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How would I approach finding a friend from 20+ years ago?
Little backstory, I spent a lot of my early years in Korea before moving back to the US. I made…
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Lim Jangsu (림장수, 林長守) was a Korean Kamikaze pilot who died in a suicide attack on US navy vessels in the Philippines on Dec. 7, 1944; he was from Yeomju-eup near Sinuiju
These two Imperial propaganda news articles from January 1945 cover an ethnic Korean kamikaze pilot, Lim Jangsu (林長守). Lim Jangsu…
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Why are Koreans obsessed with English names? I think that I’ve found an answer
I’ve found an interesting reason behind Koreans’ obsession with making English names, and I would like to share what I’ve…
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Question about dual citizenship
Hey everyone! I’ve tried looking this up and haven’t found anything similar to my situation, so I thought I’d ask…
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Korean dual citizenship when you’ve passed the age you need to claim it by (I’m 23F)
Out of curiosity, would there be any way to get Korean dual citizenship still? My parents were both Korean citizens…
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When all of Korea was forced to bow to Yasukuni Shrine to worship Imperial Japan’s war dead as gods: a chilling moment at 9:15 AM on October 23, 1944
On October 23, 1944, during one of the darkest chapters of Imperial Japanese colonial rule over Korea, the entire peninsula…
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Am I a Koreaboo after all?
I’m posting in this subreddit to hear about actual Koreans’ opinion and not random people who know absolutely nothing of…
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Active-duty soldiers’ parents say, “We don’t want our sons to bear the stigma of being accomplices to a coup”… Criticism of the use of the Security Service
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How to show gratitude to Koreans
in CommunityMy American grandparents lived in Korea for about 25 years. He died recently, and the people from the local Korean…
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Children study a lot of hours?
in CommunityI read a lot about children studying many hours is school and at home. What would you say is an…
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Giving parents money during New Years/Seollal?
in CommunityThis may be more of a “Korean American” question. My wife and I are both Korean American and got married…
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Do you use 반말 or 존댓말 with your parents?
in CommunityFor context, 존댓말 is like polite form of speaking. the koreans will know. So both of my brothers use 존댓말…
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Why do Korean people think making tons of money = being a genius?
in CommunitySo this is kind of annoying: there are tons of Korean people in my company in their 40s and 50s,…
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Korean Organizes crime and corruption?
in CommunityI’m a 미국 but my parents are pretty old school Koreans who moved to the the US when I was…
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A Summary of Government’s Upcoming Improvements to Low Birthrate Countermeasures in 2025
in Communityhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayrc2dw0PU8 Video summary: Starting in 2025, South Korea will significantly enhance its support system for pregnancy, childbirth, and childcare. Key…
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Number of Births rose 24% in Mapo-gu, 8.3% in Incheon YOY. Summary of Key Policies the Central Government Can Learn From and Benchmark
in CommunityIncheon’s Birth Promotion Policies: “i Plus 100 Million Dream” Policy Extends financial support for children up to 18 years (not…
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am I the only one who thinks this way? I don’t understand how people live here.
in Communityfor context im korean but grew up outside of korea for almost my entire life. my post is more of…
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Korean names questions,,,,
in CommunityYesterday I found out the names of my korean great-grandparents: 백 준목 and 신 복네요. I was very surprised to…
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Want to learn Korean
in CommunityPower the title! My partner is of Korean background and when she takes me to meet her extended family, I’d…
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How Do I Find Birth Information?
in CommunityHello everyone, I have zero clue what I’m doing and could use some guidance. I was adopted from South Korea…
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a thought about some idols lives as children
in CommunityI really don’t know how to title this but I’ve been watching documentaries about idols before they debuted (such as…
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Fancy restaurants in Seoul
in CommunityHi everyone! My fiancé and I are getting married in Seoul in a few weeks. We just want to go…
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How jennie and Lisa’s father keep their identity hidden?
in CommunityThey are one of the top celeb now and they get lots of lots of attention especially in their personal…
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Wealthy parents ditch Korean passports to get kids into international school
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TW- SA Gaeun of Limelight/Madein was SA by her CEO and there are chances that the other members might have gone through something like this.
in Community“Forced Tongue Kissing, Groping…’ Rookie Girl Group Member Accuses Agency CEO of Sexual Harassment” [Herald Economy’s Kim Bo-young Reporting] A…
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dual-citizen flight ticket question
in CommunityHello, I am a Korean American planning a Japan/Korea trip (US->Japan->Korea->US), and I have a quick question about the ticket…
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(Opinion) Korea should embrace becoming the ‘city-state of seoul’ in a good way in order to solve most of its social problems
in CommunityForeigner here, who has read a bit about south korean structural problems in social and traditional media (including on this…
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Korean parents, students turn to Buddha, Jesus and K-pop stars ahead of critical college entrance exam
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Visiting Korea as a Dual Citizen
in CommunityHello, I (30) am planning on visiting Korea next year. I just found out I’m a dual citizen (born in…
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after watch the Christian rally against the anti-discrimination law in Korea; Thoughts about Korean protestant Christian, due to my experience (with my painting)
in CommunityMy parents are devout Protestants. They met at church, got married, and had me. So, my name is not one…