The distinctive din: ambient audio from around Gyeongju, Daegu, Seoul, Korea
Michael GallagherI have been traveling a bit around Korea, trying to make the most of the time before I head off to London. And so I have been recording some ambient…
Seo Sang Don (서상돈) of Daegu, Korea: revisiting my wife’s great great-grandfather
Seo Sang Don mural near Gyesan Cathedral and his house. My wife and I spent a day in Daegu (대구), Korea retracing the steps and imprint of her great great-grandfather,…
Korean National Debt Repayment Movement (국채보상운동): Newspapers from 1907, Google Translate, and Digital (mini)Histories
To close out (hopefully) this thread of posts concerning 국채보상운동을, I leave you with a few newspaper images from the period (roughly 1907) that chronicle the National Debt Repayment Movement…
Old photographs and family histories: The Seo (서 or 徐) Family of Daegu, Korea in the 1930s
In keeping with a previous post about my wife's relative, 서상돈 (Seo Sang Don), here are a few more pictures for those interested in such things. These are from my…