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Min Jin Lee examines Korean education obsession in 'American Hagwon'

Original: Why does education matter so much to Koreans? Min Jin Lee tackles obsession in 'American Hagwon'

Author Min Jin Lee is discussing her new work 'American Hagwon', which explores why education carries such weight in Korean society. The piece examines the intensity of hagwon, the private cram schools that shape family life and childhood, and the broader cultural drive for academic success that has drawn attention both in Korea and among diaspora communities abroad.

Why now: Interest in the Korean-American author's take on a defining feature of Korean culture, education, that resonates widely

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• Why does education matter so much to Koreans? Min Jin Lee tackles obsession in 'American Hagwon' · The Korea Herald

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