Quite recently, I have learned the full process of how Korean, as in the writing known as “Hangul” was formed. Throughout my whole 16 years of living as a Korean, I never really learned about how my first language was formed.
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As my dad and I are driving on the highway, the radio station we’re listening to begins to play the Korean news channel. Yesterday, it talked about a celebrity being criticized for posting the Japanese confederate flag on their social media, and today the anchor could speak about the ongoing boycott on Japanese products in Korea, but none of this would faze me or my dad. For nearly a century, the two countries had never been at peace, at least politically and economically.
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The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and peaceful protests have especially gained traction since June 2020. I repeatedly mentioned these protests to my parents, and they mentioned how BLM reminds them of the Korean democratic revolutions and protests that have developed over the years.
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by Caroline Jung
An economic trade war has started between Japan and South Korea during an already tense atmosphere between China and the US. I, a Korean American, am not sure of the role I play in this current trade war. Here’s why.
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