Young Unificationist Announces Korean Learning Book

With the release of the new book titled Mi-Re: Learn Korean In 40 Days on December 27, 2013, Benjamin “Benjy” Uyama, an FFWPU pastor from North Carolina and young Unificationist, aims to help people worldwide read and understand the native language of Rev. and Mrs. Sun Myung Moon.

Mi-Re: Learn Korean In 40 Days

The goal of the book is to effectively teach Unificationists — and interested friends — the Korean language through a systematic process of learning to read Korean, and then mastering the most important words that were frequently used by Rev. Sun Myung Moon and Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, founders of the Unification Church (now known as the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, or FFPWU).

Benjy’s ultimate goal is to help people read and understand the various Korean speeches and words of Rev. and Dr. Moon (better known to Unificationists as “True Parents”).

The eBook can now be purchased and downloaded at UCProducts.org. Details of the book can be seen on the Blog.

The book includes a forward by Dr. Michael Balcomb, the president of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA, in which he says, “Benjamin makes a case for starting small, focusing on the words and phrases that True Parents themselves used most often, most notably in the Family Pledge (eight statements Unificationists pledge by). These words are the key to the heart of the Divine Principle (the core text and teachings of Rev. Sun Myung Moon); and we should be able to master the essentials in just 40 days, using Benjamin’s simple method. I want to encourage all Unificationists to make a new start in their Korean study in 2014!”

How the Book Is Organized

The book is organized into six Phases. Each Phase makes up a letter in the acronym K.O.R.E.A.N, and represents a new level of Korean proficiency.

Phase 1: Korean?
“Why should I learn Korean?”

Phase 2: Our Goal
“What do True Parents hope for us in terms of learning Korean?” and “What exactly is our goal for learning Korean?”

Phase 3: Read Korean
Learn how to read any Korean text at a steady speed.

Phase 4: Examine The Family Pledge
Learn to fully understand the “Family Pledge” in Korean.

Phase 5: Apprehend Any Excerpt
Attain the tools and tricks needed to fully understand any excerpt from various speeches by True Parents.

Phase 6: Never Stop Learning
Learn how to continue the study of True Parents’ speeches using practical techniques.

About The Author

Benjamin and his wife, Hitoe, worked together as a couple to create an easy way to learn Korean.

Kosuke Youngshin Benjamin Uyama (Benjy), a young Unificationist from North Carolina, USA, was born to a Welsh mother and a Japanese father. Benjy’s parents, Caroline & Mamoru Uyama. Benjy studied the Korean language in Korea at an international school in 2004 and then transferred to a traditional Korean public school. His wife, Hitoe Suzaki speaks Korean and, to this day, Benjy & Hitoe continue to converse in Korean. Benjy also studied Linguistics and East Asian Studies at the University of North Carolina. From August 2012 until the present day, He has served as the Senior Pastor of the Unification Church of the Triangle in North Carolina for the last two years. At the onset of his role as pastor, Rev. Sun Myung Moon appeared to Benjy in a dream, which later became the inspiration for his book, “Mi-Re: Learn Korean In 40 Days.”

Contributed by Benjamin Uyama