Memorial Day: Honoring Patriots Who Serve the World
Originally posted on May 24, 2018. Updated on May 21, 2020. In the United States, every last Monday in May we commemorate Memorial Day. On this day, we honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the country and her founding ideals. Memorial Day was...
Reconciliation and Korean Reunification: Lessons from Lincoln’s Leadership
As the road to reconciliation and reunification of the Korean people inevitably twists and turns, it becomes instructive to look at other models of division and...
Key Ingredients to a Successful People-Powered Movement
In the last century alone, citizens have created popular movements to bring about tremendous social change that created a ripple...
Korean Reunification: Reflections from the longest-held U.S. prisoner in North Korea
“Korean Unification would be the birth of an entirely new nation." –Kenneth Bae This interview with Kenneth Bae was conducted by Kay Heo for the Korean Dream Times. Korean Dream Times collects stories and interviews of partners of Action for Korea United (AKU), a...
2017 Year in Review: Advancing the Korean Dream
“Now is the time for far-reaching vision and bold action. Korea’s historical quest for one free, independent sovereign nation is within reach. As a nation established on the ideal of benefitting all of humanity, Korea can stand as an example to the world.” -Dr. Hyun...
Thanksgiving in Times of Crisis: A President’s Resolve for Unification
"With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his...
Origins of the United States Veterans’ Day
On November 11th every year, the United States honors the men and women who are serving and have served in its armed forces on Veterans Day. The day was originally Armistice Day, created at the end of World War I by President Woodrow Wilson, to commemorate the end of...
Inviting the Voice of Faith back into the Public Square
“It is vitally important that people of faith work in common cause to promote shared values, so that in partnership we can exert a focused and positive moral influence on the public life of our nation.” -Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon (Coalition for American...
Celebrating U.S.A. Independence Day
"America is to be a place where people of all races and backgrounds can discover the deeper basis of human value; that 'under God' all have been endowed, equally, with the same essential rights. America is meant to be a living demonstration that all people of the...