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

Azerbaijani Carpet Artistry: An Interview with Lale Alieva

Written by Cami Ismanova. Azerbaijan is a gorgeous country in the south Caucasus region of Eurasia. Baku, the capital, is known for being a city where the East and West … Read More

Justin Trudeau’s Unfortunate Blackface Incident

Written by William Urbanski. As you may have heard, my boy and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently got himself in political hot water after photos emerged of him in … Read More

The Eight Regional Traits of Korea

The Gwangju News reaches into its archives to bring you this August 2008 article by Prof. Shin Sang-soon (1922–2011) from his column, “The Korean Way.” The article describes the “official” … Read More

A Commitment to Listen, Act, and Make Impacts on Human Rights Issues: An Interview with Peggy Hicks

Interviewed by Nadya Hanaveriesa. There are a lot of ways to make this world a better place. Being aware and concerned about human rights issues is one of them. Whether … Read More

The Gwangju Printing Village Is Dying

Written and photographed by Madeline Miller. Walking through Gwangju on my albeit irregular commute through downtown, I have always been so curious about the familiar sounds and smells that seem … Read More

Interview with Dr. Faida Thalib: Indonesian Mayor and WHRCF Guest Speaker

Written by Farida Mohammed. “Dream big, dream together” is a slice of the modus operandi by which Dr. Faida encourages herself and her community to invest in the development of … Read More

Public Bad: Is the Flower Power Tower the Harbinger of a Modern-Day Tragedy of the Commons?

Written by William Urbanski. Anyone who knows me knows that I love the ACC – more specifically, the 5.18 Plaza: the big, open public space surrounding the fountain downtown. Being … Read More