[It is with great sadness that we let you know that Dr. Hugh Hi-Woong Kang, Emeritus Professor of History and CKS member, a trailblazing Korea historian passed away on July 16, 2024.] In Memoriam Hugh Hi-Woong Kang, Trailblazing Historian and Visionary Builder of Korean Studies Hugh Hi-Woong Kang, Emeritus Professor at the University of Hawai‘i at […]
The Center for Korean Studies presents an exciting event: “Advancing Health and Wellness in the Korean immigrant Community in Hawaii: A Multidisciplinary Conference” on August 8, 2024 from 9:00AM- 5:30PM. This event is co-sponsored by the Center for Korean Studies along with other departments. Title: “Advancing Health and Wellness in the Korean Immigrant Community in
[It is with great sadness that we let you know that Dr. Yong-ho Ch’oe, Emeritus Professor of History and CKS member, a prominent Korea historian passed away on May 15, 2024.] Remembering Yong-ho Ch’oe, a Pioneering Historian of Korea, an Advocate of Local Community Advancement, and a Champion of Harmony between the East and the
in 2006The 17th Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers (WWC) Conference will be held at the Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa from May 9-10, 2024. Where: Center for Korean Studies Auditorium When: May 9, 2024- May 10, 2024 The Worldwide Consortium of Korean Studies Centers Conference (WWC Conference) was
The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa presents: Book Talk: English Publication of Togani (도가니) and the Expanding World of Translation by Gong Ji-young, Bruce Fulton, and Juchang Fulton. When: Thursday, April 18, 2024 at 3:00pm-4:30pm Where: Center for Korean Studies Auditorium (1881 East-West Road, Honolulu) Atmospheric and fast-paced, this
The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawaii at Manoa presents: Book Talk: Powa-yuramgi (布哇遊覽記) and Modern Travelogues about Hawaii by Prof. Yelee An (Academy of Korean Studies). When: April 11, 2024 at 3:00PM – 4:30PM Where: Center for Korean Studies Auditorium Abstracts: This book talk aims to illuminate Korean travelers’ perspectives on
The Center for Korean Studies and The Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures jointly present: “Making over ‘The Big Reveal’: Medical Tourism YouTube Vlogs and the Globalizing of the South Korean ‘Look’ by Dr. S. Heijin Lee. When: February 28, 2024, 12:00pm-1:00pm Where: Moore Hall #258 (1890 East-West Rd, 96822) Abstracts: Sponsored by medical
The Center for Korean Studies is pleased to host the prominent annual forum, The 14th Critical Issues Forum on Korean Studies with a presentation titled Transmedia Ecologies of Korean “New Retro”. February 8th, 2024: Critical Issues Forum Lecture Speaker: Michelle Cho, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of East Asian Popular Cultures and Cinema Studies, University of Toronto.
The Center for Korean Studies and Pacific Asian Legal Studies program at the William S. Richardson School of Law co-host: Asia Law Talk: “Legislative Impact Analysis on Electric Vehicle Subsidies in South Korea: The Korean Clean Air Act” on November 30, 2023 at 12:00pm-1:00pm. The event is held in the Moot Courtroom at the William
The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa celebrates the digitization of The Korea Times Hawaii 1973-2010. “Showcasing: Selected Issues of The Korea Times Hawaii” will be happening at the Center for Korean Studies Lobby from November 15-22, 2023. A reception to celebrate the digitization was held on November 21, 2023!