Dr. Jiwon Yoon
@jiwonyoon.bsky.social
Exploring the roots of modern Korean society—democracy, education, and culture.
https://yoonjiwon.substack.com/
https://yoonjiwon.substack.com/
Imagine national-scale #PTSD as daily life. That was Korea after 1953.
In 1983, #KBS aired “Finding Dispersed Families.” Two hours became 138 days. Peak viewership hit 78%. Live TV reunions. Cardboard signs. Names and tears.
youtu.be/MFo4IEnojDw?...
In 1983, #KBS aired “Finding Dispersed Families.” Two hours became 138 days. Peak viewership hit 78%. Live TV reunions. Cardboard signs. Names and tears.
youtu.be/MFo4IEnojDw?...
[이산가족 Eng c.c] 너의 이름은 Your real name is | KBS 19830827 방송
YouTube video by KOREAN DIASPORA KBS
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Imagine national-scale #PTSD as daily life. That was Korea after 1953.
In 1983, #KBS aired “Finding Dispersed Families.” Two hours became 138 days. Peak viewership hit 78%. Live TV reunions. Cardboard signs. Names and tears.
youtu.be/MFo4IEnojDw?...
In 1983, #KBS aired “Finding Dispersed Families.” Two hours became 138 days. Peak viewership hit 78%. Live TV reunions. Cardboard signs. Names and tears.
youtu.be/MFo4IEnojDw?...
#War doesn’t just end—it echoes.
The #KoreanWar (1950–53) was a three-year inferno that burned its way into the national psyche.
To understand modern Korea’s urgency and unity, you have to see what the war did to ordinary people.
#History #Korea #Trauma
yoonjiwon.substack.com/p/korean-war...
The #KoreanWar (1950–53) was a three-year inferno that burned its way into the national psyche.
To understand modern Korea’s urgency and unity, you have to see what the war did to ordinary people.
#History #Korea #Trauma
yoonjiwon.substack.com/p/korean-war...
The Three-Year Inferno: Confronting the Brutality of the Korean War
To understand modern Korea's drive, trauma, and contradictions, you must first walk through the hell of 1950-1953
yoonjiwon.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:56 AM
#War doesn’t just end—it echoes.
The #KoreanWar (1950–53) was a three-year inferno that burned its way into the national psyche.
To understand modern Korea’s urgency and unity, you have to see what the war did to ordinary people.
#History #Korea #Trauma
yoonjiwon.substack.com/p/korean-war...
The #KoreanWar (1950–53) was a three-year inferno that burned its way into the national psyche.
To understand modern Korea’s urgency and unity, you have to see what the war did to ordinary people.
#History #Korea #Trauma
yoonjiwon.substack.com/p/korean-war...
Do you know how #Korea was first divided?
In 1945, two U.S. officers drew a pencil line on a map. That line became the #DMZ and still shapes South Korea’s democracy.
Learn more: yoonjiwon.substack.com/p/how-korea-...
#SouthKorea #KoreanWar #History #Democracy #EastAsia #NorthKorea
In 1945, two U.S. officers drew a pencil line on a map. That line became the #DMZ and still shapes South Korea’s democracy.
Learn more: yoonjiwon.substack.com/p/how-korea-...
#SouthKorea #KoreanWar #History #Democracy #EastAsia #NorthKorea
How a Pencil Line Split Korea
Why Korea’s division is key to understanding South Korea’s democracy
yoonjiwon.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Do you know how #Korea was first divided?
In 1945, two U.S. officers drew a pencil line on a map. That line became the #DMZ and still shapes South Korea’s democracy.
Learn more: yoonjiwon.substack.com/p/how-korea-...
#SouthKorea #KoreanWar #History #Democracy #EastAsia #NorthKorea
In 1945, two U.S. officers drew a pencil line on a map. That line became the #DMZ and still shapes South Korea’s democracy.
Learn more: yoonjiwon.substack.com/p/how-korea-...
