In July 1999, when I visited Silla I was directed to meet with Song Won
Moon, Chairman of the Department of English Literature, who was said to be
in charge of the recruitment of foreigners. In the second meeting, he asked
me to record a very long TOEFL exam with Marry O'Neil and Bruce Nickerson
for the Silla University web page. In actuality this exam was used for his
own corrupt monetary gain in his private institute in Kaegum. In the third
meeting, he invited me to his office where he falsely explained and had me
sign a contract which he kept in his office, saying "it is for immigration
purposes." As required by law, the contract was written in Korean. He
promised to provide me with an English version in the future, but never did
produce that English version of the contract. After signing I was introduced
to Lee Gi Suk the director of Silla University's private Foreign Language
Institute and now partner in The Berkeley Institute in Kaegum. In a forth
meeting, Song Won Moon took me to the administration building and had me
meet with Director Kim Hyeong Seok of General studies and then the director
of housing to sign a second contract which I was permitted to keep. That
contract was written in Korean as well and no Enlgish version was even
provided.
Almost one month later, I discovered that the conditions of the second
contract were substantially different from what I was told in both
contracts. In Korean my title was "instructor" and not the "guest professor"
that I was promised before signing. I was paid "15K" won an hour for over
time and not the "20K" won an hour for overtime that I was promised before
signing. I was not given the "tax free professor status" that I was promised
before signing. My apartment did not have the phone service that I was
promised before signing, which meant that I had to go out on the streets at
night in dangerous Sasanggu in order to phone my parents at home in the
States. I was told that I might have to accept an apartment mate and not
have the single apartment that I was promised before signing. Up to that
time, I had not been given the "single office, the desk and the internet"
that I was promised. In addition to these lies, Song Won Moon also never
help me to enroll in the free Korean art and music classes that he promised
before signing. It was later that I discovered Silla would also try to deny
paying the severance and pension that were required by law and promised to
me before signing. I understand now that Song Won Moon would have said
anything to get me to sign that contract written in KOREAN. I can not begin
to tell you the level of anger that this has cause in me toward Korean
academics and BUSINESS.
I approached Song Won Moon and told him how angry I was that he and the
director of Silla University's private International Language Institute, Lee
Gi Suk, had lied to me. They denied everything. At that point, I refused to
teach overtime and I refused to teach during my promised paid vacations even
dispite their threats. Several times Song Won Moon and the Mr. Lee Gi Suk
("Mr." as I have found out that he does not really have a doctorate, not
having written his thesis.) tried to trick me into teaching extra for them,
repeatedly saying "If you help me, I will help you., That is how things work
here." (a corrupt "quid pro quo" like halloween's "trick or treat.") and
"The students are specifically asking for you." Still I refused. I told them
that until they admitted to the wrong that they had done to me, I would not
help them by doing anything extra. Then, they told the department secretary
in the part time teachers' locker/mail room/lounge to give me a heavy
schedule with too many hours thinking that I would give in. Unlike the first
semester when Song Won Moon, Kim Gi Suk and Marry O'Neil railroaded my
schedule for their own benefit, every following semester I cancelled the
classes that were too much or a split shift despite the harassment they gave
me.
In retaliation, Song Won Moon never gave me the office that he promised me
in contract, not even with a non-smoking office mate when he had a chance.
There are and have been pleanty of empty room on campus. Still he never gave
me an office. They simply threw a desk in the corner of the part time
teachers' locker/mail room/lounge and secretary's office. Like grand central
station, it was loud, with 3 to 8 people in that room most of the time. I
had no place to give proper speaking exams and plan lessons. Until this
semester, the secretary (Hyoung Kyoung) would get extremely angry when
students would visit me for help. I was told by the secretary to meet my
students outside at a picnic table, even in the winter. That was if my
students could find me, as I had no name plate on the door. However, Marry
O'Neil has a "state of the art" office, many desks, carpeting, video, audio
and internet. Robert White has his own office with video, audio and
internet. Ian Pringle has a nice office with one other professor. Each
having their own desks, book shelves, computers and printers. I was given an
old slow computer to share with all of the part time instructors, but I am a
full time employee. My having that desk in the mail/locker room/lounge
caused others to envy me and tell me so. Envy poisons relationships and
being serious about teaching my students well has not given me time to
smooth over the differences between the part time instructors and myself.
