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Mon, May 29, 2023 | 08:53

[Cityscapes] 'Fire Flower' grows at Yongsan Disaster site

Cityscapes'Fire Flower' grows at Yongsan Disaster site

If you're in the Sinyongsan area, just east of Yongsan Station, you might notice a red sculpture that wasn't there a year ago. It looks sort of like a tulip, or a red flame, standing in front of the recently opened Hyosung Harrington Place building. A plaque identifies it as the “Fire Flower” by Han Jin-su, and it seems to be an accidental memorial to a tragic fire that took ...

2021-01-19 17:40

[Friends of Korea] Returning to Korea to serve in Peace Corps

Friends of KoreaReturning 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.

Lee Hyo-jin | 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 KoreaDongducheon'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.

Lee Hyo-jin | 2020-12-31 09:11

[Yongsan Legacy] GI remembers Korean contemporary artists

Yongsan LegacyGI 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

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