Kim Yungmee, Katherine. “When Chuseok Means a Full Moon and Handmade Rice Cakes.” T Magazine, New York Times (November 2025)

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"...The fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar is celebrated in various East Asian countries, including both North and South Korea, where it’s known as Chuseok, or Korean Thanksgiving. There, the holiday is observed by visiting one’s hometown, honoring one’s ancestors and expressing gratitude for the autumnal harvest with a bountiful home-cooked meal. Since many Korean Americans grow up without those traditions, however, and might instead mark the day with shrink-wrapped food from H Mart, Yoon Ju Ellie Lee, 37, and Christine Y. Kim, 53 — co-founders of Gyopo, a Los Angeles-based organization that promotes art and culture produced by the Korean diaspora — thought they’d remind their friends of the occasion’s deeper meaning..."

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Kim Yungmee, Katherine. “When Chuseok Means a Full Moon and Handmade Rice Cakes.” T Magazine, New York Times, 2025‍