Additionally, the room was not secure, I could not leave any important
documents in there as all of the desk keys were the same and easy to get. So
I had to carry everything important with me all of the time in a heavy
shoulder bag that ruined my suits. I was marginalized by Song Won Moon in a
way as to damage my career. Why was I never given the single office that he
explicitly promised me? It is in the contract.
Confucius would be shocked by the disrespect that foreign English educators
are subjected to at Silla. I was not the only person who experienced
difficulties from Song Won Moon. Song Won Moon encouraged and benefitted
from using Marry O'Neil as a lying spy spreading malicious slander and
rumors about the four foreign English educators: Bruce Nickerson JD; Ian
Pringle MBA; Robert White MA and Harry David Candela MA. In turn, Marry
O'Neil was rewarded with better schedules and bonus hours. (Each semester
she tries to teach between 30 and 40 hours a week for the money. When does
she prepare for her classes?) The details of Marry O'Neil's vitriolic
attacks are in the two earliest professional petitions dated May 2000 and
June 2000 and included with this letter. Please, read them. They are
shocking. They include, vacation timing, class scheduling, family matters,
sexual preference (homo, hetero or bi), disparaging remarks about teaching
methods and much more. She has seriously damaged our professional reputation
and our abilities to work and live.
Due to the large amount of abuse we suffered, from Song Won Moon and Marry
O'Neil, some things have not been included in those petitions. Still, the
abuse did occur. One incident that comes to mind in the winter of 1999-2000
and the day before the spring semester, Song Won Moon tried to make me pay
for the replacement of a ten year old hot water heater (boiler) in the
school provided apartment. However, the school ended up paying for that as I
had no money at the time. The housing director managed to work things out
better when I threatened to leave Silla University. It was cold and I waited
for two weeks to tell them about the hot water heater as Song Won Moon and
Marry O'Neil were predictable. Marry O'Neil rumor monger lied to Song Won
Moon, and then Song Won Moon said that the TEN year old, burnt out and
leaking boiler was broken because of abuse. It was cold, so cold.
The difficulties caused by being marginalized by Song Won Moon and Marry
O'Neil at Silla Univeristy are far reaching. After I came back from a
vacation in the winter of 2000-2001, my apartment had no power and heat, as
the department secretary (Hyoung Kyoung) did not inform the utilities that I
was coming back! Another cold night, but why? Did she think that I was not
returning? I was specific about when I was returning. On returning, I found
that a text book series had been selected by a department of English,
without asking any of the full time foreign English staff to evaluate the
texts. In fact, through interdepartmental memorandum, the entire foreign
English staff was blamed for supposedly not systematically using a common
text series, despite that fact that we did all use the school mandated texts
in proper order. Why did the Chairperson of the Department of English blame
the foreign help for whatever failures occurred under her. Was it to excuse
buying a text book series that we consider out of date?
As the rumors were very wide spread and the damage done to our professional
reputations so great, in addition to the addresses listed on the covers, the
two earliest petitions were submitted to all of the administrative offices
listed on the last signing pages. The four foreign English educators, who
were injured and insulted, simply wanted to address Marry O'Neil and Song
Won Moon in front of a group of fellow professor for the purpose of getting
a requested apology, explanation and/or resignation. That is the standard
applied to all full time Korean academics and at colleges and universities
around the world. A small group of Silla University administrator
discriminated against the full time foreign English faculty memebers. We
were denied the right to a review board for professional misconduct,
administrative "due process," with Marry O'Neil and Song Won Moon present to
answer to their offenses. A small group of Silla University administrators
conspired to cover up all of the abuse and damage that had been done, thus
giving Song Won Moon and Marry O'Neil more power to do greater harm again
and again and again.
