Wednesday; Thursday, 30, 2024 at 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Location: Center for Korean Studies Conference Room

A joint conference with South Korea's leading archival agency, the National Institute of Korean History 국사편찬위원회. This conference is an outcome of a two-year long planning and research on numerous archives at the University of Hawai‘i, including the Hamilton Library, the Center for Korean Studies, and the Center for Oral History, as well as the Japanese Cultural Center and the Hawai‘i State Archives. Highlights include the Korean diaspora’s involvement in Korea’s independence movement, the tragic experience of the Honouliuli Internment Camp, the everyday life of plantation labor, and the solidarity activities in the Kalama Valley Protests of early 1970s. The conference is to feature “comfort women” documents as well. Research on the Korean diaspora in Hawai‘i and elsewhere in the world is at a crucial and necessary point of going beyond the topic of identity and cultural preservation toward the domains of change, resistance, and solidarity—how the Korean people all over the world resisted oppression and forged solidarity with local peoples. In Hawai‘i, Koreans actively participated in the Kalama Valley Protests of early 1970s, carrying out resistance against reckless development and standing alongside other groups to fight for the rights and justice of Hawaiians and local residents.

The event is free and open to all. For further information, including information regarding disability access, telephone the Center for Korean Studies at 808-956-7041. This event is in part supported by the Academy of Korean Studies Strategic Research Institute Program (AKS-2020-SRI-2200001).

The University of Hawai‘i is an equal opportunity/affirmative action institution.