KOREAN DREAM:
A Vision for a Unified Korea
Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon has presented an innovative, vision-driven way forward on the Korean peninsula. His approach has inspired a cross-sectoral, global movement to advance the peaceful reunification of the Korean peninsula.
Korea at a Crossroads
“Korean identity, originating in the Dangun founding story and the Hongik Ingan ideal, and forged through harsh historical experience, is inseparable from Korea’s destiny.” It is imperative that the recent populist protests not become just for the sake of change, but be the start of a national movement rooted in an enduring vision, time-tested principles and shared values.
All Lights Village Project Serves Humanity
“I wish my nation would be a nation that doesn’t just imitate others, but rather, be a nation that is the source of a new and higher culture. And thus true world peace would come from our nation. I wish peace would be achieved in our nation and from there to the...
Omotenashi: Peace in Action
"Omotenashi" has recently received a lot of attention as Japan prepares for the 2020 Olympics. Although recognized globally for it’s impressive standard of service, the spirit of omotenashi is not actually unique to Japan. Throughout 5,000 years of the peninsula’s...
The Spirit of Tae Kwon Do
A dozen children clad in white uniforms form orderly lines as they practice the front kick. Master Cho, with an ever-present grin, paces back and forth, correcting his students. This small dojang, or practice hall, located in western United States is an ocean away...
The Korean dream: A vision for peace in Asia’s future
This opinion piece by Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon was published on Sept. 3rd, 2016 in the Sunday Guardian. See the original at: http://www.sundayguardianlive.com/opinion/6311-korean-dream-vision-peace-asia-s-future Principles such as Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam can be an...
“하나의 꿈” and a New Genre of Korean Unification Songs
The New Era Unification Song Campaign launched in 2015, was led by an unprecedented coalition of government, civil society and private sector partnership to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Korean independence and raise awareness with the younger generation of a...
A Common Vision for a Unified Korea
The following remarks were delivered at the Civil Society forum on Korean Reunification on October 8th in Seoul, Korea by Mr. Michael Marshall, editor of Dr. Hyun Jin Moon’s book, Korean Dream: A Vision for Unified Korea. Thank you Dr. Ryu for that very flattering...
Going Beyond Tribalism
Tribalism describes the way human societies have operated for nearly the whole of human history. As an organizing principle based on the notion of shared kinship ties, tribalism makes distinctions between those of the tribe and those who are not. The danger of this...
Beyond Unification Envisioning the Korean Dream
The Korean Dream Dr. Hyun Jin Moon speaks of in his book dates back to the original founding of the nation and yet, it is also timeless in the sense that it reflects humanity’s greatest dream of peace. The ideal of One Family Under God reverberates throughout the...
Dr. Moon states “Reunification requires People Power more than Government” to JoongAng Sunday
Hyun Jin Moon, founder and Chairman of the Global Peace Foundation called for greater civil society engagement to advance Korean Unification at an interview with the Joonahn Daily during the Global Peace Forum for Korean Reunification in late September. Below is the...
Healing Human Tragedies of the Korean Division
“Healing that division is about much more than politics or economics. These human tragedies are rooted in our personal histories that continue to this day. They are so deeply felt that they cannot be buried and forgotten beneath a thin veneer of material prosperity...
Dr. Hyun Jin Moon Presents Economic Paradigm for Reunification, Sisa Newspaper
Hyun Jin Moon, GPF International Chairperson, Presents Economic Paradigm for Preparing for Reunification: Convenes Reunification Economy Forum … “The economic system needs to be improved to prepare for reunification” Approved October 9, 2015 at 09:05:18 Yun Sŏng-pil...
Book Reviews
Today, one of the hotspots in the world is the unending unrest between North and South Korea. As someone who believes that Iran’s nuclear bomb capabilities are being tested and upgraded in North Korea, this book approaches the resolution of the Korean conflict and the challenges they face for the unification of these two countries and one people. Therefore, I encourage readers to explore Korean Dream by Dr. Moon. It gives a cogent path to peace for the Koreas and the world.
The author understands that the unification of the Korean peninsula with Hongik Ingan as its ideology is not only desired by the nation but also linked with the future of the world… [The] ideology of Hongik Ingan and the Korean peninsula on which it would be manifest would be the ultimate factor in stabilizing the Northeast Asia region and a factor in the actualization of world peace… Individuals, authorities of unification policies in the government, and researchers of unification challenges in academic circles must read Korean Dream.