Understanding Korea, One Story at a Time
Dr. Jiwon YoonA closer look at Korea’s current events, culture, history, and social issues—how they shape the Korea of today and tomorrow. For those seeking to understand the stories and moments that brought Korea to where it is now.
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69. The Women Behind Korea’s School Lunch Trays
🎧 Companion Podcast Episode: Teacher, auntie, or ajumma? The cook hasn’t changed. The story we tell about her has.
This essay follows the skill behind Korean school lunch. In the companion podcast, I follow the names people use for the wo...
The Women Behind Korea’s School Lunch Trays
The same school cook might be called ‘teacher,’ ‘auntie,’ or ‘ajumma,’ and each name can change what we notice about her work.
In this episode, we follow the words spoken around Korean school lunch—from a serving counter to a workers’ stri...
68. Reading a School Lunch Backward
What a cheerful Korean children’s book reveals about the work behind 1,000 meals
🎧 The newsletter follows the meal. The podcast follows the job titles—and the fame. Why does a Korean school have a “nutrition teacher,” and how does a cafet...
🎧Reading a School Lunch Backward
In a Korean school, “teacher” can be someone who plans your lunch. And the person cooking it might end up competing on Netflix.
Why does South Korea have nutrition teachers? This episode explores the people behind Korean school lunches: di...
67. The Lunch Korea Built
🎙️ Want the version with more lunchboxes, rice inspections, and a mayor on his knees over school lunch?
I spent much of the summer asking people about their lunchboxes, school days, rice inspections, evening study, and the quiet logistics...
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