Published by the Gwangju International Center since 2001
Historic Milestone: Jeonnam and Gwangju Merge Exactly 40 years after Gwangju was elevated to directly governed city status and separated from South Jeolla Province (aka Jeonnam) in 1986, Gwangju Metropolitan … Read More
By Shin Joseph Kanghyob || Several years ago, my maternal grandfather finally returned to Jeju. He came back as white ashes in an urn, having lived past the age of … Read More
By Luis Andrés || As May approaches, Gwangju prepares for the most meaningful month on the city’s calendar. May is when we remember the May 18 Democratic Uprising, when ordinary … Read More
By Jay Lee || Forty-five years after the Gwangju Uprising, survivors of sexual violence perpetrated by martial law forces have reclaimed their names and stepped into the limelight in their … Read More
By Don Baker || About an hour south of Gwangju, on Jeonnam’s southern coast, you can find the small county of Gangjin. For such a small county, with a population … Read More
By Siddhant K. || The legend of King Suro and Queen Suriratna is more than a royal romance; it is the earliest chapter in the long, largely untold story of … Read More
By Reeti Roy || Cherry blossom season does not arrive with a shout. It accumulates. One tree blooms, then another, then a street begins to look briefly rearranged, as if … Read More
By Murdock O’Mooney || When people think of spring in Korea, images of cherry trees and the “pink snow” they create probably come to mind. There are over 300 varieties … Read More
