Electric Cars Making a Charge in Korea and Worldwide

Written by Douglas Baumwoll In July, I was driving to Incheon Airport to head home for my summer vacation. I stopped at a roadside rest area to use the bathroom, … Read More

The Orphan Master’s Son

Written by Douglas Baumwoll So, I get home from work, hurl my backpack onto the bed, tear it open, plunge my hand in, grope around in the mélange of papers, … Read More

Do We Live in Peace?

Written by the Douglas Baumwoll The 2017 World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) will be held in Gwangju, September 14–17 at the Kimdaejung Convention Center. The theme of the forum … Read More

First Class First Lady

Written by Douglas Baumwoll Photographs courtesy of Kim Dae-jung Peace Center Translations by Jung Jinho and Kwak Ji-young Special thanks to Dr. Shin Gyonggu and Harsh Kumar Mishra Ninety-five years … Read More

To Market, To Market …

Written by Douglas Baumwoll Photographed by Douglas Baumwoll and Park Tae-sang Interpretation by Park Tae-sang and Heo Suk-young About 100 years ago, A. A. Milne, of Winnie-the-Pooh fame, penned the … Read More

Jane of All Trades

Words by Douglas Baumwoll Photo courtesy of Josephine Kim “Adolescence…Child development. Counseling and clinical studies. Cultural studies. Diversity…Ethnic issues. Family issues. Immigrant issues…Multicultural education…Racial discrimination…” So reads the Areas of … Read More

All You Need Is Love

Photo by Lorryn Smit Or so crooned Mr. Lennon back in July of 1967. Elsewhere, that same summer was dubbed “The Summer of Love” because 100,000 “hippies” converged on the … Read More

Organic Foods: Why and Where (in Korea)

Last year it came to me that I wanted to try an experiment. I went to Emart and bought two sweet potatoes, one “organic” and one “conventional.” I similarly bought … Read More