Goshitel: Refuge for Those Who Can’t Help It
Goshitel has become a place of refuge for South Korea's poor. A young photographer lived in an unnamed goshitel for …
In Search of Koreans in Cuba: A Tale of Jeronimo Lim
On a vacation to Cuba, I did not expect to be picked up by a granddaughter of Jeronimo Lim, a …
Beyond Infantilizing Portraits: South Korean Adoptees Speak Out
Adoptees are often pitied as victims, or told they are lucky. Korean adoptees living in South Korea challenge assumptions about …
Gamcheon Culture Village: Hilltop Slum Turned Tourist Attraction
Gamcheon Culture Village is heralded as one of the more successful examples of urban renewal in South Korea. It doesn't …
The Judgment Day: Park Geun-hye Ousted by Constitutional Court
On Friday, Mar. 10, 2017, South Korea made history when the Constitutional Court of Korea ruled in favor of president …
Black Fowl Down? Avian Influenza Outbreak Threatens Indigenous Poultry Stock
The latest bird flu outbreak in S Korea have seen 33 million fowls culled. An indigenous poultry farm in Nonsan …
Impeach the Impeachment: Older Conservatives “Defend Democracy”
A growing number of conservatives are competing against the anti-Park Geun-hye protests by holding their own "Taegeukgi Rally" to "defend …
1000 Days of Anguish: Families of the Missing Sewol Passengers
1,000 days after the Sewol ferry sunk, bodies of nine passengers are still missing, and their families continue to wait …