have non-Han origin, for example, Aixinjueluo (愛新覺羅, also romanized as Aisin-gioro), the family name of the Manchu royal family of the Qing dynasty.
	www.fastload.org /ch/Chinese_family_name.html (538 words)

	Korean name -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		One of the two characters in a given name is unique to the individual and the other is shared by all people in a family of the same sex and generation, called the (Click link for more info and facts about generation name) generation name.
		While the traditional practice is still largely followed, since the late (The decade from 1970 to 1979) 1970s, some people have given names that are native (A native or inhabitant of Korea who speaks the Korean language) Korean words, usually of two syllables in length to follow the old 2-character pattern.
		Family names were limited to kings and aristocrats at the beginning, but gradually spread to the commoners during the (Click link for more info and facts about Goryeo) Goryeo and (Click link for more info and facts about Joseon) Joseon periods.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/K/Ko/Korean_name.htm (1467 words)

	Chinese_family_name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		There are family names with three or more characters, but those are extremely rare and are not ethnically Han Chinese, for example, Aixinjueluo (愛新覺羅, also romanized from the Manchu language as Aisin Gioro, which was the family name of the Manchu royal family of the Qing dynasty.
		For example, the 55th most popular family name Xiao (肖) is almost unheard of in Hong Kong, as this "new" surname was "created" from oversimplifying the traditional surname "蕭" during the Cultural Revolution.
		As with the concentration of family names, this can also be explained statistically, as a person with an uncommon name could move to an unsettled area and leave this family name to large numbers of people.
	www.apawn.com /search.php?title=Chinese_family_name (2046 words)

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		To ensure the perpetuance of the family lineage, the oldest son was chosen to succeed the father as the head of the family, showing the emphasis on the paternal line of the family.
		The relatives with the same family name are no longer limited to clan villages, they spread over different loca1areas and their number reaches into hundreds of thousands.
		In the case of a man, his name (child name or pen-name included, if any), his dates of birth and death, government positions occupied, scholarly works in the form of essay or poem which verifies that he passed the high civil examination and grave site are clearly written down.
	www.ktnet.com /enghome/culture/family.html (1790 words)

	Japanese Name - Family, Surname and Given Name
		Some names are pronounced according to the usual readings of the characters (with kunyomi generally being used for the surname and either onyomi or kunyomi for the given name).
		Names are almost never spoken or written without some sort of honorific, either a title like sensei or a general honorific like san, kun, or chan.
		Girls were often named with ko (子, "child") at the end of the given name (this should not be confused with the male suffix hiko 彦).
	www.japan-101.com /culture/japanese_name.htm (980 words)

	Korean family name : Korean surname (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Korean family names/clan names/surnames are influenced by the Chinese family name, hence, as in Chinese, the term the hundred family names (baekseong, 백성; 百姓) means people/commoners.
		As with the Chinese family name, almost all Korean family names have just one Hanja character (hence one syllable).
		Family names that came from the Chinese immigrants in the Three Kingdom Period (1st-3rd centuries A.D.) include Cho, Hwang, O, Ryu and Yi.
	www.termsdefined.net /ko/korean-surname.html (378 words)

	wang (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The "-ang" sound in pinyin is supposed to be pronounced as in German and so the name is frequently mispronounced by American English speakers as IPA [wæŋ], rather than [waŋ], its correct pronunciation.
		The name is also frequently transliterated "Wong" especially for people from Hong Kong or from Guangdong.
		Oh or O is a rare Japanese family name which is the equivalence of Wang.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Wang.html (427 words)

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		During the Hideyoshi Invasion of Korea (1592-1598), about 40 potters including Shim Dang-gil, forefather of the Shim family, were taken to Kagoshima in southern Japan to set up an artis= an village in Sazuma because Japanese pottery lacked the sophistication and development of Korean pottery, such as Koryo blue celadon and Choson white porcelain.
		Despite the hardships that come with retaining a Korean family name = in Japan, the Shim family, showing pride in their heritage, clung to their name and showed the artistic spirit of Chos= on potters in their works.
		The ceramic arts of the Shim family range from the decorative to the functional, often combining both in a harmonious blend of utility and aesthetics.
	www.dpg.devry.edu /~akim/sck/kj5.htm (482 words)

	Family name : Surname (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In English-speaking countries (e.g., U.S. Australia), people usually have two given names (first and middle), and the family name goes at the end, which is why it's sometimes called a "last name." In Western countries such as France, Germany, and Poland, generally the last name is usually the last name of the father.
		In Spain and countries of Hispanic culture (former Spanish colonies), each person has two family names: the first is the first family name of the father; the second is the first family name of the mother.
		In other places like Iceland, most people have no real family name; the last name of a person is a modified form of the first name of the father (a patronymic custom) or, sometimes, of the mother.
	www.city-search.org /su/surname.html (1326 words)

