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Mon, January 18, 2021 | 04:15
[Friends of Korea] Returning to Korea to serve in Peace Corps
[Friends of Korea] Returning to Korea to serve in Peace Corps
While I was growing up in Honolulu, Hawaii, my father spent time with a Korean association that his father had been active in. Before World War II, there were many Korean associations in Hawaii pursuing Korean independence from Japan. The deep affinity of their aging members and their adult children for these associations was not well appreciated by the children of my generat...
2021-01-12 18:53
5 ways to cope with homesickness in Korea
5 ways to cope with homesickness in Korea
Last year was definitely one for the books. Everyone who had big plans for 2020 experienced new levels of disappointment. Forced to separate our needs from our wants, we all had to stop, recalibrate and learn to be better at being grateful. We found ways to offer support for each other through online counseling and talking through our tough times with those closest to us.
2021-01-12 15:39
Rights groups criticize revision to Refugee Act
Rights groups criticize revision to Refugee Act
Darwish Musab, 28, was granted refugee status in Korea in April 2018. But, like many thousands of asylum seekers, he had to go through a long process as his application was initially denied.
2021-01-07 13:13
'Dad, I miss you': Teen refugee's tearful tribute touches Koreans' hearts
'Dad, I miss you': Teen refugee's tearful tribute touches Koreans' hearts
Wanyiwah, 14, took the stage as her name was called as the next contestant on KBS' hit audition show, “National Trot Championships,” which aired on Dec. 5. Representing Myanmar's Karen ethnic minority, the teen refugee shared a tragic story about her father which motivated her to choose the Korean song “Surprise Lily” to perform on national TV. “As you know, the song that I'm...
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-01-07 08:46
[RAS Korea] Dongducheon's young scholars shine again
[RAS Korea] Dongducheon's young scholars shine again
Four students at Dongducheon Foreign Language High School (DFL) recently published their new book: “RAS Korea Report.” The teammates are members of the new Royal Asiatic Society Korea-Dongducheon Foreign Language School Branch. They continue to explore Korean Studies with RAS Korea while completing their final year of high school. The RAS Korea connection with Dongducheon For...
2021-01-05 19:23
Book explores Korea's 1871 conflict with US
Book explores Korea's 1871 conflict with US
In 1871, an American naval force sailed into Korean waters hoping to open diplomatic and trade relations with the Kingdom of Joseon and to negotiate a treaty for shipwrecked sailors. Instead, shots were exchanged and a military clash on Ganghwa Island left three Americans and perhaps 300 Koreans dead.
2021-01-05 17:34
Korea ranks 13th out of 52 countries on migrants' social integration index
Korea ranks 13th out of 52 countries on migrants' social integration index
Korea ranked 13th out of 52 countries on its level of migrants' social integration in the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX), according to the latest MIPEX report issued earlier this month.
2020-12-31 09:11
[Yongsan Legacy] GI remembers Korean contemporary artists
[Yongsan Legacy] GI remembers Korean contemporary artists
Flashbacks and reflections, they happen all the time… they are fast, specific and rapidly appear and disappear. The good news is that when we get older, the “flash” seems to last a lot longer. Today, while sitting at my kitchen table in Michigan, contemporary art pops into my mind, specifically the work of three South Korean artists: Bae Yoong, Kim Foon and Youn Myeung-ro.
2020-12-29 18:01
Folk musician Seth Mountain explores 'Dark Valleys' in latest album
Folk musician Seth Mountain explores 'Dark Valleys' in latest album
Seth Mountain, an American folk musician living in Seoul, is releasing “Through Dark Valleys,” his latest full-length album. The album is a follow-up to “This Mountain” (2016) with all sorts of callbacks lyrical and musical.
2020-12-29 17:58
[Joseon Images] A Christmas story: The happiest girl in Korea
[Joseon Images] A Christmas story: The happiest girl in Korea
During the late 19th century, many Korean farmers lived in abject poverty and subsisted only upon the crops they were able to harvest each year. They had very little money but if they did manage to set some aside they were often quickly relieved of it by the gentry through unfair taxes.
2020-12-22 17:32
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