Blogs & Articles
From War Zone to America: The Remarkable Journey of a Korean Immigrant Veteran
The story of Korean immigrants in America is deeply intertwined with courage, endurance, and the continuous search for a better life. Among these immigrants are thousands of veterans—men and women...
Korea’s Path from Ruins to Resilience: A Reflection on National Strength
In the mid-20th century, few could have predicted that a war-torn nation on the Korean Peninsula would one day become one of the world’s most dynamic economies. The Korea we know today—modern, innovative, and globally influential...
Growing Up Between Wars: What the Korean War Taught an Entire Generation About Survival
The Korean War left scars deeper than the battlefields. It shaped a generation that learned to survive through hunger, displacement, and the constant uncertainty of life. Between the ashes of war...
From Tidal Flats to Freedom: Growing Up, Fleeing War, Finding Purpose
This is the true story of Chris D. Lee, told through his memoir Incheon to Vietnam. You don’t need to know him—or the book—to enter this narrative. It begins with a boy on a windy coast in Korea, crosses a war-torn peninsula, lands in Vietnam...
Memory, Mercy, and Meaning: Honoring Comrades While Building a Future
This essay draws from the true-life memoir Incheon to Vietnam. You don’t need to know the author in advance. Think of this as one veteran’s map for living after war: how memory can be faithful without becoming a prison...
The Invisible Front: How Logistics and Interpreters Quietly Shape Wars
This article draws on episodes from the memoir Incheon to Vietnam, the true account of Chris D. Lee, a Republic of Korea (ROK) Army interpreter assigned to a logistics headquarters during the Vietnam War...