	PBS Online: Hidden Korea/Culture
		Already male centered, Korean society became highly patriarchal when the Confucian system was imported from China and made the official state belief system in about 1390 A.D. Order and authority are the hallmarks of Confucian thought.
		Fathers are responsible for their families and must be both obeyed and revered by everyone.
		Not only were they to obey the eldest males in the family and their husbands, but to take commands from the eldest woman.
	www.pbs.org /hiddenkorea/culture.htm (545 words)

	[ks-open] Re: Korean family names
		It is known, however, that >many Korean last names were derived from the names used in the early Three >Kingdom period in China.
		It is okay for family >members and close friends to call each other by their given names but for >the majority of other instances, this is very rare.
		For example, in a >family, kit is okay to call any person younger than you by their first name.
	koreaweb.ws /pipermail/ksopen_koreaweb.ws/2001-October/001298.html (506 words)

	Running Out of the Darkness
		Kim (a pseudonym she used to protect her family in North Korea) is about to meet, for the first time, the men responsible for saving her life.
		He remains jailed not far from the North Korean border in the northeastern city of Yanji, where he is awaiting sentencing, according to activists.
		A South Korean man involved in extricating Kim Myong Suk from China--who asked to be identified only by his nom de guerre, Hite--spent almost two years in a Chinese prison for helping North Koreans trying to escape.
	www.familycare.org /network/p01_article20.htm (2195 words)

	Chinese Family Name (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		In China the family name comes first, the generation name comes second and the personal name comes last.People are...
		The first character is the family name and the second and the third are given name.
		Chinese names, in modern times, are made up of the Chinese family name, which is always placed first...
	www.familyshowpromotions.com /family/chinese-family-name.html (509 words)

	lee (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Penkyamp transliteration of Li, a common Chinese family name.
		The second most common Korean family name (after Kim).
		A common place name in the United Kingdom.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /lee.html (152 words)

	Family Care Foundation: Who Was Yoo Chul Min?--And Why Does it Matter?
		A 10 year-old North Korean refugee boy hiding in China, made a sobering decision that was light years away from what most other elementary 4th graders are preoccupied with--a life-and-death gamble to cross the China-Mongolian border under the cover of darkness.
		Joining five other North Koreans, also desperate for even a fleeting glimpse of freedom, Chul Min and his companions became disoriented for 26 hours in the arid, desert-like conditions of the Mongolian frontier.
		One day in June of this year, I happened to spot on the missionary's bookshelf the Korean version of a book that I had read countless times with my own five children, in English, as they were growing up, The Picture Bible.
	www.familycare.org /stories/yoochul.htm (730 words)

	"Massacre Triggers Korean Soul-Searching - Forward.com"
		Such statements from the family of the attacker have become part of the ritualized mourning process after mass killings.
		On the other side of the country, in the Washington state legislature, lawmaker Paull Shin, a first-generation Korean-American, issued a tearful apology to fellow lawmakers, despite their objections that none was in order.
		The projection of individual guilt onto the group is typical of Korean and other Asian cultures, according to Katharine H.S. Moon, a professor of political science at Wellesley College who published an essay in The Chicago Tribune late last week discussing the phenomenon.
	www.forward.com /articles/massacre-triggers-korean-soul-searching (900 words)

	[ks-open] Re: Korean family names
		When the Korean government started issuing new chumin-dûngnok-chûng (ID cards) they quickly realized there was potential for misuse in that, without differentiating Korean given names further by writing them in Chinese characters, some people with similar names could pretend to be someone else.
		I personally have always thought it would be interesting to go back to some of the original Korean family names, before the edict that Sino-Korean names be used.
		I would think another interesting idea would be to allow certain clans to change their names to the place-of-origin of the name.
	koreaweb.ws /pipermail/ksopen_koreaweb.ws/2001-October/000246.html (1039 words)

	Paper Gem: Korean family duties
		Last night's episode of Without A Trace struck a nerve with me: The episode dealt with a Korean family running a deli in New York, and the disappearance of the grown-up daughter of the family.
		Their father was in ill-health due to a recent stroke, but even without that complication the two children had been working at the deli for years, probably since they were young teenagers.
		The store was our only source of income, and there was no way my parents would be able to handle those long hours, 7 days a week, on their own.
	papergem.blogspot.com /2005/10/korean-family-duties.html (469 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Wang (王 in pinyin: Wáng; in penkyamp & Jyutping: Wong4) is one of the most common Chinese family names.
		The "-ang" sound in pinyin is supposed to be pronounced as in German and so the name is frequently mispronounced by American English speakers as IPA [wæŋ], rather than [waŋ], its correct pronunciation.
		[link] The Goryeo royal family name was Wang, and the Kaesong Wang lineage traces its ancestry to the Goryeo rulers.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Wang (371 words)

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