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Jeongdok Public Library: The Quiet Seoul Stop Most Visitors Miss Near Samcheong-dong

Jeongdok Public Library: The Quiet Seoul Stop Most Visitors Miss Near Samcheong-dong

After exploring Gyeongbokgung Palace and the cafés, galleries, and traditional streets of Samcheong-dong, many visitors turn back toward Anguk Station. A more interesting option is t…
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Trump’s $2 Million South Korean Payment, Coupang, and the U.S.–Korea Trade Dispute

A reported $2 million payment from a South Korean business group to a company controlled by Presi…

The 1996 Seungdang Village Eviction Protest in Busan

The dramatic footage of residents occupying a steel tower and resisting demolition workers with s…

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…
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