Comments on: Tragic coincidence

By: shinwookshinhee

shinwookshinhee — Tue, 19 Jul 2005 16:45:12 +0000

First of all, I would like to say yes, that is sad about Queen Min’s descendant being killed, but the main issue I would like to raise is that I was pretty much appalled at a lot of the comments that were posted here about Queen Min herself.

I am open-minded enough to respect another’s opinion, so you should respect mine when I say that yes, I think that Queen Min had her odd habits that some people might consider superstitious and archaic, but put things into context, people, before you start judging anybody!

Time, place, and location. These three factors are incredibly important when putting things into context. What was the time period? Where there any other factors to take into consideration? Blah blah blah.

Queen Min might have been a heartless eccentric at times, but I choose to believe that she was the one person who was politically powerful and manipulative enough to block and Japanese invasion. (How else do you explain the events that transpired after her death?) For that, as a Korean, I owe her my respect.

By: juan

juan — Sat, 14 May 2005 05:50:27 +0000

Condolences…

By: Kushibo

Kushibo — Sat, 14 May 2005 05:09:17 +0000

Gina,
I would also like to extend my condolences to you and to Chester’s family. It is such a tragedy when people are killed in such senseless violence. As a fellow Californian, I have always felt saddened that this kind of thing has become so commonplace there.

By: Curious

Curious — Fri, 13 May 2005 10:58:19 +0000

…And I’m sorry to read that you were unable to tell him your feelings. After my grandmother passed away many years ago, I really felt like her spirit was close by me. Maybe it’s the same for you. Take comfort in your memories of him, and hold him close to your heart.

By: Curious

Curious — Fri, 13 May 2005 09:30:52 +0000

Gina, my condolences to you as you pull through this difficult time. Losing someone close to you is never easy and always painful. Just focus on the good memories you have of him.

By: Gina

Gina — Fri, 13 May 2005 09:19:37 +0000

Thank you all for the history and clearing up that no one is poking fun. It has been an extremely difficult time for me and a few of the comments came off as very offensive (just because I’m still a little sensitive). I have read pretty much every article posted about the tragic incident (in both English and Korean). It breaks my heart that he had worked so hard to gain all that he had and lost it all in seconds. I love Chester with all of my heart and I’m just regretful that everyone but him knew that. “Carpe diem!”

By: troll

troll — Fri, 13 May 2005 06:49:14 +0000

the key term here seems to be: ?™¸????†?

I think this means (great?) grandson via a daughter? Man, I’ve turned into a lousy gyopo - my ancestors must be turning their grave… I

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 12 May 2005 21:12:20 +0000

…The royal family to which I’m referring ruled Korea from 1392 to 1910. Min was the queen (her husband was King Gojong) in the late 1800s. I’m still trying to figure out the exact relationship between Chester Clarence Chang and Queen Min, so for anyone who can translate, here’s an excerpt from chol.com (http://news.chol.com/webnews/W.....INS_231384, reproduced from the Jungang Ilbo):

?œ???¸??™?????¼ ??¤??½??œ ?????? ??¼????œ?(1852~1935)??? ?™¸????†???¸ ?????¸??™??? ?²´??¤??° ??´?????°??¤ ???(??œ???ª… ????§??™?.26)?”¨?°€ ?§€??œ 7??¼(????§€??œ?°?) ?¡œ??¤??¤??¤?????¤ ??œ??´?????œ ?Œ¨??¸??€??? ?§??????? ?¤‘ ?´???? ?§???? ??¨?¡Œ??¤. ??¼????œ???” ?ª…??±?™??????? ?¡°?¹´?????´ ?????” ?¨¼ ?¹œ?²™?œ¼?¡œ ??¹??œ ??¼?”¨ ??¼?°€??¼ ?Œ€?‘œ?????” ??¸????°€??€??¤.

My knowledge of distant kinship terms is a little weak, but it appears he’s the great grandson of Min Yeong-hwi, who was somehow related to Lady (Queen) Min. If anyone can help out, I’d appreciate it.

Gina, I hope you don’t mind my dwelling on this at what must surely be a difficult time for you. The Korean media made a big deal of his royal descent, so I’m curious to know more about it.

By: Curious

Curious — Thu, 12 May 2005 20:52:46 +0000

Hi, Gina: Nobody is poking fun at his death. It is certainly a sad and serious matter. The comments people are making about Queen Min are 19th-century politics, and nothing personal. You should be honoured to have known him, since apart from his being your friend, he was, as has been said, a direct descendant of Korea’s royal family.

By: Gina

Gina — Thu, 12 May 2005 20:38:36 +0000

I’m a friend of Chester Clarence Chang. I don’t know the history of his family nor do I know much about the topic of this queen min you all speak of, but Chester was an extraordinary person. One I will miss a great deal. He will forever hold a special place in my heart. For those of you poking fun at his death…F@ck you!