Gwangju

Gwangju

The Year Kim Il-Sung Died

Jisu Sheen joins musicians commemorating a mass citizen uprising at Democracy Square.

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Jisu Sheen

14 May 2026 · 3 min read

Gwangju

Byun Young-Joo Picks Up a Pumpkin

Jisu Sheen delves into the history of Korean comfort women at an international film fest.

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Jisu Sheen

8 May 2026 · 6 min read

Gwangju

Queer Feminists Design Korea's Future

At film fest, Jisu Sheen catches up with martial-law resistance.

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Jisu Sheen

6 May 2026 · 5 min read

Gwangju

Han Okhi's Cinema Language

Jisu Sheen explores an avant-garde pathbreaker’s work, then & now, at Korean film fest.

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Jisu Sheen

5 May 2026 · 4 min read

Gwangju

Memory, The Final Frontier

Jisu Sheen reports from Gwangju.

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Jisu Sheen

30 Apr 2026 · 6 min read

Gwangju

A Whale At The Farmer's Market

Jisu Sheen reports from Gwangju.

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Jisu Sheen

27 Apr 2026 · 5 min read

Gwangju

"It's 4.19"

A monument fills in the blanks of world, and family, history.

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Jisu Sheen

20 Apr 2026 · 5 min read

Gwangju

Humans Are So Unusual

But the non-humans at a middle-school art exhibit — in Gwangju, South Korea — were more interesting.

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Jisu Sheen

16 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

Gwangju

Playing Like The Rent—Or Plane Ticket—Is Due

Jisu Sheen checks out the Gwangju punk underground after her move from New Haven.

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Jisu Sheen

12 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

Gwangju

Daughter Of Knife

How an Indy culture writer ended up in Korea.

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Jisu Sheen

6 Apr 2026 · 4 min read