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Sunday, October 19, 2025

A look at the filming of Inchon in Korea in 1979, Dongdaemun Market's history, and Useful Databases

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For my latest Korea Times article , ahead of the historical walk in Itaewon I’m giving next weekend, I look at the filming of ‘Inchon,’ one ...
Friday, August 15, 2025

A British POW's account of Korea's liberation in 1945

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Back in June, I gave a lecture for Royal Asiatic Society Korea about Allied POWs in Korea during WWII, which can be watched here : While res...
Monday, June 16, 2025

The March 1945 revolt of Korean forced labourers against Japanese on Mili Atoll

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[Update at bottom, June 16.] Recent news reports have brought up forced mobilization of Koreans in the South Pacific during WWII, with Yasu...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

RAS Korea lecture and excursion this week

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With the "reboot" of Royal Asiatic Society Korea I've been tasked with organizing lectures and excursions, and am thankful to...
Thursday, May 22, 2025

"Tiger Season: A Novel of Korea," by Gojan Nikolich

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My latest Korea Times article is a review of "Tiger Season: A Novel of Korea," as well as an interview with the author, Gojan Nik...
Monday, May 19, 2025

When Park Chung-hee and the US Ambassador visited Gayang-dong for Farming Encouragement Day

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For over a decade I've done tours for the RAS of western Seoul, particularly the area around Gaehwasan and Gungsan / Yangcheon Hyanggyo...
Sunday, May 18, 2025

The 45th Anniversary of the Gwangju Uprising

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 Today marks the 45th anniversary of the beginning of the Gwangju Uprising. I've written about this event on this blog many times (an in...
Tuesday, May 13, 2025

How Park Chung-hee exploited the fall of Saigon to justify a ban on all dissent

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On this day 50 years ago, Park Chung-hee’s efforts to suppress challenges to his rule by pro-democracy clergy, students, and journalists cul...
Monday, November 04, 2024

Interview with Hahn Dae Soo

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For my latest Korea Times article, I interviewed Hahn Dae Soo and looked back at his life and career and his reflections on recent losses in...