(Published : Apr 12, 2016 – 18:02) Today marks the 20th time that Koreans have gone to the polls to vote for members of the…
(Published : Apr 12, 2016 – 18:02) Today marks the 20th time that Koreans have gone to the polls to vote for members of the…
(Published : Mar 29, 2016 – 17:07) What makes Seoul? Back in town after a 10-month absence, I have been obsessed with the question as…
(Published : Mar 15, 2016 – 16:27) The debate on trade in the U.S. presidential election should concern Korea because trade has come under fire…
(Published : Mar 1, 2016 – 16:43) In 2015, the term “Hell Joseon” spread on social networking services and has now become the most common…
Since the late 2000s, news coming out of Europe has been negative. The financial crisis of 2008 hit Europe hard. Concerns over high debt levels…
(Published : Feb 2, 2016 – 18:17) Foreigners who show an interest in learning Korean hear conflicting things from well-meaning native speakers. They are told…
(Published : Jan 19, 2016 – 17:13) Living in my hometown of Ann Arbor after 29 years away has helped me connect my past. The…
(Published : Jan 5, 2016 – 17:45) The end of 2015 saw the implosion of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy, Korea’s main opposition party,…
(Published : Dec 22, 2015 – 17:40) Small news stories often trigger larger questions that society has left unanswered. One such story is a recent…
(Published : Dec 8, 2015 – 17:08) Recent years have been good to Korean literature in translation. In 2011, Shin Kyung-sook’s “Please Look After Mom”…