By Geoffrey Cain Los Angeles Review of Books May 11, 2015 IN FEBRUARY 1951, New York Times correspondent George Barrett, traveling with an American armored column, stumbled on the ghostly remains of a Korean hamlet that had been bombed out by US aircraft. “The...
By Geoffrey Cain Kyunghyang Shinmun Mar 31, 2015 The Korean version of this essay appeared in the Kyunghyang Shinmun on 12 February 2015. The English version here has been published with the permission of the newspaper and the author. I have lived in many...
By Geoffrey CainUSA TODAY Mar 26, 2015 SEOUL, South Korea — For many North Korean defectors, the escape to freedom in the South is, sadly, the start of another lifelong struggle. Since the 1990s, thousands of refugees have crossed the river into China, staking...
By Geoffrey CainPRI’s The World Mar 22, 2015 SEOUL, South Korea — Until a few years ago, legions of food-loving Americans had never heard of bulgogi or kimchi, those Korean staples that are now available in most cities and towns across the country. Sushi is so...
By Geoffrey CainPRI’s The World Mar 19, 2015 SEOUL, South Korea — If all goes according to plan, about 10,000 North Koreans will get to endure an hour of toilet humor from Seth Rogen and James Franco. And then watch a rocket-propelled grenade incinerate their...
By Geoffrey CainPRI’s The World Mar 13, 2015 SEOUL, South Korea — There is a glamorous nouveau riche neighborhood in Seoul called Gangnam. You may have heard the song. Gangnam is renowned for its culture of beauty and style. And its plastic surgery. Hundreds of...
