Dispatch from Gumi: Park Geun-Hye’s Sins Taint Father’s Legacy
Park Geun-hye's role in the Choi Soon-sil scandal reverberates in Gumi, the country’s conservative heartland the birthplace of Park's revered father.
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South Korea’s History Textbook Whitewash
By revising the history textbook, the government will whitewash the past to bolster the conservative cause at the expense of the education system and South Korea’s international reputation as a democracy.
Memories of Dictatorship from Not Long Ago
As someone who has experienced South Korea's history, I have deeply mixed feelings toward dictatorship. But I also feel ambivalent toward unfettered freedom.