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Seo Sang Don (서상돈) of Daegu, Korea: revisiting my wife’s great great-grandfather
Seo Sang Don mural near Gyesan Cathedral and his house. My wife and I spent a day in Daegu (대구), Korea retracing the steps and imprint of her great great-grandfather, one Seo Sang Don (1850-1913). Seo… more →
Michael Sean Gallagher
Korea in 1945 (Part 2)
wrote 18 hours ago: The US army entered Korea led by General John Reed Hodge, a well-meaning Midwesterner who became Com … more →
The Hangjung Mallok (한중만록), or Memoirs Written in Silence - Part 1
wrote 3 days ago: The Hangjung Mallok is a very important literary classic in Korean history. One reason it stands out … more →
Korea in 1945 (Part 1)
wrote 1 week ago: I remember that day long ago in North Korea–August 15, 1945–the day Koreans consider the … more →
Tohamsan(Mt.Toham)
wrote 2 weeks ago: Between Bulguksa and Seokgulam, there is a small mountain called “Tohamsan“. It is stron … more →
My Princess
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wrote 3 weeks ago: After IRIS I really needed something to revive my faith in humanity. Since I was impressed with Kim … more →
Wiman Joseon--194 BC to 108 BC
wrote 3 weeks ago: As the school year winds down, we’re finally getting to a place in history where we’ll g … more →
Workshop Week... Whoop Whoop~~
wrote 1 month ago: Even tough the weather was such a turning point I still had such a busy week. We had workshop week a … more →
Halfway Mark
wrote 1 month ago: I had a deja vu moment in class the other day. We had circled and were going around, taking turns, … more →
Life as normal in South Korea
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wrote 1 month ago: Another day, another threat. Long, vague, wordy statements reeled out one after another with all too … more →
Korean History (한국의 역사) Opening
wrote 1 month ago: Annyeong Readers!! Hem,, tiba – tiba aku tertarik nih buat bikin tulisan tentang perjalanan se … more →
Inked in the ROK
wrote 1 month ago: Tattoos take hold as stigmas start to fade My latest feature article for Groove Korea magazine takes … more →
Mumun Pottery Period, 1500-300 BC
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wrote 2 months ago: I love doing history chronologically. It just makes so much sense. And while our curriculum does a g … more →
Timeline of Korean History
wrote 2 months ago: I know that sometimes Wikipedia isn’t completely reliable as an encyclopedia. But I’ve b … more →
The Imjin War by Samuel Hawley: A Review
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wrote 2 months ago: The best compliment I can pay The Imjin War is to say that it didn’t really feel like I was reading … more →
How long have people lived in Korea?
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wrote 3 months ago: People have lived in Korea for at least 10,000 years. Archaeologists who study people and how they l … more →
Guard Changing Ceremony Outside Deoksu Palace, Seoul
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wrote 3 months ago: When you think of the changing of the guard you might automatically think of the Scots Guard outside … more →
Kor-Can Stories (4) : Mr. Gale part 2: 'horangi,' or tigers
wrote 3 months ago: There is a special section in Mr Gale’s first impression of Korea; that is, the fear of tigers in Ko … more →
Jet Lag, a Buddhist Monk, a Not-So-Free-Meal, and Treasure
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wrote 3 months ago: Coming from Connecticut, I have one of the worst cases of jet lag of anyone in the TaLK program. Kor … more →
Tweet! Tweet! Oh, Cut The Crap-Twitter's Arrived.
wrote 3 months ago: Well, well. By now, anyone reading this blog (yeah, right. As if anyone reads this anyway) should ha … more →
