Kyung Moon Hwang

University of Southern California

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Kyung Moon Hwang is Professor in the Departments of History and East Asian Languages and Cultures at the University of Southern California. He is also the author of A History of Korea: An Episodic Narrative.

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October's public apology did not save South Korean's first female president, Park Geun-hye. She was impeached today by Parliament and stripped of all her power.

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October's public apology did not save South Korean's first female president, Park Geun-hye. She was impeached today by Parliament and stripped of all her power.

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