Category Archives: News and politics

I found these two incidents related mainly because they occurred so close to one another [UPDATE: Chosun Ilbo ran the same article four years ago!] .  It goes to show people and companies continue to make insensitive remarks about other … Continue reading →

[BBC] South Korea says its first astronaut will now be a female engineer, after Russian officials rejected the initial candidate over a breach of rules. Yi So-yeon, 29, is to replace Ko San, 31, on a Russian flight to the … Continue reading →

“Today marks the declaration of Korean independence. There will be peaceful demonstrations all over Korea. If our meetings are orderly and peaceful, we shall receive the help of President Wilson and the great powers at Versailles, and Korea will be … Continue reading →

A 14th Century gate in the South Korean capital, Seoul, has been destroyed by fire in a what police believe may have been an arson attack. Namdaemun, or the Great South Gate, was considered to be the country’s number one … Continue reading →

You’re two hundred and sixteen years young, and still strong. And you are "jus’ marvelous". Time has been quite gentle to you, the ink only slightly faded from your face.  Sure, you may be a bit worn and somewhat difficult … Continue reading →

by Dan Berman, Greenwire senior reporter An Interior Department political appointee helped remove a California fish from the endangered species list despite owning property and a business that could be affected by that decision, the Interior inspector general charges in … Continue reading →

Here are some photos from the Dreams Across America meeting in LA last month. It was so wonderful to be among people of different backgrounds, and who love this crazy nation enough to skirt some of its laws.  I hope Congress gets … Continue reading →

I have friends attending a history conference at UH. Historians from China, Japan and Korea are collaborating on a multinational East Asian history book.  I laughed when I first heard of the conference being that Japan and Korea rarely collaborate … Continue reading →

A conference honoring the bravery and struggle of the aging victims of Japan’s World War II Military Sexual Slavery. October 4 – 7, 2007 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM UCLA Los Angeles, CA 90095 The World Conference on Japanese Military Sexual … Continue reading →

Two years ago, Wan Kim, was the first Korean American to become Asst. Attorney General and the first immigrant (he was born in Seoul) to become the head of the Civil Rights Division at DOJ. Today, he has resigned.  While in the … Continue reading →