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Creative Writing Workshop for the Korean Diaspora ✍️

Posted byby MinJu Park
May 17, 2023
2 minute read

Join us for a creative writing workshop for the global Korean diaspora on May 22, 2023 at 9 am (Seoul).

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Global Korean Diaspora Mixer for April 2023

Posted byby MinJu Park
April 18, 2023
1 minute read

The Global Korean Diaspora Mixer for April 2023 is on April 30, 2023 at 11 pm (Seoul).

Author Kyunghee Kim with her book See Us Bloom

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Book Talk with Kyunghee Kim (Author of See Us Bloom)

Posted byby MinJu Park
March 3, 2023
2 minute read

Join us for a book talk with author Kyunghee Kim about her debut picture book, See Us Bloom: Poems on Compassion, Acceptance, and Bravery on March 23, 2023 at 7 pm (EST) or March 24, 2023 at 8 am (Seoul).

An image with a full moon and rabbit with the words: Global Korean Diaspora Mixer, February 26, 2023, at 8:00 am Korea time, virtual meeting on Zoom

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Global Korean Diaspora Mixer for February 2023

Posted byby MinJu Park
February 15, 2023
1 minute read

The Global Korean Diaspora Mixer for February 2023 is on February 26, 2023 at 8 am (Seoul).

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Global Korean Diaspora Mixer for January 2023

Posted byby MinJu Park
January 8, 2023
2 minute read

Event Details This monthly virtual event is open to Koreans living anywhere in the world. Date: January 29, 2023 Time: 13:00 / 1:00 PM (Seoul) Language of communication: Korean and English…

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[Fluent Fools] King Sejong and the Invention of the Korean Script

Posted byby MinJu Park
October 5, 2022
24 minute read

Episode Description In this episode, I speak with Dr. Young-Key Kim-Renaud, a theoretical linguist and Professor Emeritus at George Washington University, on King Sejong the Great and his invention, the…

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[Book Review] I’ll Be the One by Lyla Lee 💃🏻

Posted byby MinJu Park
January 28, 2021
1 minute read

Title I’ll Be the One Author Lyla Lee Genre Novel, Young Adult Publication Date June 2020 Keywords Body Positivity, Fatphobia, K-pop, Romance, Friendship, LGBTQIA+, Mother-Daughter Relationship The last two books…

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[Proverb] 업은 아이 삼년 찾는다 – To Look for a Baby for Three Years Not Realizing They’ve Been Carrying the Baby on Their Back the Whole Time 👶

Posted byby MinJu Park
November 14, 2020
1 minute read

업은 아이 삼년 찾는다 [eob’eun a’i sam’nyeon chan’neun’da] Today in oddly specific Korean proverbs, “업은 아이 삼년 찾는다” to remind you that perhaps what you’ve been searching for whether it’s…

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[Proverb] 콩 심은 데 콩나고 팥 심은 데 팥난다 – Soybeans Grow Where They Are Planted, Red Beans Grow Where They Are Planted 🌱

Posted byby MinJu Park
November 7, 2020
1 minute read

콩 심은 데 콩나고팥 심은 데 팥난다 [kong shim’eun de kong’na’go pat shim’eun de pat’nan’da] What does this proverb mean? Consists of the following: 콩: (noun) soybean 심다: (regular verb)…

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[Proverb] 풀끝에 앉은 새 – A Bird Sitting on a Blade of Grass 🐦

Posted byby MinJu Park
November 5, 2020
1 minute read

풀끝에 앉은 새 [pul’kkeut’e anj’eun sae] What does this proverb mean? This proverb describes a state of anxiety and a lack of stability just like a bird sitting on the…