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Monday, October 12, 2026

Useful databases for studying the urban history of Seoul

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Here are some useful databases for studying the urban history of Seoul (and other parts of Korea).* The Seoul Museum of History has old maps...
Monday, September 21, 2026

Arguments over the role of Peace Corps...in 1967

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Jon Dunbar has an article at the Korea Times about the latest - and perhaps last - Peace Corps Revisit program, held on the 60th anniversar...
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

How Magok's development is changing the area's history

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For my latest Korea Times article , I examined how the development of the Magok area – which was fields of rice and vegetables when I first ...
Wednesday, September 02, 2026

Jeffrey Miller's 'The Tree at Panmunjom'

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On August 18, the 50th anniversary of the Panmunjeom Axe Murder Incident, The Korea Times published my review of Jeffrey Miller’s newest nov...
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Monday, August 24, 2026

A conversation with Mama Kim of Grand Ole Opry in Itaewon

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Back in July the Korea Times published my article on an RAS 'night at Itaewon's Grand Ole Opry ' during which its owner, Kim San...
Friday, July 03, 2026

Uncovering stories (and photos) of Cheonggyecheon's restoration

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For my latest Korea Times article I looked at the history of the uncovering of Cheonggyecheon Stream ahead of an RAS Korea walk I’m leading...
Tuesday, June 16, 2026

A closer look at Sindang-dong's gentrification

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For my latest Korea Times article I look at how Sindang-dong's gentrification has proceeded (or receded) over the past couple of years,...
Wednesday, May 27, 2026

The 1980 Gwangju Uprising: An Account by an 11th Brigade Paratrooper (1987) Part 2

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Paratrooper accounts of the Gwangju Uprising Account by an 11th Brigade paratrooper (1999) Account by a 3rd Brigade paratrooper (1996) Accou...