#SouthKorea #KoreanWar #History #Democracy #EastAsia #NorthKorea
Proud #voter here: since I became eligible, I never missed an #election: Korea, Korean overseas elections, and now every U.S. election as a citizen.
Today is #ElectionDay. If you haven’t voted yet, please go. Every vote counts.
(Yes, that #skunk covers my info because it’s my 7-year-old’s favorite🦨)
Today is #ElectionDay. If you haven’t voted yet, please go. Every vote counts.
(Yes, that #skunk covers my info because it’s my 7-year-old’s favorite🦨)
November 4, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Proud #voter here: since I became eligible, I never missed an #election: Korea, Korean overseas elections, and now every U.S. election as a citizen.
Today is #ElectionDay. If you haven’t voted yet, please go. Every vote counts.
(Yes, that #skunk covers my info because it’s my 7-year-old’s favorite🦨)
Today is #ElectionDay. If you haven’t voted yet, please go. Every vote counts.
(Yes, that #skunk covers my info because it’s my 7-year-old’s favorite🦨)
Sunday #pediatrics → Seattle Children’s ER for suspected appendicitis.
Thankfully, not appendicitis; likely viral.
First #ER visit ever for our 7-year-old. Last year my husband, this year our kid. Next year I’m breaking the cycle. 🙏
Thankfully, not appendicitis; likely viral.
First #ER visit ever for our 7-year-old. Last year my husband, this year our kid. Next year I’m breaking the cycle. 🙏
November 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Sunday #pediatrics → Seattle Children’s ER for suspected appendicitis.
Thankfully, not appendicitis; likely viral.
First #ER visit ever for our 7-year-old. Last year my husband, this year our kid. Next year I’m breaking the cycle. 🙏
Thankfully, not appendicitis; likely viral.
First #ER visit ever for our 7-year-old. Last year my husband, this year our kid. Next year I’m breaking the cycle. 🙏
Have you seen this video?
It beautifully captures Korea's journey from the "Miracle on the Han River" (steel, ships, semiconductors) straight into the new AI Revolution.
#NVIDIA #AI #Korea
youtu.be/KnW9lU0lK5g
It beautifully captures Korea's journey from the "Miracle on the Han River" (steel, ships, semiconductors) straight into the new AI Revolution.
#NVIDIA #AI #Korea
youtu.be/KnW9lU0lK5g
Korea's Next Industrial Revolution
YouTube video by NVIDIA
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Have you seen this video?
It beautifully captures Korea's journey from the "Miracle on the Han River" (steel, ships, semiconductors) straight into the new AI Revolution.
#NVIDIA #AI #Korea
youtu.be/KnW9lU0lK5g
It beautifully captures Korea's journey from the "Miracle on the Han River" (steel, ships, semiconductors) straight into the new AI Revolution.
#NVIDIA #AI #Korea
youtu.be/KnW9lU0lK5g
Why didn’t #Korea turn cynical after invasion, colonization, war, and #dictatorships?
New video: uri (우리), small wins that compound, shared effort, humor (pungja, haehak), and the Daedong ideal.
The “crown” moment shows why the U.S. and Korea read the same event differently.
New video: uri (우리), small wins that compound, shared effort, humor (pungja, haehak), and the Daedong ideal.
The “crown” moment shows why the U.S. and Korea read the same event differently.
Why Korea Did Not Become Cynical
YouTube video by Understanding Korea, One Story at a Time
youtube.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Why didn’t #Korea turn cynical after invasion, colonization, war, and #dictatorships?
New video: uri (우리), small wins that compound, shared effort, humor (pungja, haehak), and the Daedong ideal.
The “crown” moment shows why the U.S. and Korea read the same event differently.
New video: uri (우리), small wins that compound, shared effort, humor (pungja, haehak), and the Daedong ideal.
The “crown” moment shows why the U.S. and Korea read the same event differently.
