The Center for Korean Studies, UHM presents a webinar entitled:
"Is Permanent Peace Possible in Korea?" in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of Korean War (6.25) on November 12, 2020.
The events review the history, international relations, the feasibility of the end of war declaration and peace treaty, and the challenges on the road to peace and unification of the two Koreas.
When: Thursday, November 12, 2020 1:00 - 3:30 pm
Opening: 1:00pm
- Tae-Ung Baik, Director, Center for Korean Studies, UHM
Greeting Remarks: 1:05pm-1:20pm
- Choon-goo Kim, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Honolulu
- Chae-Won Park, Hawaii Chapter Head, National Unification Advisory Council
- Edward Shultz, Vice-President, Asian Research Foundation
Panel Discussion: 1:20-2:30pm Korean War and the Road to Peace on Korean Peninsula:
- Jennie Jin (DPAA) Searching for the Identities of the Bones from Korean War
- Harrison Kim (UHM) North Korea and the Legacy of the Korean War
- Sungmin Cho (DKI APCSS) China’s Perspectives of the Korean Unification
- Christine Ahn (Women Cross DMZ), Peace and Unification and Women’s Role
Keynote Speech: 2:30pm-3:30pm
- Moon, Chung-in, Professor & Special Advisor to President Moon Jae-In, Moon Jae-In's Korea Peace Initiative: Opportunities, Constraints, and Prospects
