Disquiet in the Land of the Morning Calm over Cho and the ‘1.5 generation’

STUDENTS are back in class as Blacksburg, Virginia struggles to come to terms with the horrific events of April 16.

Half a world away, Cho Seung-hui’s rampage has also hit home.

The reaction in South Korea as the news filtered through was of shock, then shame. Koreans spoke of praying the killer wasn’t one of their own as it was reported he was “Asian”.