by Main | Oct 22, 2015 | Korean Dream
Songs start in much the same way as dreams: as an idea or inspiration. The famous singer-songwriter and member of The Beatles, Paul McCartney, heard the melody to the hit song “Yesterday” in his dream. McCartney later put words to the song, which was eventually named...
by Main | Oct 13, 2015 | 2015, Korean Dream, Speeches, Video
Before an audience of 730 civil society organizations attending the Action for Korea United Leaders Assembly 2015 in Seoul, Dr. Hyun Jin Moon delivered a keynote address at the InterContinental Hotel. He emphasized that the identity of the Korean people is rooted...
by Main | Oct 8, 2015 | 2015, Korean Dream, Peacebuilding, Speeches, Video
Dr. Hyun Jin Moon, Founder and Chairman of the Global Peace Foundation, speaks at the Global Peace Economic Forum in Seoul, Korea, on October 8th, 2015. The speech stresses the need for economic reform in South Korea as a key component for creating a re-unified Korean...
by Main | Sep 14, 2015 | Korean Dream
As Korea prepared to celebrate the 70th year of the end of WWII, there was much speculation over the content of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s August 15th message. China’s foreign ministry released a statement that it expected a “clear and correct message about...
by Main | Aug 25, 2015 | Korean Dream
The Korean people regularly display a strong sense of shared history, tradition, and national pride to the world. After failing to win a single game in five World Cups, in 2002 several million people poured into the streets of Seoul to watch the FIFA games. After the...
by Main | Aug 14, 2015 | Korean Dream
For those familiar with modern Korean history there are clear tensions in celebrating 70 years of Korean independence from Japanese colonial rule. The most uncomfortable fact is that while Korea is free of foreign rule, it remains divided, and Koreans in the North...
