Tag Archives: Korean History

Dokdo Racers Presentation

UPDATE: Their translated schedule is available here and their blog post about the event is here.  GI Korea also written a post on ROK Drop with some commentary. Yesterday was the big day for the 독도레이서스 (Dokdo Racers) to do their presentation for us in Salt Lake City.  I’ve had some chances to meet with [...]

Want to learn some Korean History?

I subscribed to the Korea Society’s podcase which produces some absolutely wonderful talks.  If you are interested in Korean society, history, modern topics, economics, etc., you HAVE to sign up for it.  In the past I have been interested in the history of Korea, but I couldn’t really find any way to learn it well.  [...]

원스 어폰 어 타임 (Once Upon a Time)

원스 어폰 어 타임 is an adventure story set in the Japan-occupied Korea. There’s a diamond which the Japanese army is trying to take out of Korea while the Korean Independence Army struggles to keep it in their country, preserving the precious part of Korean history. I really enjoyed the movie; it shows the dedication [...]