A sign of discrimination, in retaliation for requesting administrative "due
process," the four damaged full time foreign English educators were punished
even more. With each petition, we were called into the administration
building, where Song Won Moon lied in his translation of English to the
President, Dean of Accademic affairs, Assistant Dean and Director of General
Education. After continuing to insist that Song Won Moon address the issues,
we were told by Kim Myoung Huk and Kim Hyeong Seok to wait for the next
meeting. Again, we were never permitted to address Marry O'Neil and Song Won
Moon in a mediated professional forum. Bruce Nickerson, his wife and his
daughter were moved to a new apartment, half way through his last semester
at Silla. Through Song Won Moon, Lee Gi Suk and department secretaries, Kim
Myoung Huk compelled Ian Pringle and Robert White to work during their
summer and winter vacations (overtime hours without overtime pay), even with
out the Director of the Department of English Education (Ian Pringle's
supervisor) being informed. Where did all of that money in unpaid wages
dissapear to? Also, no Korean professors are compelled to work during
vacations, especially without overtime pay. Robert White was intimidated
into teaching 40 hours a week last semester, 34 hours a week this semester
and 35 hours this coming summer, in addition to being harassed by Song Won
Moon in order to force/threaten him into dropping his support for redress of
grievances and to also work for substandard wages at the private institute
in Kaegum. Robert, has a heart condition and does not want to work himself
to DEATH, but he is affraid that he and his friends will lose their jobs at
Silla University if he does not do everything that Song Won Moon and Kim
Myoung Huk demand. In conversation he detailed that his doctor was in
disbelief about Silla's (Song Won Moon's) illegal working conditions and
compulsory labor policy. However, Bob also secured a letter from that
doctor excusing his being abscent from work. Hopefully, that doctor or
Bob's insurance auditor reported Silla University to the authorities. Ian
Pringle's structured sister relationship between Silla University and a high
class Brown Stone Australian University has been crushed by Kim Myoung Huk,
who is currently trying to compel Ian Pringle to teach 25 hours in this
summer without overtime pay and during a time that Ian announced he had
plans to travel to Australia on business (Despite the early announcement of
Ian Pringle's vacation plans, Kim Myoung Huk advertised that Ian Pringle
would be teaching at Silla during a conflicting time.) I, Harry David
Candela was moved from a contractually obligated 20 pyoung apartment (Jahyoo
Apt Sasanggu) to a 15 to 17 pyoung apartment (Namyoung Apt Sasanggu) in the
middle of last semester during classes. After the two petitions, our pay has
been reduced and we have not ben given Chusok and Lunar New Years (six
month) bonuses anymore, despite the fact that they were promised to us by
the last university president and paid last academic year, 1999-2000. It is
discrimination to give the Korean educators bonuses, but not give the white
teachers bonuses. With my contract coming to an end, I am the only full time
foreign English educator at Silla who nolonger fears the retaliatory abuse
directed from Song Won Moon, Kim Hyeong Seok and Kim Myoung Huk.
In April 2001, after being harassed and sworn at by Marry O'Neil, on two
seppaerate mornings in one week, in the partime teachers' mail/locker
room/lounge, I determined that 10 months was long enough to wait for Silla
University to deliver administrative justice. I gave Silla University, in
particular Director Kim Hyeong Seok, one month to do the right thing: give
me a written apology; give me a written explanation for the discrimination
and abuse; and provide the things that Song Won Moon promised to me. On a
follow up visit to Kim Hyeong Seok, hoping to see progress, I stumbled on a
secret meeting between him, Song Won Moon, Kim Myoung Huk and the director
of housing. They have endeavored to hide every violation that was done. In
advance I told them that I would let the authorities, media and students
know everything. They continued to stall. Did they think that I was joking.
