To Bully or to be Bullied, That is the Question
Have you ever been ostracized by friends or colleagues, or vice versa? Why do you think it happened to you or others? If you don’t fall into either category, then you are a lucky person.
Category: Features
Finding Her Smile in Space
Yi So-yeon was born in Gwangju and spent the first 15 years of her life living among the people of the city. When she began studying at Gwangju Science High School, she also began nurturing what has been a life-long passion for science and learning.
People of Gwangju on the KORUS FTA
With the passing of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA), opinions have been strong on its ratification. Multiple demonstrations have been held in Seoul denouncing the agreement, erupting in violent clashes with the police.
Occupy the Mayor’s Office
Political scientists see Park’s election as a significant shift in the political culture of Korea. This new wave of political awareness could just be a one-time social phenomenon or have far-reaching and long-lasting effects. The people will decide in due course.
Shimonoseki, Japan: Visa Run or Just for Fun – Part 2
Japan is rich in culture and has many smaller cities worth exploring. One of these cities is Shimonoseki, which lies on the western edge of the main island of Honshu. Shimonoseki’s location has historically made it an important gateway between Japan and the rest of the world. Being a port city, Shimonoseki also has diverse foreign cultural flavors.
Meeting Robert Goodland: The Brown Rice Brit
Gwangju News had a rare opportunity to sit down with Robert Goodland, former environmental advisor to the World Bank for 23 years.
Mitsubishi Grandmothers
This is the story of Yang Kum-deok, one of many Korean middle-schoolers taken during the 1940s to work in the Mitsubishi factories in Japan. What was presented to be the opportunity of a lifetime soon tragically turned into a living nightmare for her and many others, in which the battle for justice still rages on to this day.
In Memory: Prof. Shin Sangsoon (1922-2011)
Way back in the 1950s and 1960s, Professor Shin had the courage or the audacity, if you will, to teach English through English. He didn’t mind ending up as the laughing stock of his English-teaching colleagues on campus. He didn’t fear at all to go where none of them had dared to go before.