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fromwww.archdaily.com
1 week ago

Mangyeong Church Martyrs Memorial / AEV Architectures + TONN architects

WooJung Park + 22 Category: Churches, Memorial Center Architects: Woojin Lim, Yunseok Kwak (AEV Architectures) + Jungim Yoo + Yunhee Lee (TONN Architect) Participating Artists: Andrea Roggi, Ignazio Campagna, Jeeyean Shim, Soon-phil Maeng More SpecsLess Specs WooJung Park Text description provided by the architects. A Place of Memory and Reconciliation Created by Light In the tranquil village of Mangyeong, located three hours south of Seoul, a deeply meaningful commemorative space has been established.
Arts
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

'HMS Belfast visit led to my long-lost grandfather'

When Lawrence Fong visited museum ship HMS Belfast with his wife and children in 2024, he had no idea that he was about to make an extraordinary discovery. In the ship's East Asia Mess Decks he noticed a photo, and on reading the caption recognised the name of the person photographed - Lau So. That was the name of his maternal grandfather, but he knew little about him. He did know that his grandfather was a sailor during the Korean War and had died when Lawrence's mother was very young.
History
World politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 months ago

Korea: Fading hopes for families split by North-South divide DW 10/09/2025

North and South Korea need to permit brief reunions for families separated by the Korean War to address dwindling elderly relatives and unresolved wartime divisions.
Books
fromwww.theguardian.com
5 months ago

Poem of the week: Search Engine: Notes from the North Korean-Chinese-Russian Border by Suji Kwock Kim

Loss of connection and identity amid historical and personal conflict is powerfully expressed.
US news
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Today in History: July 27, Korean War hostilities end

July 27 marks several significant historical events, including the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement in 1953.
fromMiami Herald
6 months ago

'A quiet leader.' Miami Air Force veteran who inspired others dies at 92

Leonard Hopkins and fellow Black military veterans gathered daily at a Miami McDonald's to share memories over cups of coffee and orange juice, fostering a sense of community.
Miami
fromwww.aljazeera.com
6 months ago

South Korea to end private adoptions after inquiry finds abuse rife

South Korea is set to end the decades-old practice of outsourcing adoptions to private agencies, after an investigation concluded the government's foreign adoption programme violated adoptee rights.
Social justice
Left-wing politics
fromThe Nation
6 months ago

The Moral Distortions of the Official Korean War Narrative

The narrative surrounding the Korean War often distorts historical truths about South Korea's political climate and intentions.
fromwww.theguardian.com
7 months ago

Loretta Swit, who played Hot Lips' Houlihan on M*A*S*H, dies aged 87

Swit took on the challenge of portraying Major Margaret Houlihan as a fully developed character, not just a stereotype, greatly influencing the direction of the show's writing.
SF LGBT
US news
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

How the sainthood of Catholic priest could change a Kansas town

Father Emil Kapaun's potential canonization could greatly impact his small hometown of Pilsen, Kansas.
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