Year: 2012
Cultbusting Korea: World Mission Society Church of God
By a 3WM Contributor If they have their way, they can have a person baptized in their church in a...
There is No Such Thing as ‘Gangnam Style’
By R.M. Adamson There is no such thing as "Gangnam style." It's not a real place. It is a place...
Inside Korean Work Culture: Overworked and Underappreciated
By Christopher Smith Now hands up people; how many of you during your time working in Korea have had to...
A Southeast Asia English Teacher’s Breakfast
By Sean Barrett Under normal circumstances, there usually just isn’t enough time in the morning to enjoy a pre-work breakfast,...
Expats Begin Trek across Peninsula on Second Wonhyo Pilgrimage
By 3WM SEOUL – On September 1 a group of seven pilgrims left Bunwhang-sa temple in Gyeonju to re-enact the...
Cancer, Death and Samsung’s Semiconductor Factories
By John Kay In 2005, Han Hae-kyoung who had worked in a Samsung LCD plant since 1995, was diagnosed with...
Seeing, Hearing and Speaking No Evil: On the Propaganda Tour in North Korea
By Donald Kirk The skyline and traffic patterns of the North Korean capital of Pyongyang were not quite the same...
Phnom Penh Newsbriefing: Street 282
By Mizaru My 300 meter block of 282 lies in the shadow of "42 Building”, and sits between the busy...
Adventures in Parenting Abroad Part 2: Push It!
By Ms. V You may remember that when I arrived in country I was 32 weeks pregnant, which should have...
Scott Bukatman on “Terminal Identity” and our Contemporary Lifestyle
By Haerin Shin and Angela Becerra Vidergar Four months have gone by since what I’d call Korea’s first “cyberpunk”(-ish) film,...
Filling the Negative Space in Cambodia
By Chantha Kong and Tim Robertson We are interested in Heroism – both the public perception and the less tangible...
Adventures in Parenting Abroad Part 1: Knocked Up
By Ms. V One thing I especially loved about being pregnant here was the encouragement by my caregivers and strangers...
Drunk and Stupid: How Debauched Foreigners Feed Koreans’ Prejudices
By Christopher Smith Even those of us who do not drink, or just drink and behave themselves, must share in...
Do you Remember Rock ‘n’ Roll Sinchon? Playing at Nori Bar and why Hongdae Blows
By Mizaru When you’re playing rock ‘n’ roll to a crowd never let them see you sweat but always let...
Two Homes, a World Apart
By Iwazaru In Asia there was no need for a car. Korea’s public transportation is astonishing: ubiquitous, modern, fast. China,...