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There may just be too many women in Korea. Or at least, too many girls who fit the traditional ideal of beauty. A beauty pageant held in Daegu, South Korea has 21 contestants competing for the title of most beautiful. But many worried that the contestants looked too similar for there to be a fair competition. Daegu is home to …

By Daphne Domingo Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company put the Koreas, North and South, under their spotlight during November. The world premiere of the play You for Me for You(see review, page 23) by Mia Chung took audiences into the lives of two sisters torn between North Korea and the U.S. The play has been accompanied by a series of events including …

By Stan Kang As I grew up Korean-American, thoroughly assimilated into American life, South Korea seemed strange and unfamiliar to me. So, when I was sixteen, my parents sent me to a summer camp in Seoul, Korea to learn about my heritage. One of my most vivid memories was visiting Panmunjom, the abandoned village on the border between North and …