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Gwangju Mayor for Tomorrow: An Exclusive Interview with the Hon. Kang Gi-Jung

Gwangju News

Mayor Kang’s economic map, which will include new growth for AI and the manufacturing industries, hopes to make Gwangju a strong city that can lead in the industries of tomorrow. He wants his administration to be a creative one through which Gwangju can provide more opportunities to its citizens to grow and develop for their “tomorrow.” With these visions in mind, the Gwangju News was keen to meet with the mayor and sit down to ask him about additional plans he might have for the “City of Light.”

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A Day to Get Together! 2022 Gwangju Together Day

Gwangju News

In accordance with the Basic Act on the Treatment of Foreigners in Korea, May 20 is designated as Together Day every year by the Ministry of Justice to eliminate discrimination and prejudice caused by differences in nationality, race, and culture, as well as to appreciate the diversity of local communities. The Gwangju International Center (GIC) has helped organized this event, hosted by Gwangju City and the Gwangju Immigration Office, for a few years now.

Lost in Gwangju/Honam

Notes from the Punishment Room

Gwangju News

For this issue of Lost in Gwangju, I’ve spent a great deal of my recent free time doing an amateur corpus analysis of messages I found scrawled on the walls of a dozen or so “punishment rooms” (징벌실) within the now-shuttered Gwangju Prison in Munheung-dong. There’s nothing academic about my analysis, and my methodology is spotty, but I think the messages I’ve found nevertheless hold deep value: They lay bare many of the thoughts and emotions that the human spirit conjures up while locked away in a solitary cage.  

May 18

Tim Warnberg’s Legacy Deserves Notice: Part I 

Gwangju News

Tim Warnberg was a 24-year-old American Peace Corps volunteer who lived in Gwangju and worked at Chonnam University Hospital as a Hansen’s Disease case worker. During the Uprising, he remained in the city to help take care of the citizens.1 Tim was selfless during that time, doing all that he could to aid the citizens, and he has long been recognized for his contributions. There is no question that Tim played an important role in Gwangju before, during, and after the Uprising.

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A Doctor for the Weak and Displaced: Interview with Dr. Cynthia Maung, Winner of the 2022 May 18 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights 

Gwangju News

On May 19, 2022, Doctor Cynthia Maung was interviewed for GFN’s face2face program. Dr. Maung had just been awarded the May 18 Gwangju Prize for Human Rights award by the May 18 Memorial Foundation for her work providing health services to displaced persons and migrant workers at the Mae Tao Clinic, which she founded in 1988. The clinic is located in a refugee camp on the border of Myanmar and Thailand to provide medical assistance to Myanmar refugees who fled to the Thai border due to the oppression of the Myanmar military. Here is our interview with her.

May 18 Profile

Called by Another Name: A David Dolinger Memoir of 5.18

Gwangju News

When David Dolinger came to Korea as a Peace Corps volunteer in 1978, the situation was very different. In his incredible book Called by Another Name, which was co-authored by Matt Vanvolkenburg, he recounts how his experiences treating tuberculosis patients in rural Yeongam and witnessing the brutality of the 5.18 uprising changed the course of his life. While speaking with Dolinger (who holds a PhD in microbiology and immunology) during his recent trip to Gwangju, it quickly became apparent how the events surrounding 5.18 laid the foundation for his considerable scientific achievements as well as his lifelong commitment to helping those that are marginalized.

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Spring into Green

Gwangju News

enter this new season. Grab some friends, water, and sunscreen and get outside to enjoy the green. There’s a whole lot to uncover here in Gwangju, and you’ll never know what you’ll learn. Where will your next adventure be? 

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Trust the Process

Gwangju News

“Trust yourself, your abilities, your newfound passion, and mostly trust the process.”