CKS Faculty News
Dr. Yong-ho Ch’oe, Emeritus Professor of History and CKS member has received the Order of Civil Merit Dongbaek Medal
On November 5, 2021, Dr. Yong-ho Ch’oe, Emeritus Professor of History and CKS member at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has received the Order of Civil Merit Dongbaek Medal, the third highest order of merit from South Korea. The…
News: “Oral History: Dr. Byong Won Lee” Published by NGC
A new book, “Oral History: Dr. Byong Won Lee” was just published by the National Gugak Center (NGC), Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Republic of Korea. The oral history features Dr. Lee’s life and musical activities. It…
News from elsewhere
Two UHM Ph.D. Graduates Got Teaching Jobs in Korea
Recent UHM graduate students, Dr. Yongshin Kim (political science) and Dr. Yuki Asahina (sociology) got tenure track assistant professor positions at the Department of Chinese Studies, Inha University and at the Department of Japanese Studies, Hanguk University of Foreign Studies…
Spring Course Examines Korean Immigrant Experiences in the United States
The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Asian Studies Program is offering a spring-semester course examining the experiences of Korean immigrants in the United States. Tae-Ung Baik, professor of law and director of the Center for Korean Studies, will teach the…
Events from elsewhere
March 31, 2023 Public Lecture, “Chinese Views of North Korea’s Uncertain Future” by Dr. Sungmin Cho
The Center for Korean Studies is co-sponsoring a public lecture titled, “Chinese Views of North Korea’s Unclertain Future” on March 31, 2023 that will be given by Dr. Sungmin Cho. Where: Moore Hall Room 258, University of Hawaii at Manoa…
May 21, 2021 “Strategy and Negotiations for Denuclearizing North Korea on North Korea Nuclear Negotiations” at UH Hilo
Professor Su-Mi Lee, Political Science Department at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo (UH Hilo) is hosting a public forum: “Strategy and Negotiations for Denuclearizing North Korea on North Korea Nuclear Negotiations.” The virtual forum will be available at http://go.hawaii.edu/sfP…