#Korea’s quiet #superpower is #uri (우리), the “we.”
History could have produced cynicism, yet people kept building. “Try anyway” is learned from patterns: rebuild after war, win back #democracy, recover from the 1997 crisis.
History could have produced cynicism, yet people kept building. “Try anyway” is learned from patterns: rebuild after war, win back #democracy, recover from the 1997 crisis.
October 27, 2025 at 11:19 PM
#Korea’s quiet #superpower is #uri (우리), the “we.”
History could have produced cynicism, yet people kept building. “Try anyway” is learned from patterns: rebuild after war, win back #democracy, recover from the 1997 crisis.
History could have produced cynicism, yet people kept building. “Try anyway” is learned from patterns: rebuild after war, win back #democracy, recover from the 1997 crisis.
Power’s out in our neighborhood, but our family’s making memories at the #YMCA!
It's a small-scale lesson in #resilience, making the best of what you have.
So what a perfect moment to share my article exploring this very theme on a national scale.
The final part of my series on the #Korean "we"
It's a small-scale lesson in #resilience, making the best of what you have.
So what a perfect moment to share my article exploring this very theme on a national scale.
The final part of my series on the #Korean "we"
Inside the Korean “We (Uri),” Part 3
How laughter fuels resilience, and why the dream of a perfect “we” survives in a hyper-competitive age.
yoonjiwon.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Power’s out in our neighborhood, but our family’s making memories at the #YMCA!
It's a small-scale lesson in #resilience, making the best of what you have.
So what a perfect moment to share my article exploring this very theme on a national scale.
The final part of my series on the #Korean "we"
It's a small-scale lesson in #resilience, making the best of what you have.
So what a perfect moment to share my article exploring this very theme on a national scale.
The final part of my series on the #Korean "we"
Many know me for writing about #SouthKorean society. But long before , my work began with #NorthKorea and with defectors.
I’m now co-writing a memoir with Kumhee, my former student from North Korea. The first essay is out now in Periphery.
I’m now co-writing a memoir with Kumhee, my former student from North Korea. The first essay is out now in Periphery.
Crossing the Desert of Illegality
Memoir by Jiwon Yoon
peripherylit.org
October 23, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Many know me for writing about #SouthKorean society. But long before , my work began with #NorthKorea and with defectors.
I’m now co-writing a memoir with Kumhee, my former student from North Korea. The first essay is out now in Periphery.
I’m now co-writing a memoir with Kumhee, my former student from North Korea. The first essay is out now in Periphery.
I started to make a #Linktree, then remembered I already have a website. So I built a simple #hub instead.
All my links are here. If you use any of these #platforms, I’d love to connect 😊
Links: www.jiwon-yoon.com/links
All my links are here. If you use any of these #platforms, I’d love to connect 😊
Links: www.jiwon-yoon.com/links
Links - Jiwon Yoon, Ph.D.
Explore Jiwon's insightful blog where she merges her extensive academic expertise in media and communication with real-life parenting experiences. Dive into topics ranging from media literacy and cult...
www.jiwon-yoon.com
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I started to make a #Linktree, then remembered I already have a website. So I built a simple #hub instead.
