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This article appeared online on October 3, 2017 for The Korea Herald. By Bak Se-hwan and Anita McKay. As a software engineer, Yoo Yong-sik never thought that he would be unable to live independently. Since being diagnosed with motor neurone disease, sometimes known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2010, Yoo, 55, now finds himself... Continue Reading →
This article appeared in the September 20, 2017 edition of The Korea Herald. Hussaina Abdullahi, 19, arrived in Korea two years ago from Nigeria after being introduced to the culture through the Korean Culture Center while she was in school. The information she received there coupled with an interest in K-dramas was enough to... Continue Reading →
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