I am from Regent!!!!!
The week of May 7th to May 11th, I met with each of my classes for the last
time. We discussed the lessons in the movie "The Joy Luck Club." At the end
of each class, I apologized telling my students that I was not going to be
teaching them again, until the administration apologized to me. I carefully
explained that they were great students, angels with "jung" and all what was
good about Korea. I thanked them for the time that we share life's path
together and told them that I would miss/remember them. I gave explicit
instructions that they were not to protest. I told them that this was a
matter that I needed to solve on my own, without anger and without chaos.
Then, only for their information and as proof for the reasons that I was
concluding classes, I gave one person in each class a copy of the two
petitions and correspondence that I sent to Kim Hyeong Seok.
On finding out that I had told my students the reasons why I would go on
strike and that I gave each class one copy of the petitions and letters, Kim
Hyeong Seok called me into his office. He harassed me and tried to
intimidate into "being quiet." He said that he was going to take me to court
for liable. I said go ahead. Take me to court. The court would love to hear
the tapes, see the pictures and read the petitions and letters that I have
collected. (Unfortunately, I hid the tapes in my recycling bin and they are
now gone due to my own habits of keeping a clean and neat home. However, I
still have the pictures and papers.) Then, I reminded him that giving me my
day in court would not help the Silla University's advertising campaign, as
I had noticed the new posters and signs in the subway stations. In turn, he
accused me of breaking the contract by hurting the university's name and not
teaching. He threatened to fire me. I challenged him to fire me, for in
stalling he tried to deny the four damaged full time foreign English
educators any professional "due process" of administration. In other words,
he had broken the contract first and discriminated. I let him know that in
both situations we would go to court.
Instead Kim Hyeong Seok told me to write a letter of resignation for him to
use in a departmental meeting. I told him that I would ask my attorney if I
should do that. From a pay phone, I called my uncle (my attorney) that
evening and he told me not write the letter, because I am not resigning and
I want the severance and then the pension that is mine by Korean Law and by
Song Won Moon's promises. Silla University, broke Korean Labor Laws, our
Contract and Song Won Moon's promises. In a letter the next day, I detailed
that we would go to court as soon as my father came to Korea, for if Kim
Hyeong Seok wants this issue to go away or even wants me to teach for Silla
in any way, then they can give me an apology for the harm that was done to
my career and the pain that has been caused through Marry O'neil's and Song
Won Moon's lies and Kim Hyeong Seok's own manipulations. Instead, Kim Hyeong
Seok sent me a letter detailing that my contract would expire in August. The
first draft of the letter was titled "Letter of Co-opperation" and the
second draft was titled "Letter of Contract Expiration." In other words, he
planned to continue to hide the wrongs which were done to me. If I remained
quiet, he would continue to pay me my monthly salary no matter if I taught
my students or not. He tried to corrupt me. I hate that. It is clear that he
understands nothing about Regent University Graduates!
I am a man of my word and had only one option. When I went to the Puku Board
of Labor, the administrator in charge of the office sternly called my case
worker (inspector Choi) aside for a whispered chat (the hand motions and
facial expressions were very clear), and then I was never allowed to fill
out the complaint form. The interpreter who started to bring over the
preprinted complaint application form was told that it would not be
necessary. (I at least understood that.) Instead, after showing me Kim
Myoung Huk's businessness card, the case worker called Silla University and
took me to meet the administrators. There, at Silla University and in Kim
Hyeong Seok's office, Kim Hyeong Suk rudely told me to "be quiet." Still, I
interrupted him once to tell him to refer to me as "David" and not "the
foreigner." Kim Hyeong Seok continued, lied and told half truths to the
Board of Labor case worker, about the violations done to the four damaged
foreign English educators, the violations done to me in specific and what we
had done in trying to get justice. The Board of Labor Case Worker did not
even let me reply to all that Kim Hyeong Seok said. The Case work listened a
little, simply said that he found no violations of contract and he was too
busy. He quickly left half way through the meeting. Next, Kim Hyeong Seok
used a new interpreter from Silla University's Department of International
relations to make false excuses for all of the discrimination and abuse that
my fellow foreigners and I suffered from at Silla. He argued against me. He
said that Silla has different rules for full time foreign instructors and
Korean professors. I told him that my Regent University Masters was earned
and that I had written a 280 page thesis on Sun Tzu. I also said that my
Regent degree was academically ligitimate and therefore worth more than a
bribery bought degree from some Korean university. I doubted Kim Hyeong
Seok's excuses and told the translator that I wanted the excuses written on
paper and signed. He did not put them in writing in a attempt to hide the
truth longer. It is not unreasonable to ask that the excuses for which the
full time foreign English educators, myself in particular, were denied
administrative "due process" and denied "justice" should be typed on paper.
