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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From the Editor
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
From the Editor
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
From the Editor
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
From the Editor
The year 2020 has been dubbed “a year like no other”; that no one will challenge. January ushers in a new year, 2021. Let us hope also to make it … Read More
Gwangju News Team
The Gwangju News is the first English monthly magazine for the general public in Korea, first published in June 2001. Each monthly issue covers local and regional issues, with a … Read More
“The Gwangju News Helped Launch My Career”: An Interview with Former Volunteer Shay Meinecke
Written by Karina Prananto Photographs courtesy of Gwangju International Center, Gwangju News and Shay Meinecke No pain, no gain. Shay Meinecke came from the U.S. to Korea in 2011, like … Read More
Introducing Gwangju News’ Co-Photo Editor
Written and photographed by Sarah Pittman Photography for me was kind of an accident. From a very young age, my grandmother and my father fostered in me a love of … Read More