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The 1996 Seungdang Village Eviction Protest in Busan

The 1996 Seungdang Village Eviction Protest in Busan

The dramatic footage of residents occupying a steel tower and resisting demolition workers with stones and firebombs appears to show the forced eviction conflict at Seungdang Village…
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What Han Kang’s Call to “Overcome Hatred” Actually Means

Nobel Prize-winning author Han Kang recently described growing hatred in South Korea and around t…
Why Immigrant-Background Youth in Korea Can Fall Through the System

Why Immigrant-Background Youth in Korea Can Fall Through the System

Kang Tae-wan’s life illustrates a difficult question facing South Korea: what happens when a youn…

Jang Wonyoung’s Citi Field First Pitch: Major U.S. Recognition or K-Pop Promotion?

IVE member Jang Wonyoung is scheduled to throw the ceremonial first pitch before the New York Met…

Women’s Wartime Labor Mobilization in Colonial Korea: Coercion, Fear, and Historical Evidence

In the final phase of the Asia-Pacific War, Imperial Japan expanded its mobilization of Korean wo…

South Korea’s Single-Stock Leveraged ETF Restrictions: Too Little, Too Late?

South Korea’s decision to suspend new listings of single-stock leveraged exchange-traded products…

Why Autumn at Bulguksa Temple Is My Favorite Season

Autumn is my favorite season because it transforms familiar landscapes without hiding their origi…
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