by Main | Apr 8, 2015 | Korean Dream
While most Koreans are very familiar with the March 1919 Korean Independence Movement, it is easy to forget the seminal role the Korean Diaspora played in the drive for self-governance. The non-violent demonstrations against Japanese colonizers on March 1st, 1919...
by Main | Mar 28, 2015 | Interfaith, Korean Dream, Moral and Innovative Leadership
Many have criticized religion as the reason for violence and writers from Richard Dawkins to Sam Harris cautions us on the dangers of religion. And yet one could point to pivotal moments in history where religion has been the only thing that could have moved a...
by Main | Mar 16, 2015 | Korean Dream, Service and Volunteerism
Koreans in the diaspora suffer from divided families the same as Koreans on the peninsula. We are affected by and engaged in the fate of a divided homeland and often can bring a broader perspective to meeting the challenge of unification. I believe that the diaspora...
by Main | Mar 4, 2015 | 2014, Korean Dream
The prospect of Korean Reunification and the building of a vision of a unified Korea points to the need for an exploration of what it actually means to be Korean. The experience of Koreans in Japan makes for a particularly interesting study of this. Having lived apart...
by Main | Jan 31, 2015 | 2014, Asia, Korean Dream, Other
“For any real discussion of unification to begin, we, as the Korean people, must identify a common platform through which we can all converge not as a divided people but as Koreans. Before we are to talk about political and economic systems as well as institutions of...