Beauty at a shifting point?
As time changes, is physical beauty still as prevalent in Korea’s hyper competitive society? How do beauty standards evolve...
Moving Back Home After Grad School in Korea
In this interview, Meng Meng Zhou, a Yonsei GSIS student in her last semester, reflects with NOVAsia about her...
Inter-Korean Relations: Perspectives of International Students
The two Koreas remain along the world’s most heavily fortified border since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War,...
(Re)turn to the Motherland: Overseas Koreans’ experiences in South Korea
The Korean school I attended in the Netherlands did not offer classes for the last year of high school....
The Hagwon Phenomenon: Student Perspectives on Korean Cram Schools
In this mini-story, NOVAsia sat down with Do Hwi Choi and Hyunsoo Kim to discuss their views on the...
Beyond Representation: Towards a Liberatory Asian American Politics
Asian Americans, Everywhere All At Once Asian Americans have long been plagued by the “perpetual foreigner” stereotype. Regardless of...
What goes in, must come out: The Baby Box and the issue of child abandonment in South Korea
Critically acclaimed and winning the Jury Award at the 2022 edition of the Cannes Film Festival, the film Broker...
Traveling while Transgender
Traveling is a stressful experience for most, but transgender individuals are often subjected to uncomfortable and even dangerous situations...
‘Drag is all over the world’: The RuPaul’s Drag Race Phenomenon
Wrapped in silk and satin, dripping in jewels, and serving everything from camp to opulence, the queens of “RuPaul’s...
A Future Towards Education Technology
Foteini Giannopoulou, a Master’s student in Global Economy and Strategy at Yonsei GSIS, discusses the benefits and obstacles of...