In 2015 Women Cross DMZ organized thirty women peacemakers from fifteen countries to cross the demilitarized zone from North Korea to South Korea calling for an end to the Korean War, reunion of separated families, and women's leadership in building peace. They marched with ten thousand Korean women on both sides of the DMZ, on the wide boulevard of Pyongyang, the cobblestone … [Read more...] about Women Building Political Will for Peace with North Korea
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Forging an Agreement to Denuclearize North Korea
U.S. Department of State legal adviser Robert Choo will discuss efforts to resolve nuclear issues with North Korea in a colloquium at the University of Hawai‘i Center for Korean Studies Thursday, August 29, 2019. Choo's presentation, titled "Legal Considerations in Forging a Denuclearization Agreement with North Korea," will begin at 3:00 p.m. The Center is located at 1881 … [Read more...] about Forging an Agreement to Denuclearize North Korea
Five Numbers to Know About North Korea
Victor Cha, one of the nation's leading authorities on North Korea, will offer a presentation titled "Five Numbers on North Korea That You Should Know" Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at the Center for Korean Studies. Cha's talk, beginning at 3:00 p.m., will center on five data points he believes are critical to an understanding of the problems and policy challenges surrounding North … [Read more...] about Five Numbers to Know About North Korea
North Korean Diaspora Conference Highlights “Defector Artist”
A one-day conference at the Center for Korean Studies titled The North Korean Diaspora: Art and Politics will provide a showcase for the work of noted "defector artist" Song Byeok. The conference, organized by Professor Harrison Kim of the UH History Department, will take place Wednesday, April 17, 2019. An exhibit, The Iconoclast: Art of Song Byeok, will be on display at the … [Read more...] about North Korean Diaspora Conference Highlights “Defector Artist”
China-North Korea Intrigue under Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un
In the wake of his initial meeting with President Donald J. Trump, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un revealed that he would prepare for the forthcoming second summit meeting by approaching denuclearization negotiation through “joint research and fine-tuning” with “China.” Western observers did not fully appreciate the significance of this wording, according to Lee Seong-hyon, … [Read more...] about China-North Korea Intrigue under Xi Jinping and Kim Jong-un
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