Q1. Please introduce yourself briefly!
Hello. I am Lee Yun-sang, and I joined the We Peace Korean Language School (We Peace) as a volunteer last October. I have long experience working in nonprofit organizations, but refugee support is new to me. I expect it to be a time of much study and reflection.
Q2. Please tell us your motivation for joining MAP.
I was very interested in refugee support, and this year I was also studying to become a Korean language teacher. These interests came together, and I think that is how I came to apply for MAP’s activities.
Q3. What do you think our society needs most right now in order to become a better society?
I think the enactment of an anti-discrimination act is urgent. The law is not all-powerful, but society is becoming more diverse, and for understanding of this diversity to deepen and be put into practice, I think official guidelines are also important. I believe the anti-discrimination act, as a law containing minimum standards, could provide such guidelines.
Q4. What is your hidden charm that people do not know about?
People do not easily believe it, but I am rather meticulous with my hands. So I am good at sewing. I do small repairs on my friends’ clothes. It is surprisingly fun 😀
Q5. Finally, what kind of ‘change’ do you want to bring about through your work at MAP?
Our society will inevitably, and must, come to live together with more and more diverse people. That also helps our society. I hope that MAP’s work will bring about a change that widens the spectrum of such diversity. First, I will widen the spectrum within myself!
