Which effects of Japanese policies in Korea did Kang
Background information: Kang Sang'uk [Kang Sang
Wook] was born in 1935 and grew up in a small village in Sang'uk recall? Select all that apply.
colonial Korea under Japanese rule.
The Japanese in almost every community set up Shinto
shrines high on the hill and once a month they held a
ceremony there. They ordered everyone, Japanese and
Korean, to attend and bow to the gods of Shinto. The one
in Kanggye city was quite large. Even though my family
was Christian, I went along with the school group. We
went during class hours and we kids trooped along
without thinking too much about it. Each village was
supposed to have a shrine, but many villages were too
small to bother with. Our ancestral village of Toktari
never had Japanese people or a Shinto shrine. It was
simply too small. One Christian seminary told its people
not to bow to the shrines and consequently they suffered
continual persecution. Many others did as they were told
in order to survive. As a child, I didn't notice all this.
Mostly I played happily, drawing airplanes, drawing maps
Japan set up Shinto shrines in many communities.
Japan supported many religions in Korea, including
Christianity.
Most Korean people converted to Shintoism and
held ceremonies in shrines.
The Japanese ordered everyone to bow to the gods
of Shinto.
Some Korean people refused to bow to the shrines
and were persecuted.