https://www.scmp.com/rss/505503/feed Jimin is currently a student at Princeton University in the US. She graduated from Hong Kong's Chinese International School. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Jimin Kang Jimin Kang In Korea, the 15th day of the eighth lunar month around the end of summer or beginning of autumn – and the arrival of the full moon mark an important national festival called Chuseok, also known as Hangawi. As one of Korea’s three major holidays – the others being Seollal (January 1) and Dano (a day of spiritual rites) – Chuseok is traditionally celebrated to thank the heavens for a successful harvest and to hope for another in the year ahead. “Farmers in Korea harvest rice, the most important... https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3128126/what-chuseok-koreas-thanksgiving-festival-explained?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/lifestyle/article/3128126/what-chuseok-koreas-thanksgiving-festival-explained?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 05 Apr 2021 00:00:21 +0000 Jimin Kang Jimin Kang On paper, who I am and what I do at college often strike people as unusual. Immigration officials have asked me why I, a Korean citizen, am studying Spanish & Portuguese in the United States. High school friends that have known me for years are incredulous that I belly dance. Friends at college often wonder how a city girl born and bred can dedicate so much of her academic and extracurricular focus on farming and food.     All these eccentricities start to make sense, however, when I talk about... https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/college-uni-life/gap-year/article/3078596/gap-year-spent-brazil-helped-ivy-league-student?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/yp/learn/college-uni-life/gap-year/article/3078596/gap-year-spent-brazil-helped-ivy-league-student?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:43:24 +0000