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South Korea

On Women, Power, and Bodily Autonomy

Stranger’s Guide

Readings from Tehran, South Korea and Texas

  • Asia
  • Iran
  • Middle East
  • North America
  • South Korea
  • Tehran
  • Texas
  • United States
  • Gender
  • Public Health
  • Reproductive Rights
  • Women

Stranger Sounds: South Korea

Stranger’s Guide

Jazzy hip hop and R&B vibes from South Korea

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Music

Haenyeo of Jeju Island

Jung Hae Chae

A sisterhood of expert divers

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Women

A Normal Life

Krys Lee

Hyun knew that since Chorong’s girlfriend Danbi left her that spring, she had woken up every morning and died again every night

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Gender
  • LGBTQ
  • Women

The Woman’s House

photography by Sunmin Lee

The exhaustion, clutter and tedium of family life for South Korean mothers

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Gender
  • Photography
  • Women

Chaebol

Geoffrey Cain

The Samsung family empire

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Technology

9 Korean Films You Don’t Want to Miss

Stranger’s Guide

“Once you overcome the one-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films."

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Culture
  • Film

How South Korea is Beating COVID

Stranger’s Guide

From mask vending machines to a general culture of responsibility

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Public Health

During COVID-19, the World Watches South Korea

E. Tammy Kim

For Korean Americans, it’s a bittersweet moment as Seoul succeeds while Washington flounders

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • National pride
  • Public Health

K-pop Music Goes Global

Stranger’s Guide

The business of making an idol

  • Asia
  • South Korea
  • Music

K-pop in Morocco

Kyle Haddad-Fonda

BTS has catapulted Korean pop into some unlikely places

  • Africa
  • Morocco
  • South Korea
  • Culture
  • Music

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