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Friday, May 26, 2023

Gregory de la Haba’s exhibition at Hangaram Art Museum opens tomorrow

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 My latest article for the Korea Times looks at New York City artist Gregory de la Haba’s art, and his connection to the NYC landmark McSor...
Monday, May 22, 2023

The CIA on "Political Reconstruction In South Korea" in 1980 and "Prospects for Takeover by Military Strongman Chon Doo Hwan"

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The CIA Freedom of Information Act Reading Room hosts a great many FOIA CIA documents from over the decades. Some are released in their ent...
Friday, May 19, 2023

The Student Statement of May 10, 1980

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Update, May 24, 2023: The title of the statement below in Korean is "제2차 시국에 대한 공동 성명서". A full copy of the translation doesn'...
Thursday, May 18, 2023

The Gwangju Uprising after 43 years

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Today marks the 43rd anniversary of the beginning of the Gwangju Uprising.  An index of my posts over the years about the uprising can be fo...
Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Leading an RAS excursion to Jeong-dong this Saturday

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  This Saturday, May 20, at 1pm I’ll be leading a Royal Asiatic Society excursion to Jeong-dong, the historic area behind Deoksu Palace, whe...
Wednesday, May 03, 2023

Sundown (or when Koreans covered Gordon Lightfoot)

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I was sorry to hear of Gordon Lightfoot's passing - his music was certainly part of my childhood, and I know my parents saw him play liv...
Tuesday, April 25, 2023

Wood, Water, and Stone in Western Seoul

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This Saturday, April 29, from 1:00pm to 5:00pm, I’ll be leading a cultural excursion for the Royal Asiatic Society to the areas around Guam ...
Monday, February 06, 2023

Korean media reaction to discovering a confessed killer taught English in Korea (2006)

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[This is based on a post no longer online (though used with permission) and is expanded with additional information and my translation of th...
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