“Our teachers deserve better”; Yonsei KLI Teacher Protests
On the day of Yonsei’s 137th anniversary celebration, I went to a protest. It was organized by Yonsei’s Korean Language Institute (KLI) and the theme […]
Politics
Unification Of The Two Koreas: An Economic Approach
Unification of the two Koreas entails an integration of two extremely divergent political systems. As Article 1 of North Korea’s Constitution states that it is […]
Humanity In Coverage: Activists In Asia You Should Know
Importance of Humanity in Coverage In today’s world, it’s becoming increasingly common and easy to detach from the news stories and conversations we come across […]
The Olympics’ Toxic Relationship: Examining S. Korea’s Issue With Food From Fukushima
The Olympics as a Political Platform If you had billions of eyes on you from around the world for a moment in time, what would […]
Moon’s Unfinished Assignment On Reunification: Why The 2030 Generation Is Giving A Cold Shoulder
Months into the protests of the Candlelight Movement brought about a change in a new administration and by the time it was spring of the […]
Public Diplomacy: A People’s Way Forward for India and South Korea?
Indo-Korea and Contemporary World Affairs In today’s geopolitical environment, India and the Republic of Korea’s (hereafter ROK) bilateral relations are flourishing, especially in economic sectors […]
Hibakusha: Contextualizing Japan’s Relationship with Nuclear Radiation
Introduction To Japan’s Relationship with Nuclear Radiation Across history, Japan remains a tragically unique case as the only country to fully experience the actual cost […]
Countering Oppressive Ideologies: Reasons Why India Cannot Write off Liberal Arts and the Social Sciences
Source: DNAIndia In today’s digital era, where information is at everyone’s fingertips, one thing lacking in cyberspace may be the critical thinking to discriminate between […]
Myanmar in 2021 Bears Striking Resemblance to South Korea in the 1980s
Myanmar nun pleads with police to stop bloodshed. Image via Mashable SE Asia. This article was originally posted on The Peninsula Report and has been […]
Not Your Punchline or ‘Happy Ending’ – the Mediatization of Asian-American Identities and Hate Crimes
A protester holds a “hate has no place” sign during the We Are Not Silent rally. Image via AFP. On March 16, 2021, a white […]