Gwangju Performance Project: Six Plays, Four Nights, One Couch
Gwangju Performance Project presented Six Plays, Four Nights, One Couch. We got a chance to talk with the people involved!
Category: Features
Hollister Company [Opinion]
This past September, the pseudo-surf-clothing chain Hollister had a grand opening in Korea, and they imported young American male models for the event. The models were soon making fun of their new Asian clients by giving the middle finger during photo ops, poking fun at Asian pronunciations of English on Twitter, and mocking Koreans with slanted-eye poses at Gyeongbokgung Palace. It was a bewildering display of ignorance and cultural insensitivity.
December News Round Up
Here are December’s most important stories regarding the Gwangju community.
Gyeongju: a Getaway to the Shilla Kingdom
Number two on the list of Lonely Planet’s Top Picks for South Korea is Gyeongju, but it often gets forgotten in favour of the draws of Seoul, Busan and Jeju. However, it is definitely worth making a trip soak up the fresh air, mountain views and a taste of old Korea.
Our Peculiar Police
The difference between our enforcement agencies are the result of our cultures’ different values. American values, in particular our legalism and moralism, are responsible for producing the police we have: men and women who see themselves as moral crusaders defending their communities, punishing the guilty.
A Golden Opportunity: An Insight Into A Local Medal Hero
The journey that led to Yang’s gold medal victory in the 2012 London Olympics is no work of fiction. It is a story of a man who, with the help of family and friends, leapt from obscurity to become an athletic hero.
Man on a Mission: The Art of Cho Hyun-taek
Cho Hyun-taek is a man on a mission. Adam Hogue explores an exhibition of this talented artist’s works.
Money Matters at Sungbin Orphanage
Over the last few years Sungbin orphanage has been the beneficiary of a number of fundraising events organized and generously supported by the ex-pat community in Gwangju. With the imaginary thermometer rising in representation of the money raised, people who have generously put their hands in their pockets may be curious to know why the events keep coming and where exactly their money is going.