Today is March 1st, and thus a national holiday here in South Korea. March 1st is a day commemorating one of the earliest instances of Korea’s resistance against the Japanese. The events took place on March 1, 1919. On that day approximately 7000 Koreans were killed by the Japanese.
A group of 33 people gathered at [...]
In my post on Chuseok, I talked about songpyeon.
I was at Lotte Mart this afternoon doing my weekly grocery shopping. I was actually having a songpyeon craving. Does this mean I’ve been in Korea way too long for my own good? I don’t know.
So I bought a small package of them. The homemade ones (as [...]
Happy Liberation Day! August 15 is the celebration of the liberation of Korea from the Japanese.
I recently read “When My Name Was Keoko” by Linda Sue Park. It’s a fictional account of a family living in Korea during the Japanese occupation. I highly enjoyed it and I think it would be a good book for [...]
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