Those excuses were simply more lies. If they are the truth, write them!
It was after that, I filed against Silla University at the Board of Labor in
Quachun City Complex, Seoul for the contract violations of insufficient
housing, insufficient office and abusive conditions. On returning to Pusan,
I tried to meet with the new president of Silla University to inform him
that I had filed against Silla University. I was intercepted and stalled by
the Media Relations Officer, who tried to negotiate a settlement between Kim
Hyeong Seok and I. In that meeting Kim Hyeong Seok only offered me my tax
refund and partial pension. The partial pension seemed short. It was only
from the acculation of 6% witholding of my own pay checks and 3% or 4%
contributions by Silla. Is it illegal for Silla to contribute less than I do
to my pension? I was told that they were to be "matching funds" from Silla
University. Kim Hyeong Seok offered less than half the amount that I should
have been given. Kim Hyeong Seok said that I did not the deserve severance
pay as it was only mandated by Korean Labor Law for labor, and I was
considered to be like other professors, not labor. That is a lie. My lesson
preperation and lecture time together are over 40 hours a week. Time spent
preparing for lecture is labor intensive.
There he made a big contradiction. Earlier he said that I was not a
professor, and not entitled to the benefits that Korean professors have in
the terms of title and administrative "due process." Next, he said that I
was not labor. Everyone knows, instructors are not management! Everyone
knows, instructors are not capital! I have a one year E2 visa that must
always be renewed by leave the country. I honestly and faithfully work for
one employer!!! I work more, but I am paid less than Korean professors. I am
labor! I deserve both severance pay and pension pay both.
I offered many compromises. I said that I would give up some of the promised
benefits that Song Won Moon had lied about and I would give up the apology
from Song Won Moon and Marry O'Neil, if Kim Hyeong Seok provided me with an
"Administrative Letter of Regret" (taking no responsibility himself) for all
of the friction and difficulties that the Foreign English educators had
experienced at Silla University with the excuse that it was simply the
growing pains of a newly expanded educational institution and the changing
of administrations. Kim Hyeong Seok refused to sign the "Administrative
Letter of Regret."
At that point I went to file with the Board of labor in Pusan. There, I was
informed that my contract mandated "severance or pension" contrary to Song
Won Moon's lie of "Severance and pension." At the time when I signed the
contract, I did not read Korean very well. Why did Song Won Moon lie? That
case worker refused to help me further or even come to the school, declaring
"That is your contract." Next, I stated that the Korean Labor Law requires
severance and pension to be paid. The law is higher than a contract. My last
employer paid both severance and pension. I was told that only applies only
to public school teachers and not private school teachers. That reply is
also contrary to everything that I have been told for the last four years.
Incidentally, this problem occurred after the Pusan City Board of Labor case
worker spoke on the telephone with Kim Hyeong Seok. I wonder what lies he
told her.
On that note, I went to the Union of Korean National University Teachers at
Pusan National University. I asked them as to what I could do. I informed
them of everything that had happened. They told me who to contact at the
Silla University Workers Union. I was unable to contact him directly.
