Feminists leading protests in South Korea — The World from PRX
Online harassment and doxxing of feminists continue to be a serious issue.… more
Online harassment and doxxing of feminists continue to be a serious issue.… more →
This was perhaps the most in-depth interview I did on the 4B phenomenon. “Han says that they hope this blip in interest about 4B fades into the next news cycle, as there are so many other forms of intersectional South Korean feminism that do include queer and trans people.”… more →
One more news story about the 4B movement. I talked to CNN a couple of days ago.… more →
I received a flurry of emails from journalists covering this story this week, which was a bit surprising. Really? 4B in the U.S.? Huh?… more →
The destruction of education systems and buildings is known as “scholasticide,” which describes the systemic destruction of Palestinian education within the context of Israel’s decades-long settler colonization and occupation of Palestine.… more →
Back in September 2021, I had the pleasure of speaking with Jorlen Garcia, a student journalist at Claremont McKenna College. We talked about wide-ranging topics such as K-pop (of course), spy cams, and overall climates of patriarchy and gender inequality in South Korea. She did an amazing job editing the interview, which is published online at Asia Experts Forum.… more →
Three informative and insightful articles that I found helpful in understanding what’s happening in Thailand.
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I’m giving a talk in LA on Wednesday, October 23 about protest cultures in Korea and the Korean diaspora, co-presented with Jennifer Chun on research we’ve been doing for a while. We plan to do a little more than a typical academic talk with multiple projectors and audiovisual materials. An event organized by GYOPO. Please do RSVP.
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Five students at Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary (PUTS) who dressed in rainbow colors and quietly held up a rainbow flag have been disciplined for their action against homophobia.… more →
This is an urgent request from dear friends at Rainbow Yesu, a group of courageous Christians and allies in Korea working to end homophobia. They are under heightened attack for advancing social justice and embracing LGBTQ folks in their church communities and beyond.… more →