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Congratulations, democracy

Congratulations, Korea, on another display of democracy with your recent elections. I lived in Korea at a time when the practice of democracy was in...

15.04.2024 20

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A tribute to Namhi Wagner

I want to pay tribute to my “samonim” in today’s editorial. Samonim means the wife of one’s teacher. One of my most influential teachers was...

31.03.2024 10

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A tribute to Namhi Wagner

I want to pay tribute to my “samonim” in today’s editorial. amonim means he wife of one’s teacher. e of my most influential teachers was Ed...

31.03.2024 20

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Stories held in Korean names

One of my favorite pastimes is looking at names, particularly unique names. I guess it's the genealogist in me. When I watch sporting events, other...

17.03.2024 40

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Korea: lowest birthrate in world

Koreans are always proud of being the first or the best at things. Having the lowest birthrate in the entire world, however, is a “best” that is...

11.03.2024 10

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Haiku in Korea, 'sijo' in Japan

By Mark Peterson   On the heels of a recent trip to Japan, coincidentally, I was asked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to write an...

29.02.2024 10

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Haiku in Korea, 'sijo' in Japan

By Mark Peterson   On the heels of a recent trip to Japan, coincidentally, I was asked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to write an...

29.02.2024 20

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Documentary on 'Miracle of Gapyeong' battle

By Mark Peterson   In the past two years, after hearing about an unusual battle in the middle of the Korean War between a Utah National Guard...

19.02.2024 20

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Sam Richards, YouTube phenom

By Mark Peterson   If you don’t know who Sam Richards is, you don’t watch YouTube. He is a YouTube megastar and a fan of Korea who is well...

31.01.2024 3

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Sam Richards, YouTube phenom

By Mark Peterson   If you don’t know who Sam Richards is, you don’t watch YouTube. He is a YouTube megastar and a fan of Korea who is well...

28.01.2024 30

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Fine Korean dining

By Mark Peterson   Recently, the New York Times published an article saying that the high-class restaurants in New York that featured French...

07.01.2024 60

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My gift of Korean documents

By Mark Peterson In my last article, I mentioned the Korean Institute of Confucian Culture (KICC), a one-year old, government-funded institute in...

19.12.2023 10

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An ambassador of Confucianism

By Mark Peterson   On my recent trip to Korea, the Korean Institute of Confucian Culture appointed me as an Honorary Ambassador of Confucianism....

03.12.2023 20

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To live well

By Mark Peterson   I’ve been thinking about the Korean phrase “Chal salgiwihayeo” which can be basically translated as "in order to live...

19.11.2023 20

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K-Confucianism

By Mark Peterson   On Oct. 24 I spoke at a forum on “K-Confucianism” at a newly founded center called the Institute for Korean Confucian...

05.11.2023 30

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Will Korea see female heads of families?

By Mark Peterson   If Koreans are going in the direction I think they are going, they may find themselves recognizing the family head and the...

24.10.2023 10

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The life and death of Confucianism in Korea

By Mark Peterson On a recent trip to Korea, I was afforded one of the great honors of my life when I was asked to visit with the head of the only...

08.10.2023 10

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On names in Korea

  By Mark Peterson Last time I wrote about the surprising news report that one Korean company was requiring all employees to use English names in...

30.09.2023 7

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On names in Korea

  By Mark Peterson Last time I wrote about the surprising news report that one Korean company was requiring all employees to use English names in...

24.09.2023 30

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Using Western-style names

By Mark Peterson Now I've seen everything! Korean Bigtech company Kakao has decided to implement a policy of using first names in office...

12.09.2023 20

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