From the Editor: August 2021

Another hot month starts off with another hot issue of the Gwangju News!

From the Editor: July 2021

Welcome to July and to our latest issue of the Gwangju News!

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

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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

From the Editor: May 2021

It’s May in Gwangju! The proximity of those two nouns – May and Gwangju – for many of the city’s residents evokes memories of an even less pleasant time than … Read More

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Pink plum blossoms, white magnolias, and red, red camellias – all in bloom. Warming breezes blowing, leaf buds opening – signs of seasons changing. A glance at the calendar says … Read More

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Ready… Set… March! The month of March is symbolic of beginnings in a number of ways. As you may know, March was originally the first month of the Roman calendar. … Read More

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February is hereThe second month of the yearWith this second issue we bringa second New Year. Hotter than spicesMore dangerous than ISISHerein is Gwangju’s responseto the climate crisis. Everyone in … Read More