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  2. Skinship (anthology) - Wikipedia

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    Skinship is a collection of eight short stories written by Yoon Choi and published on August 17, 2021 by Alfred A. Knopf.The stories give insight into the Korean American experience and are told from different generations of immigrants, giving the book as a whole and all-encompassing perspective.

  3. Korean War - Wikipedia

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    The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) ... [333] [334] Interdiction by ground attack aircraft was the only means of slowing the advancing KPA armor.

  4. Women in aviation - Wikipedia

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    Korean Lee Jeong-hee , who had earned her pilot's license in 1927, joined the Republic of Korea Air Force in 1948 and was appointed first lieutenant. She was the founding commander of the Women's Air Force Corps in 1949, but was captured and taken to North Korea when the Korean War broke out. [136] [137]

  5. United States military and prostitution in South Korea

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    During and following the Korean War, the United States military used regulated prostitution services in South Korean military camptowns. Despite prostitution being illegal since 1948, women in South Korea were the fundamental source of sexual services for the US military and a component of Korean-American relations. [ 4 ]

  6. Korean conflict - Wikipedia

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    See Korean War for details of belligerents during the war. The Korean conflict is an ongoing conflict based on the division of Korea between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) and South Korea (Republic of Korea), both of which claim to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea.

  7. Kisaeng - Wikipedia

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    The transition from the Sino-Japanese War to colonial Korea helped expand the sex market. Such expansion came in the form of new laws such as the Kisaeng Regulation Order or Kisaeng Tansongnyŏng ( 기생 단속령 ; 妓生團束令 ) enacted in 1908 which forced the kisaeng out of the palace and replaced their pimps with the Japanese police.

  8. US and South Korea fly warplanes in interception drills after ...

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    South Korea and the United States flew advanced stealth fighters in a joint missile-interception drill Friday over the Korean Peninsula, South Korea’s air force said, an apparent response to a ...

  9. Nose art - Wikipedia

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    In the Korean War, nose art was popular with units operating A-26 Invader and B-29 bombers, C-119 Flying Boxcar transports, as well as USAF fighter-bombers. [21] Due to changes in military policies and changing attitudes toward the representation of women, the amount of nose art declined after the Korean War.