A Gyopo Reads East I - Pachinko and the Double-Orientalism of Korean Existence

In his first column, Injae Lee lays out his thoughts upon reading Pachinko, the novel by Korean-American author Min Jin Lee. He relates the novel to his own studies in Orientalism at university and the way Orientalism continues to influence perceptions of Korean culture, exposing a darker side to the Hallyu that is exposing the world to Korean culture—and Korean culture to the world.