“I am angry at Kim Jun-hyuk’s remarks, but
“Concerns about praising the pioneer Kim Hwal-ran”
The person that Lee Hwa-in should truly be ashamed of is… Alumni of Ewha Womans University are performing a performance of attaching a hand sign to a photo of the statue of the first president, Hwal-ran Kim, at the ‘Press conference to face Kim Hwal-ran’s pro-Japanese and anti-women actions and hope for a proud Ewha person in front of history’ held in front of the main gate of Ewha Womans University in Seodaemun-gu, Seoul on the 8th. Senior Reporter Jeong Ji-yoon
Some graduates of Ewha Womans University said on the 8th, “What is truly shameful in Ewha’s history is the evil deeds of Kim Hwal-ran, a pro-Japanese faction among pro-Japanese factions.” Regardless of the problem with Kim Jun-hyuk, the Democratic Party of Korea’s candidate for Suwon-jeong, Gyeonggi Province, remarking, “Kim Hwal-ran, the president of Ewha Womans University, offered sexual favors to U.S. military personnel,” Kim Hwal-ran’s pro-Japanese activities should not be concealed.
‘All Ewha people who want Ewha to be proud in the face of history’, composed of graduates of Ewha Womans University, held a press conference in front of the school’s main gate on this day and said, “Kim Hwal-ran is a pro-Japanese and anti-national activist recognized under the ‘Special Act on Investigation of the Truth about Anti-national Acts under Japanese Occupation.’” “Ewha Womans University’s true pride and pride lies in identifying Kim Hwal-ran’s mistakes and breaking up with his evil deeds,” he said.
They said, “Kim Hwal-ran praised the Japanese military conscription and drove Koreans to the battlefield,” and “even students at Ewha Womans University joined the Patriotic Children’s Corps, saying it was ‘an unprecedented privilege as a woman of the imperial kingdom.’ “There was a lot of work,” he said. They criticized, “After liberation, Kim Hwal-ran and Mo Yun-sook created the Nakrang Club and allowed Korean women to entertain high-ranking U.S. officials and U.S. military officers. Nevertheless, she is being portrayed as a female pioneer under the guise of being the first president of Ewha Womans University.”
They also said, “What is truly a shameful thing in Ewha’s history?” and “If Kim Hwal-ran’s evil deeds were covered up and praised as the first president, it would be shameless and shameful that would tarnish the face of Ewha.”
The Democratic Alumni Association of Ewha Womans University also issued a statement on the same day, saying, “We oppose the move to conceal or distort the anti-national, pro-Japanese acts of the first president, Hwal-ran Kim, and use them as a tool for political instigation.” They said, “In response to Candidate Kim’s remarks, the Ewha Womans University Alumni Association and the school denied even the pro-Japanese and pro-American actions of the first president, Kim Hwal-ran, during the Japanese colonial and U.S. military regimes and demanded Candidate Kim’s resignation under the name of ‘Ewha People.’” They concealed their concern and embarrassment. “I can’t do it,” he said.
They also criticized candidate Kim’s remarks and the group defending him. They said, “We cannot condone a situation where people are defending Candidate Kim’s actions, ridiculing and despising Ewha People who are shocked and angry by his remarks, and using them as a topic of political debate during the general election,” and “We cannot condone the misogynistic remarks and attitude shown by Candidate Kim.” “I cannot defend it,” he pointed out.
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