Korea's Presidential Election - Part IV: The Road Ahead

Having discussed the three major candidates, this part of the series will discuss what is ahead for each candidate (and a former candidate) in the presidential race, which is now less than three weeks away.Ahn Cheol-sooPreviously, Moon Jae-in and Ahn Cheol-soo had agreed to unify their candidacy to create a single progressive candidate. Since then, the two candidates held and broke off several rounds...

AAK! PSA: Red Maria

Below is an interesting event in Seoul:[Red Maria <레드마리아> film screening 상영회 + Q&A with Director Kyung Soon 경순 감독과의 대화]★ YOU MUST RSVP via Email: womens.global.solidarity@gmail.com ★In Korea, Japan and The Philippines, there are many women with diverse jobs and her stories. Among them, this film focuses on women who...

Korea's Presidential Election - Part III: Ahn Cheol-soo

Part III of this series will discuss Ahn Cheol-soo, an independent candidate.Ahn Cheol-soo (Independent)Ahn Cheol-soo [안철수](source)Ahn Cheol-soo was born in 1962, which makes him around ten years younger than both Park Geun-hye and Moon Jae-in. That fact, coupled with Ahn's biography, puts Ahn in a fundamentally different position...

Korea's Presidential Election - Part II: Moon Jae-in

Part II of this series will discuss Moon Jae-in, candidate from the Democratic United Party.Moon Jae-in (Democratic United Party)  Moon Jae-in [문재인](source)Moon Jae-in is one of the two chief rivals against Park Geun-hye in the upcoming presidential election. And like Park, Moon's political identity is tied to a polarizing...

Korea's Presidential Election - Part I: Park Geun-hye

Dear Korean,Can you explain a little bit about the current Korean presidential election, mainly about the candidates running today? What are the problems S.Korean citizens are most concerned about and should be concerned about as well as the candidates' positions on those issues. And who would you prefer, if you do care?Paul...

Looking for Someone?

Dear Korean, How do I go about finding someone in Korea? I only have a name, and what he used to be back in the 1980's. Any help would be much appreciated.F.V.This is a very frequent question for which the Korean has no good answer. Just think about the absurdity of the question -- how can F.V. seriously expect to find someone with just a name, from the 1980s? It is not as if the Korean knows everyone...