CKS Faculty News

Presidential Commendation Honors Lee’s Economic Research

Sang-Hyop Lee, former director of the Center for Korean Studies, recently received a Presidential Commendation Award at the Government Complex in Daejeon, South Korea. Commissioner of Statistics Kang Shin-Wook presented the award on behalf of Republic of Korea President Moon…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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