Gwangju City Preserves 5.18 Torture Site
By Isaiah Winters. On the third anniversary of my joining the Gwangju News team, I’m happy to return to a historic site that was the topic of my very first … Read More
Category: May 18
Gwangju’s Highway to Nowhere Links Testaments of 5.18
Written and photographed by Isaiah Winters. Impromptu road trips are among my favorite things to do in Korea, and the Honam region rarely disappoints. If only I had the time, … Read More
Democracy Trail – Illuminating the Past, Connecting to a Bright Future
Written by Cami Ismanova. History has always been the subject that has fascinated me the most. You can imagine my interest rising when I discovered that I had actually gotten … Read More
May 18: Participant Recollections
Interviews with Park Young-sun and Ahn Giljeong. Interviews by Jeong Jiyeon and Melline Galani.Photographs by Yunkyoung (Hillel) Kim. “May 18” or “5.18” is shorthand for the Gwangju May 18 Democratic … Read More
MAY 18: Violence, Blood, Sorrow
Edited by Dr.David Shaffer. At the mention of “May,” the first thought that still comes to mind for many residents of Gwangju is the “Gwangju Incident” (광주사태, Gwangju-satae), as it … Read More
Promoting Tourism in Gwangju Dark Tours in the City of Light
Written by Karina Prananto. After its founding eleven years ago, the Gwangju Convention and Visitors Bureau (GCVB) has actively been promoting Gwangju as a tourism city locally and abroad. True … Read More
An Account of Gwangju’s 5.18 Democratic Uprising: Interview with Finnish Journalist Rauli Virtanen
Written by Seol Yun-Hee. Rauli Virtanen’s career as a Finnish journalist is that of a seasoned veteran. Having globe-trotted all 194 independent countries, he has witnessed and reported upon history’s … Read More