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South Korean conservative protesters participate in a pro-U.S. and anti-North Korea rally on February 23rd, 2019, in Seoul, South Korea.

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Trump Could Declare an End to the Korean War—but That Might Not Mean Peace

Trump might leave the Hanoi summit with a end-of-war declaration, but one expert warns that, without specific caveats, to do so could make the peninsula even more dangerous.

Jack Herrera

Social Justice

Emily Jungmin Yoon Explores Trauma Across Borders and Generations

Yoon's debut poetry collection draws together contemporary political critique with tales of the comfort women conscripted into sexual slavery during World War II.

Rebecca Stoner

A South Korean woman touches the engraved name of her older brother who died during the Korean War at Seoul National Cemetery on June 6th, 2018, in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Wednesday that his country will push for recovery of remains of the fallen soldiers who died during the 1950-53 Korean War. South Korea marked its 63rd Memorial Day anniversary amid emerging improved relations with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea as the first-ever U.S.-DPRK summit has been scheduled for June 12th in Singapore.

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Viewfinder: Commemorating Fallen Soldiers During South Korea’s 63rd Memorial Day

A South Korean woman touches the engraved name of her older brother who died during the Korean War at Seoul National Cemetery.

Pacific Standard Staff