Seollal: Korea’s Older New Year – January 2025
By David Shaffer This year, we are blessed with two important holidays in January – two new year celebrations that are similar in some ways yet quite different in others. … Read More
From the Editor
We are approaching a juncture. The crispness in the air is turning into a chill, and the colored leaves now lie lifeless on the sidewalks. I flip through my desk … Read More
Area Sports Round-Up
A monthly overview of local sports teams, featuring area teams and brought to you… By Zhang Jiuzhou (Julius) Kia Tigers Claim KBO Championship After 7 Years On October 28, the … Read More
Han Kang: Gwangju-Jeonnam’s Newest Superstar
By Park Nahm-Sheik It was creeping towards midnight on October 10, when the news broke that the Korean author Han Kang had been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for … Read More
2024 Gwangju Food Fair: A Review
By Grace Chun As I waited outside the Kim Daejung Convention Center for my friend, it was quiet. A few exhibitors were hustling to finish setting up their booths. It … Read More
Performing with Soul
The GIC Citizens Choir By Shin Gyonggu South Korea takes pride in its Nobel Prize-winning author, Han Kang, who has continued in sharing the pain and suffering of the people … Read More
Interview by David Shaffer.Redevelopment Sounds Death Knell for Seobang Market
By Isaiah Winters “This is right where my father died,” my friend MK said abruptly, pointing down to a nondescript patch of alley pavement in Punghyang-dong. His father’s heart had … Read More
Teacher, Trainer, Researcher: Interview with Ian Moodie
Interview with Ian Moodie Interview by David Shaffer You might not see him out and about so much. When he’s not in class teaching pre-service teachers or attending a TESOL … Read More