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Non-koreans, can be difficult to fully grasp. >> david: all right. you want it? here we go. han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. it connotes aspects of lament and un-avenged injustice. >> anthony: wow. >> david: in some occasions, anthropologists have recognized han as cultural-specific medical condition. someone who dies of han is -- >> jane: right. >> david: is said to have died of -- [ speaking korean ] [ speaking korean ] >> jane: its...

Familiar with han. its a concept that, for non-koreans, can be difficult to fully grasp. >> david: all right. you want it? here we go. han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. it connotes aspects of lament and un-avenged injustice. >> anthony: wow. >> david: in some occasions, anthropologists have recognized han as cultural-specific medical condition. someone who dies of han is -- >> jane: right. >> david: is said to have died of -- [ speakin...

Han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. it connotes aspects of lament and un-avenged injustice. >> anthony: wow. >> david: in some occasions, anthropologists have recognized han as cultural-specific medical condition. someone who dies of han is -- >> jane: right. >> david: is said to have died of -- [ speaking korean ] [ speaking korean ] >> jane: its a heartburn. its heartburn. >> anthony: wow. i mean, its been described to me in a way that...

>> jane: oh, yeah. thats the way we learn from the generation to generation. we dont know why. >> anthony: to take a peek into the dark heart of the korean psyche, maybe it helps to get familiar with han. its a concept that, for non-koreans, can be difficult to fully grasp. >> david: all right. you want it? here we go. han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. it connotes aspects of lament and un-avenged injustice. >> anthony: wow. >> david: i...

We dont know why. >> anthony: to take a peek into the dark heart of the korean psyche, maybe it helps to get familiar with han. its a concept that, for non-koreans, can be difficult to fully grasp. >> david: all right. you want it? here we go. han denotes a collective feeling of oppression and isolation in the face of overwhelming odds. it connotes aspects of lament and un-avenged injustice. >> anthony: wow. >> david: in some occasions, anthropologists have recognized han as cultural-specific me...

>> david: in some occasions, anthropologists have recognized han as cultural-specific medical condition. someone who dies of han is -- >> jane: right. >> david: is said to have died of -- [ speaking korean ] [ speaking korean ] >> jane: its a heartburn. its heartburn. >> anthony: wow. i mean, its been described to me in a way that made it sound benign. this is a burning, uh, sense of injustice, besiegement, and, and desire for revenge. >> david: the han is the reason why, like, we are who we are...