Hangeul: Korea’s Alphabet, Designed for All
By David Shaffer || For anyone who has recently arrived in Korea, the Korean alphabet, Hangeul (한글), can seem at once familiar and mysterious. The letters are unlike the Roman … Read More
Category: Features
From Gwangju to Bangkok: Reflections on Peace Festival Week 2026 at Mahidol University
By Shin Gyonggu || A Regional Hub for Human Rights Education Mahidol University, founded in 1888, is one of Thailand’s leading research universities. It is internationally recognized for its strengths … Read More
Do Bullies Have Human Rights? What Teach You a Lesson Gets Us Talking About
By Luis Andrés Netflix’s recent Korean series Teach You a Lesson (참교육) has attracted attention with a premise that is simultaneously interesting, uncomfortable, and perhaps deliberately excessive: What if someone … Read More
In My Opinion… Out with Regionalism in Korea
By Park Nahm-Sheik || “United we stand; divided we fall” is a foundational credo taught to Korean elementary school students. Division, territorial or otherwise, is undesirable. This national overarching mission … Read More
Beyond the Astronaut: Coffee with Soyeon Yi
Eighteen years after becoming the first Korean in space, Dr. Soyeon Yi reflects on identity, responsibility, Korea, and finding her next frontier. Dr. Soyeon Yi (이소연) was trained for launch, … Read More
Chuseok: A Fading Tradition, A Lingering Memory
By Shin Gyonggu || Chuseok: The Most Memorable Festival For most of my life, Chuseok was not merely a holiday marked on the calendar; it was the emotional and spiritual … Read More
From Human Rights to Spatial Justice: Learning from Gwangju
By Lily Song || Gwangju has a global reputation as a beacon of democracy and human rights struggles in South Korea. Along with the K-wave’s popularization of Korean cultural content, … Read More
When “No Foreigners” Becomes More Than a Sign
By Luis Andrés It happened again. I had applied for a part-time job using my Korean name on the recruitment app. The employer called almost immediately. We spoke in Korean, … Read More