In 2015, I won the grand prize in the 20th 3.1 Essay Contest held in Koreatown, Los Angeles. I subsequently won a scholarship and an opportunity to participate in a homecoming program in Korea hosted by an organization of the R.O.K. Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The award winning essay, written in Korean on the great admiral Yi Sun-sin and a
This past fall semester, I received an invitation by Yonsei University’s English magazine, The Yonsei Annals, to write an op-ed piece on a topic of my choosing. At the time, the Seoul Metropolitan Government had just announced that it was suspending its erstwhile vast redesign and expansion plans for Gwanghwamun Square in Jongno District. I wrote down my thoughts regarding
Hi, I’m Andrew. I am a second-generation Korean-American born and raised in California. A former homeschooled student, I now attend UC Berkeley as a history major with a regional concentration on East Asia. I have study abroad experience in Taiwan and South Korea. My main interests are East Asian history, politics, and culture. I will focus on these subjects in