However, I dropped off a documents package telling everything that had
happened to me and my fight for severance and pension at his office. I made
sure that they understood, I would give up some of the money for a simple
written apology from Song Won Moon or an administrative letter of regret
from Kim Hyeong Seok.
At that point, I went to the courts and city hall in order to file a law
suit against Silla University. The courts provided the forms and city hall
was kind enough to translate them. Upon finding out to how file a law suit
in Pusan, I went to Silla University to complete the forms with the help of
my friends. It was then that I was called to the office of the Silla
University Media Relations Officer. There he informed me that if I did not
go back to work and forget about how my face was stolen, I would be fired in
a few days. I told him that I respected his attempts to negotiate a
settlement and that if I was fired I would: take Silla to court; turn the
three months of students' attendance records, participation grades, homework
grades, project grades and exam scores into the Ministry of Education in
Seoul, there they would ask questions about as to why those students were
given grades for less than the last three weeks of class; and that I would
inform Berkeley, Madison and Florida Atlantic University as to the corrupt
practices of Song Won Moon, Marry O'Neil and Kim Hyeong Seok (That includes
copy write infringement, immigration law violations and forced labor from
Silla full time English educators at Lee Gi Suk's private "Bereley
Institute" in Kaegum. Where Song Won Moon's wife works and no-one will
reveal who the third "silent" partner is. As a note, in 1997 after the crash
of the monopolies, Lee Gi Suk was broke. Where did Lee Gi Suk, the
ex-manager of Silla University's private International Language Institute
get the money to start a Berkeley Institute above a Pizza Hut in Kaegum?)
After that, I left his office.
Suspecting that Kim Hyeong Seok had not informed the President of Silla
University as to the truth and my intentions, I laid my umbrella down in the
hallway, pulled a copy of the petitions and letters out of my bag, walked
past the secretary into the Presidents office, bowed deeply, sat down as he
told me to and gently handed him the documents. The president called for an
interpreter. I calmly replied that I had enough of Silla professors'
interpretations. I stated that he needed to be careful and Silla University
needed to be careful as he has surrounded himself with "yesmen" who would
say anything for their own gain. I then detailed to the president that I
still had my student's grades and would not turn them in until right is
done, as well as, that if I was fired, I was ready for court and to continue
struggling for justice in America. As I have filed a complaint in Seoul, it
would be illegal to fire me before the Quachun Board of Labor investigates.
Slowly getting up, I bowed deeply, said have a nice day and backed out of
the his office as a matter of respect. I wish that I could have spoken more
with the president, but I respect him too much and felt uncomfortable having
walked into his office without permission. Additionally, I did not trust the
translators who arrived.
In keeping with the Korean system, this case was sent by the Quachun Board
of Labor to Puku's Inspector Choi again. We met on June 6th to record
statements and schedule a three party meeting. On June 13th, Inspector
Choi, the representatives of Silla University and I met. In that meeting
Inspector Choi declared my housing and contract to be substandard. I was
given the choice, Inspector Choi could declare my contract null and void or
he could investigate Silla University more for abuses so that I could sue
for damages. I asked him to investigate further. I chose to sue. When Kim
Hyeong Seok (the male who tried to hide Song Won Moon's lies and abuse) and
the other Silla University representatives were faced with their guilt, they
improperly fired me. They shouted across the room that I was fired for
missing four days of work in May. They also back dated the firing, but
foolishly did not back date their letter (which I copied without their
knowledge thanks to still having a key for the part time teachers'
lounge/mail and locker room). Essentially, I was fired for taking Silla to
court and going on strike. Firing me for taking them to court and going on
strike is a violation of the Korea Labor Standards Act. On hearing this,
Inspector Choi imediately recomended that I file against Silla University at
the Choryang Labor Relations Committee. That meeting is scheduled for June
28th at two in the afternoon and I must bring an interpretor. Then, I will
meet with inspector Choi on June 30th for his finds report.
