2022_심화영어

What emotions did Patricia likely feel when she shared her family’s history and invited the author to meet her family in Havana and Varadero? Q3 ‌Early Korean immigrants in Mexico lived like slaves, cultivating henequen on farms. plantation cultivate fiber contrary serendipity abode New Words Connecting to You What was the most memorable and unexpected experience you encountered during a trip? After a 50-day voyage across the Pacific, during which two people died, the thousand-odd Koreans found themselves standing in the middle of a depressing plantation. They were sold to owners of 30 different plantation farms that cultivated henequen, a plant grown for rope fiber. Contrary to their wishes, none of them ever returned to Korea. Instead, in 1921, 300 of them emigrated to Cuba in search of a better life. Yes, Patricia Lim, the first Cuban I met in Havana that day, was descended from some of the 1,033 Koreans who left for Mexico 110 years earlier. Talk about serendipity. She asked me to meet her family the next day. Not only did I meet them, but I also spent a whole day with them in their abode in Havana. Later, we drove to a coastal town called Varadero to meet other extended family members. 05 10 108 Lesson 4