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Genderfluid in Korea–One Teenager’s Story
Editor's note: The writer of this piece requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the subject. Any responses can be...
Looking at the Korean Uni Experience after 12 Years in the U.S.
By Jun Won Lee I find Korean culture to be fine, a mixed feeling of both good and bad. Korea...
Like Father, Like Daughter–the Importance of Investigative Journalism
By Kim Soo Rin Over the past few years, the situation in Korean media has worsened. The government control of...
Surviving Senior Year in a Korean High School (and getting into SKY)
By Bo-kyung Byun Halfway into my senior year, I decided I'd had enough. After spending two and a half years...
From ‘Gangnam Style’ to ‘Dartmouth Style’
By Elena J. My first few months here have proved that Dartmouth offers so much more than just beautiful scenery....
Who Do You Love?: Korean Ethnocentrism, International Couples and the Dating Dilemma
By Bo-Kyung Byun One afternoon during the last precious minutes of breaktime before the class bell, a friend and I...
Making Kimchi with the Hong Sisters: A Tradition of Taste
By Seon-Myung Yoo Before the Kim-jang Jin-Ok Hong, 51 years old, is scurrying through her house, vacuuming, wiping, washing the...
In Utero: Korea’s Youth and Politics
By Stella Jang Every time there is an important election, campaigns are held all over the country in order to...
The Making of a Korean Journalista
By Soorin Kim Ever since I can remember, my dad wanted me to become a journalist like him. I said...
Korean College Tuition Protests: NOT My Father’s 1980s
By Ji-Hyun Kim I am a second-year college student who, like everyone else in Korea, has been keeping an eye...
A Korean Co-Ed in NYC Pt. 2: Kim Yuna, Elie Wiesel and the UN
By Elena J. Not all meetings I attended revolved around such problematic and arduous issues such as Cuban embargo crisis....
A Korean Co-Ed in NYC Pt. 1: Wall Street, Good Morning America, Ban Ki-moon and the UN
By Elena J. Every winter and summer break, my college, Yonsei University, offers a program called “Global Career Tours,” arranging...
A Student’s Story: Celebrating High School Graduation in a Korean Wedding Hall
By Stella Jang On February 7th, I graduated from a foreign language high school in a rather mundane and boring...
Inside Korean College Life: 10 Survival Tips
By Elena j. (with insights from Angel R.) Similar to the majority of 600,000 students that took the Korean College...
Taking Korea’s College Entrance Exam: A Student’s View
By Flora Lee Just to briefly describe the life of an average gosam: he/she gets to school by 7 to...
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