Sexuality in the “Spotlight” – New Gwangju Adult Store Takes a Uniquely Open Approach

Written by Anastasia Traynin Interpreted by Cho Namhee Photographed by Ben Robins Standing at a Gwangju downtown bus stop on a fall day last year, I saw a promotional sticker … Read More

Don’t Shop, Swap!: Gwangju Freecycle

Written by Ashlyn Winter Freecycle was started in January 2014 by a lovely lady named Lianne Bronzo. Many of her friends were leaving Korea and were overwhelmed with the things … Read More

ACC World Music Festival: Celebrating Their 8th Anniversary with a Weekend of Cultural Diversity

Written by Josh Garcia Photos courtesy of Asia Culture Center While the summer heat shows no sign of slowing down, Gwangju’s summer festivals have blazed through the rainy season and … Read More

Do We Live in Peace? Human Rights Cities, Democracy, and Practice

Written and photographed by WHRCF Secretariat The World Human Rights Cities Forum 2017 will be held at the Kim Daejung Convention Center in Gwangju from September 14 to 17, hosted … Read More

Homophobia and Change in Modern Korea

Written by Colt Compton Very recently, a captain in the Korean army was convicted under an obscure law that makes homosexual conduct illegal in the armed services. In short order, … Read More

Cyber Security and Citizens’ Rights

Written by Matt Furlane This past May, the ransomware virus WannaCry made headlines by infecting over 200,000 computers in over 150 countries. Although not as large as the 2008 Conficker … Read More

“English Education in Korea Has Changed”

Written by Dr. David Shaffer The Peace Corps and Fulbright – two U.S. agencies that we don’t often think about in the same neuron transmission – have pursued similar goals … Read More

Recycling and Garbage Disposal

* From Gwangju Guidebook, 3rd Edition Waste matter, excluding food waste, reusable waste (recyclable), and large waste items such as furniture should be bagged in standard plastic garbage bags (called … Read More