Food
by Vina Yun TRANSIT Your Homeland is Our Nightmare Translated by Thomas B. Fuhr and Wojtek Gornicki Download PDF Back to “Privileges” or continue on to “Language” by Margarete Stokowski. “Oh, yeah, yeah,” K-Pop superstar Jay Park croons. “Oh, the wholesome samgyetang, the sweet-and-sour galbi jjim. Haemul pajeon on rainy days, andong jjimdak on those […]
“Still Alive: Memory of Economic Contribution of the Korean Guest Workers” by Jung Woo Park
As the wave of immigrants continues to flood into Germany fleeing the war-torn countries such as Syria, the refugee crisis in Europe dominates the newspaper headlines around the world. Interestingly, however, not all of the newspapers seem to have the same focus. While major Western news sources mostly focus on the political implications of this […]
“Made in Germany: Identity and Memory” by Jung Woo Park
Last Tuesday, we had the opportunity to watch the film Almanya – Willkommen in Deutschland, a German comedy film about a former Turkish guest worker. The film was very interesting, not only because it deftly wove comedy into the history of the Guest Worker Program, but also because it reminded me of another film about […]