Rick Wood: Veteran Milwaukee photojournalist reflects on his rare trip to reclusive North Korea
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
Dynastic Rule: Personality cult of Kim Jong Un expands as North Koreans wear his pins to show total loyalty
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
South Korea formalizes nuclear deterrent strategy with U.S. as North Korea aims to boost atomic arsenal
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
Emma Daisy Gertel: Why finding comfort with the “in-between space” as a Korean adoptee is a superpower
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
The Creation of Hangul: A linguistic masterpiece designed by King Sejong to increase Korean literacy
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
Jessica Boling: The emotional journey from an American adoption to reclaiming her Korean identity
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
A deportation story: When South Korea was forced to confront its adoption industry’s history of abuse
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
South Korea faces severe population decline amid growing burdens on marriage and parenthood
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
Glenn Dohrmann: The extraordinary journey from an orphaned farm boy to a highly decorated hero
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
The fight for Hill 266: Glenn Dohrmann recalls one of the Korean War’s most fierce battles
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
Dick Cavalco: A life shaped by service but also silence for 65 years about the Korean War
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
Wisconsin’s Korean War Memorial stands as a timeless tribute to a generation of “forgotten” veterans
EXPLORING KOREA: Stories from Milwaukee to the DMZ and across a divided Peninsula. This special series explores historical sites and cultural traditions from across the Korean Peninsula, building a bridge back to the search for identity in Milwaukee. From the...
