A Return to Pride: Gwangju’s Queer Festival Marches After Three Years
By Luis Andrés On November 29, 2025 – on one of those Gwangju days when the cold season has technically begun but the sun keeps spirits warm – the Gwangju … Read More
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Friendship Cities: City-to-City Cooperation – Gwangju and Qingdao
By Li Aoding In November of 2024, the Gwangju government signed a friendly cooperation agreement with Qingdao (aka Tsingtao), a historic coastal city with a profound cultural heritage. This agreement … Read More
Life is Like Music: The 4th Concert of the Gwangju Citizen Choir
By Bianca Hill In my time at the Gwangju International Center (GIC), I have spent long stretches listening to the GIC Citizen Choir practice together. Often as I shelve books, … Read More
The Future of Smart Healthcare: Shinsung Tech – From Precision Manufacturing to Smart Medical Innovation
By Saqib Sharif Around the world, the healthcare industry is undergoing the most profound transformation in its history. Artificial intelligence, data-driven decision systems, and connected IoT (the internet of things) medical devices are reshaping … Read More
The Silent Poison in Our Seas: Why Fish Have More Mercury
By Siddhant Kumar Mercury (Hg) is not something most people think about when they look out at pristine blue coastlines. Yet this invisible metal is quietly making its way into … Read More
From Loneliness to Self-Connection: Finding a Path Back to Ourselves
By Erva Ozkan When I was a kid, I could wander in and out of our neighbors’ homes, playing with their children. They fed me, cared for me, and treated … Read More
The Polite Violence of Collectivism: Parallel Social Architectures in Korea and Bengal
An Examination of Body, Memory, and Resistance in the Works of Han Kang, Mahasweta Debi, and Ashapurna Debi By Reeti Roy Separated by thousands of miles and shaped by different … Read More
Creative Writing: Conclusion – 3 Years in 18 Minutes
By Francesca Duong The Gangneung water was radiating blue with leftover heat from the summer, and people were enjoying stamping footprints in the sand before winter took over the country. … Read More