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
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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
Hong Sung-dam: Born into a History of Struggle
By Kang Jennis Hyun-suk. I took an express train bound for Mokpo to meet the artist for the June issue of the Gwangju News. The magazine was eager to have … Read More
Celebrating 20 Years: Gwangju News
“Iconic” Is Not Hyperbolic By Dr. David ShafferEditor-in-Chief I can say without reservation that the Gwangju News is iconic. Yes, I know that to be iconic, something must exhibit distinctive … Read More
From the Editor
This month is June 2021, exactly twenty years after the publishing of the first issue of the Gwangju News, so we thought we would indulge in a little celebrating of … Read More
Crossword Puzzles Answer for April 2021
Created by Jon Dunbar. ACROSS1 DJS4 ROT7 NEAL11 VOA12 OWE13 WASTE14 RECYCLE16 EMCEE17 OKS18 LEG19 MENUS22 REDUCE25 IRAN26 TEAS27 HBO29 TRIG30 RUN31 MUON32 TOV33 JUST34 ONLY35 REFUSE37 DOGAM38 ADS39 ARK40 … Read More