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Editor's note: Minnesota's Asian American caucus steps up with bills to recognize hate crimes, curb gun violence
The lead-up, the loss and the legacy of the Itaewon Halloween tragedy
In 2013, imagining the end of guns, a treaty, and hope for a new president

Holding up a mirror to Shakespeare
By Anne Holzman
“Emilia” celebrates women artists in history who struggled to be heard

Learning from trees and mountains
Ung Lim Lee’s landscape exhibit shows one artist’s persistence in following his dreams

Bungled diplomacy, threats, and repeats
By Bill Drucker
“Korea: Where the American Century Began” ~ By Michael Pembroke

Practicing freedom under tyranny
By John Feffer
“The Observant” ~ By Ravi Mangla

What’s next for Asia-U.S. relations?
By Anne Holzman
U.S. State Department official visits Twin Cities to discuss policy in Asia

Food and roots
How home cooking brings comfort and a sense of belonging

When Jimmy Carter went to North Korea
Ever the peacemaker, he met with Il Sung Kim in 1994 and helped freeze Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program

Growing up grieving
By Bo Brown
“Please Don’t Save Me”: Quiet film reveals a deep story of two children and the difficult adult world they inhabit

One night on April 29, 1992 ~ Sa-i-gu
“Troublemaker” ~ By John Cho

Poop, as celebrated in Korea
From street snacks to museums, Koreans exhibit characteristic humor about the basics

Discarded: Understanding an estrangement
By Shinyung Oh
One woman grieves a younger sister’s rejection, analyzing some cultural roots that contributed to it

Exploring the comfort women’s history
By Bill Drucker
“One Left: A novel” ~ By Soom Kim (translated by Ju-chan and Bruce Fulton)

North Korea’s real threat
By John Feffer
North Korea’s greatest liability is something that it currently views as an asset: It’s radical isolation

For future generations
The legacy of Korea’s Independence Movement

Boy with a brave spirit
Author Interview: In “Skull Water”, Heinz Insu Fenkl weaves a hero’s quest into an insider’s story of 1970s Korea

Mapping the life course of adoption
Researcher initiates study to look at health and social influences for older adoptees

The Adventures of Space Bunny
(in English and Korean)

Documenting the Gwangju story
By Bill Drucker
“Gwangju Uprising: The Rebellion for Democracy in South Korea” ~ By Jae-eui Lee, Sok-yong Hwang, Yong-ho Jeon

One is never too old
On an organic farm in Korea, a volunteer has the chance to learn more about Korea and herself

Why the KADiness?
Korean adoptees deserve greater unity, less toxic competition, among organizations

The future of Korean democracy
By John Feffer
Democratic failings emerge in Korea just when it needs responsive democracy the most

Pieces to masterpieces
With her own style, a bojagi artist promotes an ancient art form to the world

Can Korea break the adoption cycle?
Single motherhood ~ still financially and socially untenable for South Korean women

A story in the moral margins
By Song-Un Lee
In “Decision to Leave”, Chan-wook Park weaves a thriller complicated by romance

Letting go of Itaewon
By Tom Coyner
Unrest and protest after the senseless loss of young lives will not be short-lived