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Darkness once ruled the nights of Seoul. During the winter of 1883/84, Percival Lowell, a young American guest to the capital, was captivated by Seoul’s dark nights where women were allowed free reign of the streets and men (unless they were blind) were confined to their homes. Read MoreCurfew allows nighttime to belong to the blind
Although 19th-century Korea is often referred to as the “Hermit Kingdom,” a land relatively unknown to Westerners, it is surprising how many famous (or infamous — depending u...
In the summer of 1971, Jeju Island was anything but a tropical paradise. Frederic H. Dustin, an American who had recently married, was trying to complete his house so that he could bring his bride, Marie-Louise, to live with him on the island. The worst drought in 37 years gripped the island and many fervently wished for a storm to come and bring relief. Dustin was one of those praying, despite not being very religious (although he married a missionary’s daughter), for rain as he feared for his crop of watermelons and cantaloupes. He should have heeded the old saying, “be careful of what y...
Often business is nothing more than the purchase of another person’s time. But sometimes, it takes a physical form. One of the earliest business transactions involving Americans an...
Often business is nothing more than the purchase of another person’s time. But sometimes, it takes a physical form. One of the earliest business transactions involving Americans and Koreans took place in the summer of 1883 when Kim Ok-kuin, a Korean official, purchased a number of items from James R. Morse, an American businessman who owned “The American Clock & Brass Company” in Yokohama, Japan.