Distant Mirrors: America as a Foreign Culture

Joel hated Korea. He was ready to pack his bags and get away from the almost alien culture, people and food that had been tormenting him his entire teaching contract! All that changed when he met her though. Hana was the girl of Joel's dreams, and his new state of smitten was almost enough to make him forget all the reasons he wanted to leave Korea in the first place! But when Joel starts to wake up from his dream, will Hana be enough to keep him in the Korean life set? Or will he be on the first jet back to North America?

Noted military historian Jeremy Black examines American military exceptionalism with the critical eye of a foreign scholar. This book utilizes contemporary British commentary to contextualize American actions within a global perspective during a critical period.

This book offers in depth knowledge on the challenges and opportunities offered by the inclusion of minority teachers in mainstream educational settings from an international perspective. It aims to be a unique and important contribution for scholars, policy-makers, and practitioners considering the complexities brought about by global trends into national/local educational systems and settings. It will also serve to guide future research, policy, and practice in this important field of inquiry.

A warm-hearted and funny fish-out-of-water romantic comedy by J. Torres and Eric Kim, Love as a Foreign Language raises the bar for American manga. Joel, a Canadian English-teacher working in a second language school in Korea, has finally had his fill of foreign lands. He’s tried his best to avoid assimilation of Korean culture, stubbornly refusing to learn more than the rudimentary basics of the language, and fearing any unfamiliar foods. His decision to go back to Canada is thwarted, however, when he becomes smitten with a beautiful comics-reading secretary named Hana who works at the second language school. Unfortunately for Joel, his awkwardness at negotiating the cultural currents hinders his relationship with Hana, often with hilarious results. Along the way, Joel discovers that the language of love can be as difficult to learn as any other.

Joel hates Korea. Why he agreed to teach there defies his comprehension. He can't wait to return to normal life. His year of teaching is almost over and then he'll finally be free. But Joel's life is about to go from dark dreams to cotton candy kisses and it's all because of Hana. The very sight of this girl sends him flying straight to cloud nine, but won't another year in Korea send him crashing back down?