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Korean names — problems resurfacing

In the last few weeks, I posted a video about problematic Korean surnames, and in the process, I learned more about a subject I thought I already knew...

06.10.2024 50

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Recalling the Blue House raid of 1968

Recently I met an old friend, Bruce Snow, who arrived in Korea a month before me in 1965. We talked of old times in Korea and recalled the perilous...

08.09.2024 30

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1965, Bruce Snow

My experience in Korea began almost 59 years ago — in November. Arriving one month ahead of me in October was my good friend, Bruce Snow. Recently,...

25.08.2024 30

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The Korean Language Village at Concordia Language Villages

The area in blue is Phase I, now complete, of the Korean Language Village / Courtesy of Mark Peterson The Lake in the Woods, or “Sup sogui Hosu”...

11.08.2024 20

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Korean language learning via K-pop

Recently on my YouTube channel, I recorded an interview with a "K-pop” Korean language student. I was asked by the National Institute of Korean...

21.07.2024 30

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Prof. Wagner on KBS video, 1985

Recently, one of my colleagues discovered a recording of my graduate school advisor, Edward W. Wagner, on a 1985 KBS program. He was interviewed about...

07.07.2024 30

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The Chinese in the Korean War

One of the projects I’m working on these days is a documentary film about a Utah National Guard battalion that fought several major battles in the...

23.06.2024 20

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The Palgojodo Association

Call me quixotic, but I have founded, formally, the genealogical association of the future for Korea. It is actually the genealogical association of...

09.06.2024 20

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To rescue Korea's declining population

Reversing the decline in population in Korea is going to take radical, even revolutionary steps. I have one to propose. It is that the "gwaoe" system,...

27.05.2024 60

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Nationwide Confucian conference

I was in Korea recently as a guest of the Sungkyunkwan — not the modern university, but the original Confucian academy that is over 1,000 years old....

16.05.2024 70

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Congratulations, democracy

Congratulations, Korea, on another display of democracy with your recent elections. I lived in Korea at a time when the practice of democracy was in...

15.04.2024 20

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A tribute to Namhi Wagner

I want to pay tribute to my “samonim” in today’s editorial. Samonim means the wife of one’s teacher. One of my most influential teachers was...

31.03.2024 10

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A tribute to Namhi Wagner

I want to pay tribute to my “samonim” in today’s editorial. amonim means he wife of one’s teacher. e of my most influential teachers was Ed...

31.03.2024 20

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Stories held in Korean names

One of my favorite pastimes is looking at names, particularly unique names. I guess it's the genealogist in me. When I watch sporting events, other...

17.03.2024 40

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Korea: lowest birthrate in world

Koreans are always proud of being the first or the best at things. Having the lowest birthrate in the entire world, however, is a “best” that is...

11.03.2024 10

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Haiku in Korea, 'sijo' in Japan

By Mark Peterson   On the heels of a recent trip to Japan, coincidentally, I was asked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to write an...

29.02.2024 30

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Haiku in Korea, 'sijo' in Japan

By Mark Peterson   On the heels of a recent trip to Japan, coincidentally, I was asked by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to write an...

29.02.2024 20

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Documentary on 'Miracle of Gapyeong' battle

By Mark Peterson   In the past two years, after hearing about an unusual battle in the middle of the Korean War between a Utah National Guard...

19.02.2024 20

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Sam Richards, YouTube phenom

By Mark Peterson   If you don’t know who Sam Richards is, you don’t watch YouTube. He is a YouTube megastar and a fan of Korea who is well...

31.01.2024 10

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Sam Richards, YouTube phenom

By Mark Peterson   If you don’t know who Sam Richards is, you don’t watch YouTube. He is a YouTube megastar and a fan of Korea who is well...

28.01.2024 30

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Fine Korean dining

By Mark Peterson   Recently, the New York Times published an article saying that the high-class restaurants in New York that featured French...

07.01.2024 60

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My gift of Korean documents

By Mark Peterson In my last article, I mentioned the Korean Institute of Confucian Culture (KICC), a one-year old, government-funded institute in...

19.12.2023 10

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An ambassador of Confucianism

By Mark Peterson   On my recent trip to Korea, the Korean Institute of Confucian Culture appointed me as an Honorary Ambassador of Confucianism....

03.12.2023 20

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