korea (south)

"It's 1983 during South Korea's Fifth Republic, a military regime that has entrenched its power through censorship, torture, and the murder of protesters.. In this charged political climate a freshman named Kim Hyun Sook seeks refuge in the comfort of books. When the handsome young editor of the school newspaper invites her to his reading group, she expects to talk about Moby Dick, Hamlet, The Scarlet Letter. Instead she finds herself hiding in a basement as the youngest member of an underground banned book club, And as Hyun Sook discovers, in a totalitarian regime, the delights of discovering great works of illicit literature are quickly overshadowed by fear and violence"--Back cover.

Presents a biography of the young Korean woman who is breaking records on America's professional golf tour.

In 1948 Najin and Calvin Cho, with their young daughter Miran, travel from South Korea to the United States in search of new opportunities. Wary of the challenges they know will face them, Najin and Calvin make the difficult decision to leave their other daughter, Inja, behind with their extended family until they are settled. When war breaks out in Korea, there is no end in sight to the separation. Miran grows up in prosperous American suburbia as Inja grapples in her war-torn land with ties to a family she doesn't remember. Are the bonds of love strong enough to reconnect their family over distance, time, and war? -- adapted from jacket.

"Investigates the meteoric ascent of Korean popular music in relation to the rise of personal technology and social media, situating a feverish cross-media partnership within the Korean historical context and broader questions about what it means to be 'live' and 'alive'"--Amazon.

Looks at Korean pop band BTS.

Explores the history of Samsung.

"This book describes the holidays and traditions in South Korea that celebrate important dates in history, religion, royal ceremonies, and changes in the seasons."--Provided by publisher.

Examines effective education systems in other countries through the experiences of three youth from America that studied abroad.

In 1997 the author escaped from North Korea at the age of seventeen. She went to China. Her mother's first words over the telephone to her lost daughter were 'don't come back'. The reprisals for all of them would have been lethal.