by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The Jeju Island “sea women,” or haenyeo, are perhaps one of the most unique examples of Korea’s indigenous cultural heritage. The title […]
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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 […]
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. […]