Lee Lee Nam Studio: A Museum, Café, … and K-Drama Filming Location!

Reviewed by Jana Milosavljevic. Gwangju’s neighborhood of Yangnim-dong located in Nam-gu has been gathering more and more attention recently, and the Lee Lee Nam Studio surely one of the reasons. … Read More

Top of The Drop

By Daniel J. Springer. This is the third installment of the most recent column addition to the Gwangju News: “Top of The Drop,” by Daniel Springer of the Gwangju Foreign … Read More

May Is… – The May 18 Memorial Foundation Archive Exhibition

By The May 18 Memorial Foundation. The May 18 Memorial Foundation has prepared an archive exhibition, “May Is…,” regarding the entire history of the May 18 Democratic Uprising as well … Read More

Funds of Knowledge for the Classroom

Interview with Maria Lisak. It is obvious that knowledge is related to education and teaching EFL, but it is not so obvious what “funds of knowledge” is. Although the concept … Read More

One-Day Trip to Buyeo

By Emmanuela Sabatini. Have you heard about Buyeo? Buyeo is a rural area in South Chungcheong Province, the home of the Baekje Kingdom in the Korea of two millennia ago. … Read More

Amusement’s Watery Grave: Songsan Amusement Park Limps Back to Life

By Isaiah Winters. As we near the upcoming rainy season, many of Gwangju’s riverside residents and businesses are eyeing the calendar with a sense of foreboding. Last year’s torrents, swelled … Read More

Samgye-tang for the Heat, Pork for Pollution

The heat of summer is quickly approaching, and the air quality index for Gwangju is outside the “good” zone for most of the year; indeed, it was high in the … Read More

Anon Nampa: The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 2021 Awardee

By Don Tajaroensuk. The past year has become an unforgettable one for Thailand’s democratic movement, with Anon Nampa occupying the frontline of democratic protests, challenging the untouchable taboo in Thailand … Read More