“What can you hear about North Korea that you haven’t heard a 1000 times before? Only the most important thing; which is, how do North Koreans think and how do they see themselves in the world around them?” So my friend Ricardo sent me this hour-long C-SPAN lecture by B.R. Myers on North Korea (and the peninsula as a whole). It’s mostly based...
Read MoreAs you’ve already heard, some big stuff happened over the last week in regards to North and South Korea. I don’t plan on giving a long, boring opinion on the matter because I’m just going to say things that people have already said. The only thing I’m truly worried about is the devaluation of the Korean Won (KRW) to the US Dollar. After the...
Read MoreToday is the 60th Anniversary of the Battle of Incheon. It’s also a special day for a few other reasons. One, my grandfather, a US Marine, came to the peninsula to fight with the UN forces for an entire year on this day. Also, my mom and my dad will embark on their journey to the same place for a 10-day visit to Asia. If you don’t know much about the...
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