As a sign that what I have may not be taken away, I paid one last visit to
the uninformed president of Silla University. I sat in his waiting room
until I had an office filled with fake Korean professors holding bribe
bought degrees from Korean institutions. At that point the interpretor came
in and asked why I was there. I explaned that "Despite that fact that my
protest sign read 'No Pay, No Grades,' I secretly promised my students that
I would give them their grades long ago, before the strike. I am from
Regent. I am Christian. I keep my word. From the beginning, this has
always been about an apology. Song Won Moon will apologize. If not, this
will get even more messy. Now, you know that you lied and tried to thieve
away my face, pay check and then integrity. All you have is the money, and
this is not about money. Does Lee Byoung Hwa know the truth or only Kim
Hyeong Seok's lies?" At that point I stood up and left. Two Korean wannabe
professors tried to physically detain me. I informed them that tounching me
is a violation of the law. I stepped around them gracefully. The shortest
one keeping stride swore at me in Korean. I slowed briefly and in Korean
asked him why he swore. He knew that he showed his gutteral level and in
shock had no reply. So kindly, but firmly looked him in the eyes and said
"Song Won Moon." Then, his friend said come back and talk to the police. I
said I am going to visit my ex-secretary. I did and then I left. I may win
or lose, but the important point is filing and making them go to court.
Additionally, I am posting papers at bus stops and shopping areas that
detail all that Silla University administrators have done wrong. I will
stress the JIM CROW systems at Silla University and in Pusan City Government
as much as I can and their are others in line behind me who will do the
same. Eventually, racism in Korea will die and fade away. It feels great
to be on point!
So far, I have reported Silla Univeristy to the: Board of Labor in Seoul,
Pusan and Puku; Labor Relations Committee, Choryang; Ministry of Education
in Seoul and Pusan; Ministry of Health and Human Services; The Ministry of
Justice in Pusan; Pusan Small claims Court; The Ministry of Immigration; one
News Paper; one TV Station; and have gone on strike, protesting for two
weeks outside the gates. By telling lies and pretending to have done nothing
wrong to the foreign educator, especially me, Silla University's Song Won
Moon and Kim Hyeong Seok have created the conditions and situation that
require me to restructure my life, goals and schedules. I will stay in
Korea, continue coming back to Korea and do everything in my power to win
everything that Silla University's Song Won Moon and Kim Hyeong Seok owe me.
They could have done the right thing in May 2000, June 2000, April 2001 or
May 2001, they lied and stalled to hide corruption and thievery. It is now
June 2001, as I am currently missing the job interview season in America and
I have had two job offers here in Pusan. I will stay to fight on until
August. In August I will bring the protest to Florida Atlantic University,
Silla's sister school. Then, in September I will return to Pusan to
continue chipping away at Silla, up close and personal. The world will know
about Silla Univerisity's evil Song Won Moon, Kim Hyeong Seok and Kim Myoung
Huk! That activity includes organizing the foreign instructors/professors
in/at Pusan universities and colleges in Pusan into a union! Strike. Strike.
Strike. Strike. Strike. Strike.
I am suing President Lee Byoung Hwa, Dean Kim Myoung Huk, Director Kim
Hyeong Seok and Chairman Song Won Moon for Severance Pay (Social Insurance),
Pension pay from my own 6% monthly withholding, the matching Pension pay
that Silla University should have contributed but did not (4% is not 6%),
tax refund, two or three months summer vacation pay, an airline ticket (one
way) on United Airlines from Tokyo to Atlanta and a typed apology signed by
Song Won Moon and Kim Hyeong Seok. If the court is not able to secure an
apology or Administrative Letter of Regret, I wish for complete copies of
the court transcripts and ruling. When I get depressed about this entire
experience, I will look at them and feel better or reassured that the system
does work for tax payers (of which I am one) and for persons (of which I am
one).
I give my word on the Bible that this is the truth and nothing but the
truth, so help me God.
Harry David Candela
May - June, 2001,