All my links are here. If you use any of these #platforms, I’d love to connect 😊
Links: www.jiwon-yoon.com/links
All my links are here. If you use any of these #platforms, I’d love to connect 😊
Links: www.jiwon-yoon.com/links
Huge thanks to @zephtx.bsky.social for sharing my video on Bluesky! 🙏
Moments like this remind me how connected we all are — every post, every voice adds to something bigger. 💜
#NoKings #PeoplePower #DemocracyInAction
Moments like this remind me how connected we all are — every post, every voice adds to something bigger. 💜
#NoKings #PeoplePower #DemocracyInAction
October 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Huge thanks to @zephtx.bsky.social for sharing my video on Bluesky! 🙏
Moments like this remind me how connected we all are — every post, every voice adds to something bigger. 💜
#NoKings #PeoplePower #DemocracyInAction
Moments like this remind me how connected we all are — every post, every voice adds to something bigger. 💜
#NoKings #PeoplePower #DemocracyInAction
So grateful to realize that the people fearlessly raising their voices like this are my neighbors. 💛
#NoKings #BothellWA #Bothell #PeoplePower #DemocracyInAction
#NoKings #BothellWA #Bothell #PeoplePower #DemocracyInAction
October 20, 2025 at 12:48 AM
So grateful to realize that the people fearlessly raising their voices like this are my neighbors. 💛
#NoKings #BothellWA #Bothell #PeoplePower #DemocracyInAction
#NoKings #BothellWA #Bothell #PeoplePower #DemocracyInAction
Reposted by Dr. Jiwon Yoon
No Kings Day in Bothell, WA
YouTube video by Understanding Korea, One Story at a Time
youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
#NoKingsDayinBothell,WA
We dropped our daughter at Saturday Korean school and came here.
The whole time we kept saying, ‘We should’ve brought her. This is real education.’
Every sign and chant hit hard, and I just kept tearing up.
#NoKings #PeoplePower
We dropped our daughter at Saturday Korean school and came here.
The whole time we kept saying, ‘We should’ve brought her. This is real education.’
Every sign and chant hit hard, and I just kept tearing up.
#NoKings #PeoplePower
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
#NoKingsDayinBothell,WA
We dropped our daughter at Saturday Korean school and came here.
The whole time we kept saying, ‘We should’ve brought her. This is real education.’
Every sign and chant hit hard, and I just kept tearing up.
#NoKings #PeoplePower
We dropped our daughter at Saturday Korean school and came here.
The whole time we kept saying, ‘We should’ve brought her. This is real education.’
Every sign and chant hit hard, and I just kept tearing up.
#NoKings #PeoplePower
Ever wondered why #Koreans call a server “imo” (이모, auntie)?
Say it and boom, you’re family for the next 30 minutes.
In Korea’s uri world, celebs are “family” too, so if you stand for us, let your character stand up.
youtube.com/shorts/5CsOE...
#Korea #AuntieCulture #CultureExplained
Say it and boom, you’re family for the next 30 minutes.
In Korea’s uri world, celebs are “family” too, so if you stand for us, let your character stand up.
youtube.com/shorts/5CsOE...
#Korea #AuntieCulture #CultureExplained
“Help Me” vs “Save the Person” Inside Korea’s “We” Uri #kculture
YouTube video by Understanding Korea, One Story at a Time
youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Ever wondered why #Koreans call a server “imo” (이모, auntie)?
Say it and boom, you’re family for the next 30 minutes.
In Korea’s uri world, celebs are “family” too, so if you stand for us, let your character stand up.
youtube.com/shorts/5CsOE...
#Korea #AuntieCulture #CultureExplained
Say it and boom, you’re family for the next 30 minutes.
In Korea’s uri world, celebs are “family” too, so if you stand for us, let your character stand up.
youtube.com/shorts/5CsOE...
#Korea #AuntieCulture #CultureExplained
Such feedback is pure rocket fuel. 💛
Thanks a lot, @zephtx.bsky.social!
Your encouragement and recognition help me keep going 🥹
If anyone wants the real stories behind #K-dramas and Korea’s #DemocraticDevelopment, I’m sure my writing will be useful (even to #Korean readers too!)
Thanks a lot, @zephtx.bsky.social!
Your encouragement and recognition help me keep going 🥹
If anyone wants the real stories behind #K-dramas and Korea’s #DemocraticDevelopment, I’m sure my writing will be useful (even to #Korean readers too!)
October 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Such feedback is pure rocket fuel. 💛
Thanks a lot, @zephtx.bsky.social!
Your encouragement and recognition help me keep going 🥹
If anyone wants the real stories behind #K-dramas and Korea’s #DemocraticDevelopment, I’m sure my writing will be useful (even to #Korean readers too!)
