"Tiger Moms"

So welcome back to my blog and this will be my fifth blog post! 

So obviously as the title states, I will be talking about "tiger moms". I know, most of you are thinking: "How is this related to 'Human Rights and Freedom in Asia' in any way whatsoever?" Well rest assured because after this post you will know why.

First of all, what is a "tiger mom"? According to oxforddictionaries.com a tiger mom is: "A strict or demanding mother who pushes her children to high levels of achievement,using methods regarded as typical of childrearing (parenting) in China and other parts of East Asia" 

Well after-knowing the definition of a "tiger mom", let's move on to how it relates to human rights and freedom. Well obviously as people, we can't forget the younger generations: kids. Most of the time people will think that kids are free and they have wonderful lives. But not when you're being raised by a tiger mom. 

Because of these "tiger moms", the stereotype that all Asians are smart and that they're good at everything was created. Sure, that stereotype isn't bad but in reality the parents are just strict and demanding towards their kids. That limits the child from living their childhood. When they grow older, they'll start to wonder where their childhood has gone and regret that they couldn't have freedom. But it isn't their faults it's the "tiger moms" and their ways of parenting. 

To a certain extent, this method of raising a child is quite funny and most people make fun of people like me with strict parents. I take it as a joke but honestly this shouldn't be taken as a joke because these parents are so strict they say they care about the child but in fact they're abusing the child. I don't think this is the right way to raise a child. Of course their future is important but let them decide and as parents, guide them. Don't force them into doing things your way because that just takes away their freedom. Even though children are younger, they are still humans and they still have human rights and they should be treated with respect and love too. The parents will overcharge the child's schedule with lots of extracurricular activities in order to be well-rounded. And they will make sure they are the top students, if not they will be punished and when they do succeed, it is never good enough.

 

This is a trailer from a Taiwanese drama which is about a "tiger mom" raising her child.

再會...

(See you again)

Sources:

1. My mom

2. http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/child-rearing#child-rearing__3

3. Battle Hym Of The Tiger Mom by Amy Chua

4. My own opinion and knowledge

North Korea Camps

Welcome back to my blog! 

So this is my fourth blog post and now I'm not sure if most people think this way but when this topic came up, I immediately thought of North Korea. Maybe it's because of its reputation and all the stereotypes and judgments that are spread all around the world. Now of course, everyone just assumes North Korea is a bad place and everything they do is wrong but is that the truth? 

Well I've decided to research about the North Korean Camps. Basically it is almost like prison or even worse actually. "The kwan-li-so is a prison system which holds political prisoners."* When a someone commits a crime and gets sent to the camps, not only is he/she sent to the camp but also three generations of his/her family. This is how the North Korean government takes control over the people. 

In these camps, people get tortured from extremely severe to just common forms of torture such as beating with sticks or iron rods, slapping, kicking etc. The reason the prisoners get tortured is so that they will tell them confessions. 
The type of torture, I find really unreasonable and really gross is when a guard would order the prisoners to come over. The prisoners had to kneel in a certain position with their hands behind their backs and their mouths open. What would happen is that the guard would spit in their mouths and they had to swallow in order not to get hit. If they gagged, they would get beaten. The guards were taught to treat the prisoners cruelly. They didn't care about human rights.

Also, in the camps there were lots of executions, and they were public executions. Every North Korea has witnessed public execution. Firstly, the prisoners would get triangular stones shoved into their mouths, followed by their faces being covered by rags and then a patch is put over their eyes. Then, they would get tied to a stake in three places: chest, stomach, and knees. After that, the first shots strike in the head, then the chest and finally he stomach. 

In the end, I think that the North Koreans vary between those who hurt and the ones getting hurt. For me, I feel bad for the prisoners because when they first enter the camp, they are told not to ask what crime they committed. So most of the prisoners have absolutely no idea why they're being taken there. To conclude, I think that North Koreans are being tortured unfairly but those who torture shouldn't get blamed for either because they were told and trained to do so. Which is why I think the problem lies within the government and the authorities who let these things happen.    

당신이 다음 번 참조...

(see you next time...)

 Sources:
1. https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2015/country-chapters/north-korea *
2. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/03/22/a-terrifying-look-inside-the-nightmarish-world-of-north-koreas-prison-camps/
3. http://www.businessinsider.co.id/north-korea-prison-survivors-on-video-2014-2/#.VwctyvkrLIU