James Gangsan, was born and raised in Montreal but after finishing his university studies he moved to Seoul, South Korea where he has lived and worked ever since.While he was a graduate student, Gangsan became concerned about the dark aspects of globalization and in an attempt to understand the historical forces which gave birth to and nurtured the globalization movement he embarked on the writing of The Story of Your Ancestors. He is currently working on a comparative history of the country of his birth, Canada, and his adopted country, South Korea.