“I am deeply impressed by President Ho Chi Minh’s patriotism, love for the people, and lifelong sacrifice for the country and the people. He is a great man respected by the Vietnamese people as well as the world …”
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| Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan introduces Ho Chi Minh's ideology, ethics and style at the Korea International School. |
That was emphasized by Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan, Principal of the Korean International School (KGS) in Vietnam, when talking to reporters of the Hanoi Moi Newspaper. Stemming from that sincere sentiment, over the years, this Professor has had many activities to introduce Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality, and style to the Korean people as well as international friends.
Chance encounter with "Prison Diary"
Sharing his fate of being attached to Vietnam for nearly 5 decades, Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan said that since he was a high school student, he always wanted to work for a construction company after graduating from university, participating in construction projects to contribute to Vietnam's economic development.
After graduating from the Faculty of Vietnamese, University of Foreign Languages in Seoul, Korea in 1978, he applied to work at Hyundai Group and was appointed as Branch Director in Ho Chi Minh City from 1989 to 1994. During his time working in Vietnam, he successfully defended his PhD thesis in Linguistics at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University).
While working in Ho Chi Minh City, he accidentally saw the work "Prison Diary" at a bookstore and from there became interested in Vietnamese literature, and began to research President Ho Chi Minh. "What impressed me with this work was President Ho Chi Minh's spirit of patriotism, love for the people, and love for the nation. He is truly a great man respected by people around the world," Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan expressed.
Before translating the work Prison Diary, he visited Uncle Ho's hometown, went alone to Kim Lien, Sen village and visited the birthplace and maternal home of the great President Ho Chi Minh... After returning from that visit, he started translating the work "Prison Diary" into Korean.
After a year of hard work, he finished translating the work and printed 1,000 copies to give to friends and university libraries. “I hope that through Koreans learning about President Ho Chi Minh, they will understand why Vietnamese people love President Ho Chi Minh and understand more about Vietnamese culture and people. Since then, I don’t remember how many times the work “Prison Diary” translated into Korean has been reprinted,” said Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan.
This translated collection of poems was presented to the Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hanoi and was honored to be displayed on the occasion of the 105th anniversary of his birth.
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| Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan, General Principal of Korean International School in Vietnam. |
Spread the spirit of learning and following Uncle Ho
With many years of research on Vietnamese culture, Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan feels that Ho Chi Minh's ideology is deeply rooted in the spirit of patriotism and love for the people. In particular, his spirit of "impartiality and impartiality" has united the Vietnamese people and this unity has created the strength to win.
To spread the image of President Ho Chi Minh through the work "Prison Diary", he donated books to university libraries, in an effort to introduce his shining moral example, life, career, ideology and personality. In 2005, he also mobilized 25 famous Korean calligraphers to participate in performing works in the poetry collection "Prison Diary".
Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan also campaigned to organize 5 exhibitions of these calligraphy works over 11 months in 5 major cities of Korea: Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Mokpo and Gwangju. He shared: “I think the value and influence of "Prison Diary" will continue to spread forever and we need to encourage the younger generation to live and work following the example of the great Uncle Ho, cultivating complete Humanity - Wisdom - Courage. I wish to contribute a small part of my intelligence to those activities.”
Not only has he worked hard to translate the work "Prison Diary", during more than 26 years of teaching in Korea, Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan has always introduced the image of President Ho Chi Minh to the Korean people as well as international friends. In recognition of the affection, respect and contributions to spreading Ho Chi Minh's ideology to the Korean people, the Vietnamese State has awarded the Friendship Medal and many titles to Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan. He is also an honorary citizen of the capital Hanoi.
Ms. Nguyen Tuong Vy, Chairwoman of the KGS Board of Directors, expressed that although the work of the General Principal of KGS in Vietnam is very busy, every month, Professor Ahn Kyong Hwan still diligently writes articles for the Korean daily Aju to introduce the country and people of Vietnam, the ideology, morality and style of President Ho Chi Minh. In the curriculum of KGS, he also takes time to share with the school's students about President Ho Chi Minh and the good friendship between Vietnam and Korea.
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