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Cultural Preservation: Folk Villages

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[My article, reprinted from Jeju Weekly] Folk villages help maintain link to past A look at Jeju’s efforts to memorialize its traditional culture Seongeup Folk Village. [Photo by Anne Hilty.] How to preserve tradition? This is a conundrum faced by...
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Fashion’s Night Out Meets Social Media and Style

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Fashion’s Night Out, a night of shopping and celebration that takes place across the globe tonight has made a controversial impact on the fashion industry and the consumer retail world. Although it continues to attract...
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Jeju Diving Women

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,” Hong said. She added that a few years ago, the Jeju government asked all collectives to forego “haenyeo” and use “jamnyeo” or “jamsu” instead. This has not yet become common practice. The Hansu collective has...
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Diversity and Multicultural Families on Jeju Island

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My article reprinted from Jeju Weekly, April 22, 2011 issue. International Jeju: Diversity and multicultural families ▲ Photos courtesy Jeju Multicultural Family Support Center What does it mean to be a foreigner in Jeju? What if you’re a foreigner...
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