by Main | Aug 12, 2015 | Korean Dream
This year marks the 70th year of Korea’s independence, but also its division. As Koreans contemplate the challenges of unification and the “reconstruction” of one nation, there are some lessons perhaps that can be offered by the leadership of Abraham Lincoln. Abraham...
by Main | Jul 30, 2015 | Korean Dream
The composer of the original Korean unification song, Ahn Byung-Won, lamented in a interview that, “We shouldn’t sing this song any more. When we wrote this song, we thought unification would come sooner.” John Cho reported this quote on his piece in the Korea Herald,...
by Main | Jul 23, 2015 | Korean Dream
In the past few years, the idea of a “Korean Dream” has been building momentum in Korea and around the world. Although many continue to focus on the idea of Korean reunification from economic and political perspectives, people are beginning to realize the importance...
by Main | Jul 14, 2015 | Korean Dream
We called it the Unification Tree. A simple paper tree that started the day with branches empty, but began to “sprout” leaves as passersby jotted down their thoughts and hopes for Korean Unification. One leaf had “Our hope for unification” the title of an old song...
by Main | Jul 7, 2015 | Korean Dream
“Uri e sowonun tongil,” her voice waivered as she sang the lines of the song commissioned 70 years ago. It was initially a song longing for liberation, but rewritten as a song for unification after the prolonged division of Korea. Her eyes were closed, her retina...
by Main | Jul 2, 2015 | Korean Dream
An uninhabited village on the western coast of the Korean peninsula lies squarely on the Demilitarized Zone. The Joint Security Area is located in this village, used until recently by the United Nations to host negotiations between North and South Korea. North and...
