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A collection of telephone interviews published in the Wayne County STAR Newspaper and Wayne County MAIL Newspaper, 1994-209<\/strong><\/p>\n by Kate Chamberlin<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Terence M Wolfe, Jr. is one of the people in our neighborhood. Well, he hasn\u2019t exactly been living in our neighborhood for many years, but, he\u2019s home with his parents, Terry and Gail, until January.<\/p>\n After graduating with the Wayne Central Class of 1986, he joined the U. S. Army. During the last 2 years of his 6-1\/2 years of duty, he was stationed in Korea and specialized in Air Traffic Control.<\/p>\n He became immersed in Korean culture and elected to stay in Seoul after his discharge. He attended the Yonsei University to study the Korean language and culture.<\/p>\n \u201cNow with my emphasis on Korean language,\u201d he calmly said with self-confidence, \u201cI\u2019ve done a 180-degree turn from what I started out doing in the Army,\u00a0 The Air Traffic Control experience was interesting, but, with the stress factor, the job began to wear thin.\u201d<\/p>\n It is obvious when you talk with Tj, that he is found a nitch he\u2019s comfortable in. He softly and knowledgeably spoke about studying the culture: history, language and customs of Korea.<\/p>\n He supported himself by teaching English as a Second Language to students and business people. As his expertise in Korean grew, he did some translating on a consultant basis. He anticipates completing a Bachelor\u2019s Degree at a west coast university here in our country. He sees his options as remaining in academia and researching Korean language, continue teaching either Korean here in America or go back into teaching English in Korea.<\/p>\n Interpreting for international business or being in the diplomatic field are all possibilities along with court reporting or international trade.<\/p>\n For now, though, TJ is filing a petition and working his way through the red tape to bring his wife into the United States.<\/p>\n \u201cKang Eun Jin has been to the States on a tourist visa,\u201d Tj said, \u201cbut, this time she\u2019ll be here for longer than 90 days and we need an Immigrant Visa. We hope she\u2019ll be here in a few months.\u201d<\/p>\n One of the time honored customs of the Korean people is for a married woman to keep her family name and it is listed first. All of the legal documents and official paper work lists Tj\u2019s wife in the traditional manner: Kang Eun Jin.<\/p>\n \u201cSometimes, when Koreans come to live here,\u201d Tj said, \u201cthey westernize their name and it causes confusion as to which is their first or last name. For the legal aspects, we\u2019ll use her Korean name, but, for the social aspects, we\u2019ll be introduced as Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe. It makes the people your with more comfortable to observe the local customs.\u201d<\/p>\n Tj told me that when a girl marries, she cuts her hair short and wears a wedding band to indicate her status.<\/p>\n I\u2019m sure that Dr. Laura would be happy to know that there is no shacking up tolerated in Korea.<\/p>\n \u201cI received a call one night from a Canadian friend,\u201d Tj said. \u201cHis girlfriend had a friend with her and they needed a fourth. We hit it off the bat and had a 15 month whirlwind romance.\u201d<\/p>\n Tj found that the Korean people, on a personal level. Are friendly, but, within the business networks, the barriers are very evident.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Korean students work harder and go to school a lot more than we do. Their school day might go from 7:00 AM until 10:00 PM,\u201d Tj said. \u201cThere is a lot of emphasis on OUR language, OUR country and OUR people, rather than THE language, THE country and THE people. Friendship circles are begun very early in life and held onto throughout life. National patriotism and personal loyalty is built into the educational and social systems!\u201d<\/p>\n Thank you, Tj. You are an international Walworthian we are proud to know. We extend a hug and a warm welcome to Eun Jin.<\/p>\n You are Walworthians with the accent on worth.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a02018 Up-Date: none The Walworthians A collection of telephone interviews published in the Wayne County STAR Newspaper and Wayne County MAIL Newspaper, 1994-209 by Kate Chamberlin \u00a0 T Terence M Wolfe October 24, 1997. October 24, 1997. 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