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.
Vision for One Korea: A Look at Korean Founding Father Ahn Chang-ho
In his book, Korean Dream: A Vision for United Korea, Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon observes that many of the early Korean independence leaders were motivated not merely by the prospects of self-governance, but by a deep calling rooted in the historic and cultural identity of...
Korean Dream Makes U.S. DIA Director’s Professional Reading List
Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon’s book, Korean Dream: A Vision for a Unified Korea, has made the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Director’s 2018 Professional Reading List, released early in March. In the intro to his reading list, Lt. General Robert P. Ashley Jr. writes,...
Korean Reunification Begins with A Shared Vision and Civil Society Engagement
The landscape has dramatically changed in Korea over the last decade. The third Inter-Korea summit is set for April– the last one held in 2007. Domestic and international interest in the two Koreas is at an all-time high. In 2010, when Dr. Hyun Jin Moon began working...
Interfaith Cooperation through Shared Values: Exploring the March 1 Korean Independence Movement of 1919
“[H]istory has arrived at a point of balance where the Korean people can act decisively to determine the future direction of their nation. We can take our fate out of the hands of others and shape our own...
Civil Rights in the 21st Century: Korean Reunification
March 1 in Korea commemorates the peaceful protests that began on March 1, 1919 with 33 signatories of the Korean Declaration of Independence. Although celebrated as a holiday in Korea, it is a bittersweet day. As the centennial commemoration of the March 1...
2018 Olympic Mascots Pay Homage to Korea’s Shared History
The official mascot of the Olympics held in Korea is a tiger and the mascot of the Paralympic Games is a brown bear. The two animals are closely tied to the culture and heritage of Korea. Anyone familiar with Korean history would be reminded of the tiger and the bear...
Korea’s Olympic Moment: Can It Lead to Peace?
The participation of North Korean athletes in the Olympics, and the start of high-level talks between representatives of North and South, have raised hopes among many for a peaceful path forward. But we should not let the natural wish for peace blind us to the realities of what it will take to achieve it.
Common Threads that Bind North and South Korea
Some 3,000 spectators crowded into the Seonhak International Ice Rink on Sunday afternoon to watch the first practice match between the united Korean women’s ice hockey team and Sweden. Many waved flags emblazoned with the light blue silhouette of the Korean peninsula...
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...
PyeongChang Torch Relay Theme Song Lyrics and the Korean Dream
When the Olympic torch left Greece on October 24, 2017 to journey to Korea, Greek cross country skier, Apostolos Angelis, took two items – the torch and an olive branch. Carrying on the tradition of the Olympic Flame and torch relay, the Olympic Flame touched down in...
International Forum on One Korea 2017 Keynote Address By Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon
"The following address was delivered by Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon at the 2017 International Forum on One Korea held in Seoul Dragon City Hotel - Seoul, South Korea on December 7, 2017. Distinguished partners of the Global Peace Foundation, honorable National Assembly...
Action for Korea United 5th Anniversary Assembly Remarks By Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon
The following speech was delivered by Dr. Hyun Jin P. Moon at the Action for Korea United 5th Anniversary Assembly on December 7, 2017, at the Seoul Dragon City Hotel in Seoul, South Korea. I want to encourage everyone today for the groundbreaking, historic work that...
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.