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TROY alumna’s book recounts experience of reconnecting with Korean birth family decades after her adoption

Gilbert, center, meets her Korean brother and sister for the first time in 44 years.

Gilbert, center, meets her Korean brother and sister for the first time in 44 years.

Decades after being adopted from a South Korean orphanage by an American family, Troy University alumna Amy Gilbert (’92) reconnected with her birth family and her heritage and has written a book about her experiences.

Published last year, “Becoming Korean: A Memoir” charts Gilberts’ journey from what she called a “normal American childhood” to the…

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TROY a family learning experience for alumna Nam

Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., with alumna Suyoung Nam and her children Jisu and Jason.

Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins, Jr., with alumna Suyoung Nam and her children Jisu and Jason.

Ask Suyoung Nam about her TROY experience, and she’ll tell you what the last year and a half has been like for her and her family. “It has been like a dream,” she said.

For the past 17 months, the native of Busan, South Korea, has studied on the Troy Campus and worked toward completing…

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TROY expert: Korean peace talks may be premature

Daniel Pinkston, an international relations expert who lectures at a TROY site in South Korea, isn't sold on North Korea's desire for peace.

Daniel Pinkston, an international relations expert who lectures at a TROY site in South Korea, isn't sold on North Korea's desire for peace.

Recent news out of the Korean peninsula has given many hope that peace between North and South Korea is closer than ever, but Troy University professor Dr. Daniel A. Pinkston remains skeptical.

Pinkston, a Lecturer at a Troy University teaching site in South Korea, previously served as Northeast Asia Deputy Project Director for the International…

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TROY expert: South Koreans ‘more concerned’ about North Korea now

The Seoul skyline at sunrise. Image credit: Janis Rozenfelds/Unsplash

The Seoul skyline at sunrise. Image credit: Janis Rozenfelds/Unsplash

As North Korea continues to test nuclear weapons, its relationship with its southern neighbor is becoming even more concerning to South Koreans.

Dr. Daniel A. Pinkston, a Lecturer at a Troy University teaching site in South Korea, previously served as Northeast Asia Deputy Project Director for the International Crisis Group in Seoul.

Pinkston recently answered…

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