Comforting comformity meets uncomfortable truths for one Korean adoptee traveling incognito in Seoul
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Their voices live on
“Voices of the Korean Comfort Women: History Rewritten from Memories ~ By Chungmoo Choi and Hyunah Yang
When parallel lines intersect
“Lines” ~ By Sung J. Woo
A look at modern Koreans’ lives
“The Penguin Book of Korean Short Stories” ~ edited by Bruce Fulton
Solidarity and sisterhood equal survival
“If I had Your Face” ~ By Frances Cha
A warning in black and white
Korean Americans and the hidden threats embedded in “Project 2025”
Clash at the family table
“Jesa” shows mismatch of modern life and Korean gender roles
Codifying a registry for divided families
Bill passes House; will link Korean Americans with North Korean relatives
Feds tell Asian American Twin Citians “we see you”
Economic summit draws capacity crowd at Metro State University in St. Paul
Baking a niche in Korea
Korean adoptee opens Seoul bakery café specializing in authentic American treats
How war preserved a ribbon of land
“Making Peace with Nature: Ecological Encounters along the Korean DMZ” ~ By Eleana J. Kim
Putin and Kim: A new world order?
Russia and North Korea don’t want a mere alliance, they want an anti-West axis
A door opens for birth searching
AdopteeHub in Minnesota and GOA’L in Korea launch collaboration for search and post-reunion services
How can we actually improve human rights in North Korea?
Instead of increasing pressure and sanctions, the Biden administration is more likely to improve the daily lives of North Koreans by creating a state of peace
Novel reveals truths of adult adoptee reality
“Famous Adopted People” ~ By Alice Stephens
Evidence of empire
“The First Amerasians: Mixed Race Koreans from Camptowns to America” ~ By Yuri W. Doolan
Looking at how we can do better
“Adoption Fantasies: The Fetishization of Asian Adoptees from Girlhood to Womanhood” ~ By Kimberly D. McKee
The Korea hike of your choice
“Hiking in South Korea: 88 Day Hikes from Sandy Beaches to Rocky Peaks” ~ By Erik Palin
Korean power leads City Council
Historic all-women board includes two Korean Americans in St. Paul
Listening to the universe
Korean American violinist Richard O’Neill finds the “flow” in new music
Defining themselves
“Out of Place: The Lives of Korean Adoptee Immigrants” ~ By SunAh M. Laybourn
Beyond Utopia: Another false narrative about Korea
A look at the producers of a recent PBS documentary, and its bias in relating Korean modern history
Seniors with no citizenship
A pardon campaign targets two transnational adoptees aging without retirement benefits
Are North Korea’s latest threats rhetorical or real?
It’s not too late for the U.S. and South Korea to offer Jong Un Kim an offramp from the conflict he has yet to initiate
Creation myths
“Budoji: A Tale of the Divine City of Ancient Korea (with an overview of Korean Shamanism” ~ By Jesang Park and Sungje Cho
Seeing Jeju in Gaza
Chilling parallels from Korea’s past unfold as a current war drags on
Distortions, exaggeration and speculation
“The Sister: North Korea’s Kim You Jong, The Most Dangerous Woman in the World” ~ By Sung-Yoon Lee
The complex history of Korea’s occupation
“Mater 2-10” by Sok-Yong Hwang
The end of guns
Marie Lee’s essay on guns, published ten years ago in KQ, is just as relevant today, as it was then
At a 70th milestone, no progress in an unending war
Historian Bruce Cumings on slim prospects for a Korean peace treaty