Category Archives: Korea

A Brief History of Brief Wars

Posted on August 1, 2026 by Ampersand

Wow, did this cartoon take forever to make! So why did it take so long? First of all, history-based cartoons always take more time to research. But the research was really fruitful, because I found quotes that let me arrange … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartooning & comics, Iran, Iraq, Korea | 7 Comments

It’s Gross to Use Otto Warmbier’s Tragedy to talk about White Male Privilege

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Ampersand

Otto Warmbier was a 22-year-old American who, early in 2016 was convicted by a North Korean court of stealing a poster. He was put in a North Korean prison, until he was returned to the US in a coma on … Continue reading →

Posted in In the news, Korea, White Privilege | 53 Comments

Thank You, Veterans

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Grace Annam

I wrote this on November 11, and then before I could get a thumbs-up from certain people to post it, life intervened. So, it’s a little late, but still worth saying. As GB Stern said, silent gratitude isn’t much use … Continue reading →

Posted in Afghanistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iran, Iraq, Korea | 38 Comments

Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Korea 4

Posted on November 14, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

I was leaning against the entrance to the Shinchon subway station watching people turn the corner into the Semaeul Shijang, the outdoor market where I bought rice each week and where my friend Mr. Kim had bargained one of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Korea, Men and masculinity | 27 Comments

Fragments of Evolving Manhood: Korea 1

Posted on October 15, 2010 by Richard Jeffrey Newman

This post is an edited excerpt from an essay called “Relishing My Solitude” that I published in The American Voice in 1997. With a half-finished bottle of soju sitting on the floor between us, and another two waiting to be … Continue reading →

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