Bedjo Untung
2020 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights Awardee. Interviewed by David Shaffer. Photographs courtesy of Bedjo Untung. The Gwangju Prize for Human Rights is an award given by the May 18 … Read More
Category: Features
COVID-19 Teaches a Pro-Nature Lesson to Humanity
Written by Cami Ismanova. The novel coronavirus, which causes COVID-19, has created an ongoing pandemic that has been affecting almost all of us in a variety of ways.It has been … Read More
Gwangju Now and Then: An Interview with Robert Grotjohn
Interviewed by by Melline Galani. Robert Grotjohn has spent a considerable number of years living in Gwangju in two different decades – separated by a gap of twenty-five years! These … 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
Corona Crisis: An American’s Perspective
Written by Tom McGinn. Let me explain COVID-19 situation from not only my point of view, but along with actual events that are ongoing here in Korea. My point of … Read More