Sun-hee and her older brother, Tae-yul, still go to school every day, but lessons now consist of lectures and recitations designed to glorify Japan. “Living in Korea in the 1940s was difficult because the Japanese, who occupied the country, seemed determined to obliterate Korean culture and to impose their own on its residents. Tomo, being the principal’s son could not be seen as someone who disobeyed Japanese Laws.2003 Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the YearĢ002 Capitol Choices Noteworthy Book for Children and Teens (DC)Ĭharlie May Simon Children’s Book Award Nominee (AR)Ģ003-2004 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award Nominee (VT)Ģ005 Garden State (NJ) Teen Book Award NomineeĢ004 Maine Student Book Award Master ListĢ002 Michigan Library Association’s Mitten Award WinnerĢ002 New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and SharingĢ003 Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social StudiesĢ002 Publishers Weekly Best Books of the YearĢ005 Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award Master List (IL)Ģ002 School Library Journal, Best Books of the YearĢ006 Sunshine State Young Readers’ Master List (FL) Why did Sun-Hee convince Tomo to address her by her Japanese name even though she disliked it?Īnswer: Sun-Hee convinced Tomo to address her by her Japanese name even though she disliked it because if she got confused and call her by the wrong name then both of them could get into trouble.

She felt very unhappy about giving the girl such a harsh punishment for such a small mistake.

Q4) Why did the teacher have to punish Sun-Hee? Ans The teacher had to punish Sun-Hee because Onishi-san had ordered her to do so. The theme of the story: In Linda Sue Park’s When My Name Was Keoko, which is about a Korean girl and a boy living in the time of Japanese occupation, going through many conflicts until they are free, the theme is that courage is something that is needed to accomplish something one wants to be done. Sun-hee means girl of brightness, and part of Keoko, the chosen Japanese name, means ray of sunshine.)

Takuya Onishi (大西卓哉, Ōnishi Takuya, born 1975) is a Japanese astronaut selected for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2009…….Who was Onishi SAN? Takuya Onishi When my Name was Keoko/Characters Who was Onishi SAN? When my name was keoko character descriptions?

When my name is keoko