Author Description

In this modern update to the classic "Ugly Koreans Ugly Americans", Dr. Min Byeong-chul Ed.D. takes us on a journey through a wide variety of cultural differences between Koreans and Americans in an entertaining and easy to understand way, using playful illustrations to demonstrate each point. The content covers areas of social interaction including manners, dress, office life, dining, socializing, transportation and travel. In this updated version (revised 2014), the text has been updated to reflect ever changing differences in culture in both America and Korea. Unlike the previous version, this updated book features new full color illustrations. Designed to be informative to both Westerners and Koreans, each page features a Korean translation at the bottom. This book is a must for anyone with an interest in Korea, or all things Korean. Essential for anyone planning on visiting or doing business in Korea or with Koreans. Dr. Min Byeong-chul Ed.D. is one of Korea's best known intercultural educators. He is a professor at Konkuk University where he teaches global business communication, and he is founder of BCM Educational Group that provides total language education services, including online, offline and publication services for all ages. He is the chairman of the Sunfull Movement, an international campaign he founded to encourage the posting of positive comments online to counter harmful, and potentially deadly, malicious messages that have become common on the internet. Additionally he is currently serving as Korea's Ambassador for Cyber Public Diplomacy. For more than 10 years, Dr. Min hosted his own television program on major Korean television networks. Dr. Min received his Doctorate in Education with an emphasis on teaching English as a Second/Foreign Language from Northern Illinois University. In recognition of his efforts to combat cyber-bullying, NIU named Dr. Min their Outstanding Alumnus of the year 2008.