By Matthew Fennell
Asia Society
Sep 14, 2017
Geoffrey Cain first arrived in South Korea in 2009, spending a lot of time in Uijeongbu and Yangju, two military towns north of Seoul. As a journalist, he was eager to get out of the city and cover life outside the capital; these gritty camp towns became a bed of coverage for his magazine writing at Time. In more recent times, these areas, along with the Itaewon district in Seoul, have experienced a tremendous amount of gentrification. Documenting how and where this gentrification was happening, who was behind it, and whether it was truly helping everyone became the inspiration for Cain’s book which will be released later this year by Munhak Dongnae in English and Korean. Cain spoke with Asia Society’s Matthew Fennell.
Read more about the Geoffrey’s interview with Asia Society
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