by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com According to a recent study, the Korean language is one major exception to the overall downhill trend in foreign language enrollments across U.S. college campuses […]
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North and South Korea Face Increasing Linguistic Gap
Pictured above: North Korean defector Pak Mi-ok speaks during an interview in Seoul. (AP Photo/Hyung-Jin Kim) by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — On one side […]
New King Sejong Institute at University of Iowa Brings Korean Culture to Midwest
by JAMES S. KIM When King Sejong brought introduced the Korean alphabet, or Hangeul, in the 15th century, he probably didn’t think his name would be etched somewhere in the […]
South Korea Celebrates the 568th Anniversary of Hangul
In the picture above, foreign students of the Korean language institute Sejong Hakdang pose in front of a statue of King Sejong in downtown Seoul in order to commemorate […]
Who’s Your Oppa? China Embraces Korean Word But Changes Meaning
Oppa Benz spotted in Koreatown. Photo by Y. Peter Kang. by RUTH KIM In an ever-expanding heterogeneous world where diverse cultures continuously intersect, it’s easy to get a little […]
