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Thu, November 30, 2023 | 12:52

[RAS KOREA] Preserving memories at Cheongju City Archives

RAS KOREAPreserving memories at Cheongju City Archives

I met archivist Lee Shin-ja of the Cheongju City Archives in a serendipitous turn of events. We discussed an entirely different matter when my history with Cheongju, North Chungcheong Province, came up. I was a lad of 20 when I lived in the city for almost a year while learning the Korean language. Being an avid hobbyist photographer and an inherent anthropologist, I took pho...

2023-05-28 14:44

Jeju-based shamanism researcher documents connection between humans, crows

Jeju-based shamanism researcher documents connection between humans, crows

Continuing his exploration of Jeju's unique cultural practices, Joey Rositano now presents his latest project, “Scattering,” planned to be a photography book centered around the crow feeding rituals on Jeju Island.

2023-05-28 14:43

[INTERVIEW] How 'bojagi' helped adoptee reconnect with Korean roots

INTERVIEWHow 'bojagi' helped adoptee reconnect with Korean roots

Dawn Tomlinson is a Korean adoptee who found her passion in "bojagi," or Korean wrapping cloths made with fabric strips or scraps, and she sees bojagi as a connection to her Korean heritage. The act of sewing leftover fabric fragments into bojagi resonates with her journey as a Korean adoptee rediscovering her roots, threading together the fragments of her identity.

Kwon Mee-yoo | 2023-05-26 12:33

No. of foreigners who feel discriminated against in Seoul drops sharply: survey

No. of foreigners who feel discriminated against in Seoul drops sharply: survey

The number of foreign residents in Seoul who felt discriminated against by local Koreans in 2022 dropped significantly from two years earlier, according to a survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Government, the details of which were released, Thursday. Among the 2,500 foreign respondents, who had been legally residing in the city for 91 days or longer, 38.1 percent indicated that...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2023-05-25 16:56

Transgender surgery should not be criteria for legal sex status change: watchdog

Transgender surgery should not be criteria for legal sex status change: watchdog

Granting a change of legal gender solely based on whether the petitioner had sex reassignment surgery constitutes a grave human rights violation, the state human rights watchdog said Thursday.

2023-05-25 16:24

DJ Fingaz set for show at Lit Lounge

DJ Fingaz set for show at Lit Lounge

The globally renowned DJ Fingaz is coming to Seoul this Saturday, bringing his open-format mix seamlessly blending everything from hip-hop and dirty trap beats to reggae and classic rock, to Lit Lounge in Itaewon.

2023-05-23 16:36

US interdisciplinary artist Gregory de la Haba's Seoul exhibition opens portals

US interdisciplinary artist Gregory de la Haba's Seoul exhibition opens portals

A few weeks ago, the legendary Korean folk-rocker Hahn Dae-soo began posting a series of videos on YouTube about his love for New York City, starting with a visit to the studio and home of artist Gregory de la Haba, whose first exhibition in Seoul, at the Hangaram Art Museum, opens on May 27.

2023-05-23 16:34

[TEMPLE ADVENTURES] Buddha's Birthday during Japanese occupation era

TEMPLE ADVENTURESBuddha's Birthday during Japanese occupation era

At the end of the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom, and with the growing influence of Japan and Japanese Buddhism on the Korean Peninsula, Korean Buddhism faced the double threat of the continuation of centuries of persecution and marginalization by their own government and having their own traditions hijacked and supplanted by foreign traditions.

2023-05-23 16:34

US diplomatic community in Yongsan celebrates Fleischfest

US diplomatic community in Yongsan celebrates Fleischfest

The U.S. Embassy housing compound, usually a calm, peaceful place in the corner of U.S. Army Garrison Yongsan, was overrun by a bunch of “jabronis” one Saturday afternoon last month. On April 29, about 600 people of all ages gathered at white tents set up on a lawn, where heaps of smoked meats were being served for the 43rd biannual Fleischfest, a feast of smoked meats prepar...

2023-05-19 15:35

Korea to provide $210 mil. in low-interest loan for El Salvador road project

Korea to provide $210 mil. in low-interest loan for El Salvador road project

Korea's finance ministry said Wednesday it plans to provide a low-interest loan to support El Salvador's road construction project under ties with a Central American development bank.

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