Gwangju News Crossword Puzzle Answer for July

Created by Jon Dunbar. ACROSS 1 BFF 4 PEG 7 CHITS 12 LIL 13 LOA 14 CADRE 15 ANOMALY 17 SNOOT 18 HAWAIIAN 20 BLTS 21 UNC 22 EDO 24 … Read More

The Flower 꽃

Written by Kim Chun-soo (김춘수, 1955).Translated by David E. Shaffer. Before I called out her nameshe wasnothing more than a twitch. When I called out her nameshe came to meand … Read More

“Seduced, Killed and Blamed”: Malala Yousafzai’s Struggle Against the Taliban

Written by Kristy Dolson. As the new semester approaches, I find myself thinking about Malala Yousafzai. In our home countries and in South Korea, we take it for granted that … Read More

The Way Koreans Kept Intergender Distance

Written by Shin Sang-soon (Originally appearing in the August 2009 issue of the Gwangju News.) 남녀칠세부동석 男女七歲不同席 “Males-females age-seven not-same-seat!” “Reaching the age of seven, boys and girls are no … Read More

Green Grapes

Written by Yi Yuksa (이육사, 1939)Translated by David E. Shaffer The July of my hometown,The season of ripening green grapes Whisperings of an approaching village epochThe far-off sky dreams and … Read More

“Is There Nothing to Grab Onto When We Feel So Hollow?”: Eight Voices of Korean Short Fiction Speaking Out

Written by Kristy Dolson This month I chose to review Wayfarer: New Fiction by Korean Women. It is an anthology of eight stories written by well-known Korean authors, translated and … Read More

The Return of the Celadons: A Visit to the National Research Institute of Maritime Cultural Heritage

Written by Monk Jang Gyong Whether one likes it or not, we live in societies that are embedded in a larger and more homogeneous system of global capitalist organizations. Perhaps … Read More

June 2019 Issue Crossword Puzzle Answers

Created by Jon Dunbar ACROSS 1 SEORAK 7 LIES 11 HAG 14 ALLEGE 15 ELSE 16 ODA 17 ELATER 18 ALLEYWAY 20 MAYA 21 OAR 23 ELMO 24 GEUMNAMRO 29 … Read More