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
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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
What Is GIRC?
Inclusive City Gwangju with Foreign Residents By David J. Richter The Gwangju International Center (GIC) has been a dominant fixture in the Gwangju foreign community for over two decades now, … Read More
Doughnut Economics and a Bike City
By Chung Hyunhwa The bicycle has a history of over 200 years, but its popularity soon appeared to be on the decline due to the advent of the automobile. Recently, … Read More
The Mental Burden on the Student
By Julien Laheurte On May 24 this year, a 23-year-old international student at Chonnam National University in Gwangju took his own life on campus. The day before, he had been … Read More
Building Gender-Equal Communities
Gwangju’s Women’s Friendly Village Project By Anh Nguyen The Women’s Friendly Village Project Gwangju is leading the way in promoting gender equality with its innovative the Women’s Friendly Village Project. … Read More
The Alternative Platform
A Space for and by International Students By Yousra Feriel Drioua “Alternative” – What comes to your mind upon glancing at this word, or what do you relate it to? … Read More
Mind Over Matter!
By Park Nahm-Sheik Mind over matter – This line makes a neat and tidy guidepost for seekers of wondrous things in life such as fitness, hipness, and contentedness. The mind … Read More