Korean and Tamil Cultural Similarities
Written by Bala Krishnan Ganesan. Hi this is Bala – a not-so-nerdy freshman PhD student from India, specifically, Tamil Nadu. The reason for being specific about my state is that … Read More
Category: International Community
Saraswati Puja: The Day for the Deity of Knowledge, Art, and Music
Written by Suraj Adhikari and Janam Raj Kaji Maharjan While K-pop and Korean dramas are absolutely fantastic in their own right, there is much more to Korea that people living … Read More
Acting Up in Yeosu with Four Corner Productions
Written and photographed by Kristy Dolson The stage lights illuminate eight faces flushed with the euphoria that comes from a successful performance. The final bow is taken, and eight shot … Read More
Adopt-a-Child: The Initiative That Keeps Giving
Written by Jennifer Marlton Gwangju has a particularly vibrant and generous community that has long been eager to volunteer or donate to worthy causes. One of these causes is … Read More
Gwangju Cultural Mapping Project: Bridging Differences, Highlighting Humanities
Being a foreigner in a foreign land, I am really curious to understand more about the place where I reside here in Korea. However, due to my slow learning of … Read More
My Exposure to Diversity at the Eid Mubarak International Fiesta
Written by Mazaher Akbari Photographs courtesy of Gwangju Muslim Cultural Community In theosophy, Eid is interpreted as being anything new, whether it is clothes, lifestyle, or thinking. During Eid, people … Read More
Paradise Behind the Curtain
Written and photographed by Nargiza Iskandarova “Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new … Read More
Cross-Cultural Festival on Seollal 2018
Written by Matkhiya Usmonova Photographs courtesy of Universal Culture Center Organized by the Pakistani and Uzbek Communities in Gwangju and UCC Gwangju is the City of Light, where all … Read More