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  • Wednesday, August 12: First Day of School
  • Don't forget your spirit shirts on Friday
The Student News Site of Daegu International School

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The Student News Site of Daegu International School

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South Korea’s growing diversity runs up against a capitalistic racial hierarchy ranked by blood, wealth and proximity to whiteness. Multiethnic children navigate through the discriminatory social order in the absence of institutional support.

Between blood and belonging

Sally Lee, Section Editor April 26, 2026

In the United States, second-generation immigrants increasingly assert their place in the national narrative. They fight for recognition as political discourse continues to marginalize them, alongside...

Under current legislations, one must reach the age of 18 to vote. While some advocate for lowering the voting age further, critics assert that this might cause unnecessary stress for high schoolers.

The sweet sixteen suffrage dilemma

Kyla Ahn, Writer January 23, 2026

In South Korea, teenagers bear the weight of political decisions long before they gain a voice in the ballot box. The country lowered the voting age from 19 to 18 in 2019, a long-delayed acknowledgement...

Through the Yellow Envelope Act, the Lee administration emphasized labor equality by expanding worker support and curbing corporate influence. Direct negotiations strengthened labor advocacy, yet restrictions on compensation demands raised concerns about limiting management decisions.

Yellow lights flash for the Yellow Envelope Act

Bonnie Kim, Section Editor September 17, 2025

Inside factory floors and corporate offices, tension simmers. Three months into President Lee’s inauguration, the conspicuous labor policy “Yellow Envelope Act” shakes up the workplace. Passed on...

Taught the values of free speech, but punished for using it, students find themselves silenced in the very institutions meant to empower them. This carries over to adulthood, creating a meek, silent population.

Too young for rights, old enough for blame

Bonnie Kim, Section Editor August 21, 2025

In high schools across Korea, democracy is taught but not lived. Textbooks preach civic values like free speech, active participation, and the right to protest. Yet, from social media posts to student-led...

Delivery riders and apartment security officers have a heated argument over whether he should be able to enter the complex on his motorcycle. The rider pleads his case, but the security officer shuts him down.

Beneath the neon-blue helmets

Eugene Sung, Writer December 3, 2024

Pick your phone up. Scroll through an app. Place an order. Thirty minutes later, a warm meal arrives at your doorstep—no effort or movement required on the part of the customer. But behind Korea’s...

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