by TONY KIM About 30 Danwon High School student survivors of the Sewol tragedy marched 25 miles to Seoul’s National Assembly building from their classrooms to urge parliament to […]
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Dr. Esther Oh On Grieving The Loss Of One’s Child
A Parent’s Grief Dr. Esther Oh talks about the importance of getting proper support when grieving the loss of a child. (Above photo: Family members, holding the portraits of the victims […]
SKorean Prime Minister Resigns Over Ferry Disaster
South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong-won bows to the nation after offering his resignation at a news conference. Photo via Associated Press The prime minister of South Korea is stepping down […]
Obama Offers U.S. Flag, Magnolia Tree in Sympathetic Gestures to SKorea
President Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye take a moment of silence in honor of the Sewol victims. Photo via AP During President Obama’s visit to South Korea on […]
SKorean Ferry Tragedy Links: Death Count Tops 100; Acts of Bravery Among Ship’s Crew
Death Count In Ferry Sinking Tops 100 NPR One by one, coast guard officers carried the newly arrived bodies covered in white sheets from a boat to a tent […]
Monday’s Links: Round-up of SKorean Ferry Tragedy Coverage
Errors Mounted as Chaos Ruled Capsizing Ferry New York Times Of all the images from the loss of a ferry in the cold waters off the southwest coast of […]
Hyun-Jin Ryu to Raise Funds for SKorean Ferry Victims At Dodger Event Sunday
Dodgers pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu has pledged a $100,000 donation through his HJ 99 foundation to help those affected by the ferry tragedy in his native South Korea, and will […]
Hundreds Still Missing in SKorean Ferry Sinking (Updated)
A relative weeps while awaiting news about missing passengers of a sunken ferry at Jindo port, South Korea. Photo: Ahn Young-joon/AP (Updated from earlier accounts.) As of 2 a.m. […]
