Historic all-women board includes two Korean Americans in St. Paul
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Editor's note: Achieving it, sustaining it, and appreciating its gifts
75 years after the 4.3 Jeju Massacre, Koreans want a U.S. apology
Half of the 25 years of KQ print edition issues now digitized and viewable
Seeing the universe through music
Takács Quartet bring “Flow” composition to New York stage
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
Feeling a parent’s loss
“The Hatmaker’s Wife” delivers an emotional story while keeping the comedic virtuosity
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
Star-crossed lovers
“The Interest of Love” tells a story of two who never quite make it
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
Love conquers all
“Doom at Your Service” delivers an amusing philosophical rom-com
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
A Greek tragedy, or maybe a Jerry Lewis movie
“The Third Charm” has love, charm, empowered women, but no rom-com ending!
Plastic tubs, wooden spoons, and imagination
“Cookin'” reminds us that we’re born to play, dance, and make music
At a 70th milestone, no progress in an unending war
Historian Bruce Cumings on slim prospects for a Korean peace treaty
Generational joy and loss
“Pachinko” TV series unpacks the history of Zainichi in Japan through one family’s perspective
Korean armistice, Ukrainian ceasefire
Pity the country that has no armistice, but pity the country that needs an armistice
Growing up in the shadow of Japanese occupation
“Beasts of a Little Land: A Novel” ~ By Juhea Kim
On a 70th anniversary, “han”, joy and a history lesson
Young and old activists join in DC action agitating for peace-first diplomacy to end U.S.’s longest war
Beyond the orphanage, life gets complicated
Program helps young adults leaving institutions with support and life skills
Shrouded chapter of history revealed
Civilian commission’s research uncovers facts on responsibility for Gwangju massacre
Two Korean adoptee leaders are Bush Fellow awardees
Kim Park Nelson and Katherine Dachtler receive top regional leadership grant
Special brother
“Hurt You” ~ By Marie Myung-Ok Lee
The Adventures of Space Bunny
(in English and Korean)
A courageous work of investigative journalism
“Hidden History of the Korean War” ~ By I. F. Stone
Holding up a mirror to Shakespeare
“Emilia” celebrates women artists in history who struggled to be heard
What’s next for Asia-U.S. relations?
U.S. State Department official visits Twin Cities to discuss policy in Asia