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[Read more letters about this article: Here]Part of the reason South Koreans may express fears of reprisals is because of what could have transpired had the situation been reversed and an American student went on a rampage at a South Korean campus, noted Breen.
For example, when two girls were killed in a traffic accident involving a U.S. military vehicle in 2002, South Korea was gripped with anti-American fervor whipped up by mass protests. The mood was fanned by politicians seeking a boost in that year's presidential vote that brought Roh to power with a promise not to ''kowtow'' to the U.S.
Since Monday's shootings, however, there have been no signs of any reprisals against Koreans in the United States.
''It will be very instructive to Koreans to watch the reaction of Americans,'' Breen, a Briton, said of the response to the shooting rampage. ''They know it's more gracious than their own reaction would be.''
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Virginia-Tech-SKorea.html