Thanks a lot, @zephtx.bsky.social!
Your encouragement and recognition help me keep going 🥹
If anyone wants the real stories behind #K-dramas and Korea’s #DemocraticDevelopment, I’m sure my writing will be useful (even to #Korean readers too!)
Did you know South & North Korea celebrate Hangul (Korean alphabet) on different days?
South: 한글날 = Oct 9, 1446 (official)
North: 조선글날 = Jan 15, 1443 (creation)
If reunified, which date should be kept—or both?
#HangulDay #한글날 #조선글날 #KHistory #KCulture #LearnKorean
South: 한글날 = Oct 9, 1446 (official)
North: 조선글날 = Jan 15, 1443 (creation)
If reunified, which date should be kept—or both?
#HangulDay #한글날 #조선글날 #KHistory #KCulture #LearnKorean
October 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Did you know South & North Korea celebrate Hangul (Korean alphabet) on different days?
South: 한글날 = Oct 9, 1446 (official)
North: 조선글날 = Jan 15, 1443 (creation)
If reunified, which date should be kept—or both?
#HangulDay #한글날 #조선글날 #KHistory #KCulture #LearnKorean
South: 한글날 = Oct 9, 1446 (official)
North: 조선글날 = Jan 15, 1443 (creation)
If reunified, which date should be kept—or both?
#HangulDay #한글날 #조선글날 #KHistory #KCulture #LearnKorean
Happy #HangulDay! 🎉
I made 9:16 glossary cards for Episode 3 of my podcast #UnderstandingKorea —so you can catch the history behind the words (Joseon, scholar-officials, exams, Sejong).
Timestamps = first mention. Screenshot & study.
Swipe 👉 Save & Repost for later.
(Cards 1–4 of 6 attached)
#한글날
I made 9:16 glossary cards for Episode 3 of my podcast #UnderstandingKorea —so you can catch the history behind the words (Joseon, scholar-officials, exams, Sejong).
Timestamps = first mention. Screenshot & study.
Swipe 👉 Save & Repost for later.
(Cards 1–4 of 6 attached)
#한글날
October 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Happy #HangulDay! 🎉
I made 9:16 glossary cards for Episode 3 of my podcast #UnderstandingKorea —so you can catch the history behind the words (Joseon, scholar-officials, exams, Sejong).
Timestamps = first mention. Screenshot & study.
Swipe 👉 Save & Repost for later.
(Cards 1–4 of 6 attached)
#한글날
I made 9:16 glossary cards for Episode 3 of my podcast #UnderstandingKorea —so you can catch the history behind the words (Joseon, scholar-officials, exams, Sejong).
Timestamps = first mention. Screenshot & study.
Swipe 👉 Save & Repost for later.
(Cards 1–4 of 6 attached)
#한글날
In an emergency, Koreans say “Saram sallyeo!” (Save the person), not “Help me.”
One centers the individual voice. The other calls we to act.
#KoreanCulture #LearnKorean #Korea #우리 #Uri
One centers the individual voice. The other calls we to act.
#KoreanCulture #LearnKorean #Korea #우리 #Uri
October 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In an emergency, Koreans say “Saram sallyeo!” (Save the person), not “Help me.”
One centers the individual voice. The other calls we to act.
#KoreanCulture #LearnKorean #Korea #우리 #Uri
One centers the individual voice. The other calls we to act.
#KoreanCulture #LearnKorean #Korea #우리 #Uri
1/3
(The APEC promo video I posted below 👇)
Here’s Part 1 of my image carousel—a card-by-card breakdown of the symbolism.
English captions + visuals so you can pause, zoom, and catch every beat.
Swipe ▶ (1–4)
(To be continued → 2/3)
#APEC2025 #SouthKorea #DJPeggyGou #ParkChanwook #ParkJiSung
(The APEC promo video I posted below 👇)
Here’s Part 1 of my image carousel—a card-by-card breakdown of the symbolism.
English captions + visuals so you can pause, zoom, and catch every beat.
Swipe ▶ (1–4)
(To be continued → 2/3)
#APEC2025 #SouthKorea #DJPeggyGou #ParkChanwook #ParkJiSung
October 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
1/3
(The APEC promo video I posted below 👇)
Here’s Part 1 of my image carousel—a card-by-card breakdown of the symbolism.
English captions + visuals so you can pause, zoom, and catch every beat.
Swipe ▶ (1–4)
(To be continued → 2/3)
#APEC2025 #SouthKorea #DJPeggyGou #ParkChanwook #ParkJiSung
(The APEC promo video I posted below 👇)
Here’s Part 1 of my image carousel—a card-by-card breakdown of the symbolism.
English captions + visuals so you can pause, zoom, and catch every beat.
Swipe ▶ (1–4)
(To be continued → 2/3)
#APEC2025 #SouthKorea #DJPeggyGou #ParkChanwook #ParkJiSung
I turned on paid just to learn how it works…
and someone already became my first paid subscriber 💛
No paywalled posts yet — but it reminded me that what I’m building is real and shared.
Starting late October, I’ll share monthly deep dives on Korean books that haven’t been translated into English.
and someone already became my first paid subscriber 💛
No paywalled posts yet — but it reminded me that what I’m building is real and shared.
Starting late October, I’ll share monthly deep dives on Korean books that haven’t been translated into English.
October 7, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I turned on paid just to learn how it works…
and someone already became my first paid subscriber 💛
No paywalled posts yet — but it reminded me that what I’m building is real and shared.
Starting late October, I’ll share monthly deep dives on Korean books that haven’t been translated into English.
and someone already became my first paid subscriber 💛
No paywalled posts yet — but it reminded me that what I’m building is real and shared.
Starting late October, I’ll share monthly deep dives on Korean books that haven’t been translated into English.
(The APEC promo video right below 👇)
I added the English captions myself.
Watch closely: democracy as a plane, lightsticks as citizen power, a president with batons on the tarmac.
What symbolism do you see?
#APEC2025 #SouthKorea #SoftPower #Democracy #GDragon #이재명대통령
#LeeJaemyung
I added the English captions myself.
Watch closely: democracy as a plane, lightsticks as citizen power, a president with batons on the tarmac.
What symbolism do you see?
#APEC2025 #SouthKorea #SoftPower #Democracy #GDragon #이재명대통령
#LeeJaemyung
October 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
(The APEC promo video right below 👇)
I added the English captions myself.
Watch closely: democracy as a plane, lightsticks as citizen power, a president with batons on the tarmac.
What symbolism do you see?
#APEC2025 #SouthKorea #SoftPower #Democracy #GDragon #이재명대통령
#LeeJaemyung
I added the English captions myself.
Watch closely: democracy as a plane, lightsticks as citizen power, a president with batons on the tarmac.
What symbolism do you see?
#APEC2025 #SouthKorea #SoftPower #Democracy #GDragon #이재명대통령
#LeeJaemyung
Anyone need a Sora 2 invite code?
I just made my account with this code— FRIYAY 🎉
It was posted by OpenAI’s official account.
Try it and let me know if it works!
#Sora2 #Sora2InviteCode
I just made my account with this code— FRIYAY 🎉
It was posted by OpenAI’s official account.
Try it and let me know if it works!
#Sora2 #Sora2InviteCode
October 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Anyone need a Sora 2 invite code?
I just made my account with this code— FRIYAY 🎉
It was posted by OpenAI’s official account.
Try it and let me know if it works!
#Sora2 #Sora2InviteCode
I just made my account with this code— FRIYAY 🎉
It was posted by OpenAI’s official account.
Try it and let me know if it works!
#Sora2 #Sora2InviteCode