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Remembering Yong-ho Ch’oe, a Pioneering Historian of Korea and a Champion of Harmony between the East and the West

Posted on 20 May 2024 by admin

Yong-ho Ch’oe, Emeritus Professor in the Department of History at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, a pioneering scholar of Korean history, a devoted husband, and a loving father of two sons, died peacefully on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in Honolulu. … Continue reading →

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AAS 2024 Korean Object Study Workshop (KOSW), organized by CKS and the Seattle Asian Art Museum

Posted on 9 January 2024 by admin

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 13, 2:00pm-4:00pm Venue: Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park in Capitol Hill Meeting point: Staff entrance (north of the building, walk by the driveway to the loading dock), Seattle Asian Art Museum in Volunteer Park in Capitol … Continue reading →

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Introducing the New CKS Email Listserv hosted on Google Groups – Enhancing Communication and Collaboration

Posted on 4 June 2023 by admin

The Committee on Korean Studies (CKS) is launching an Online Forum (hosted on Google Groups) as a moderated email list server for the academic community focused on Korean Studies.  Membership Registration When registering for CKS Google Group membership (https://groups.google.com/g/committee-korean-studies), please … Continue reading →

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CKS Events at the 2023 Annual Meeting in Boston

Posted on 14 March 2022 by admin

It was great catching up with you all! We look forward to seeing you again next year in Seattle! AAS Annual Meeting of Committee on Korean Studies When? Saturday, March 18, 12:15pm-1:45pm Where? Hynes Convention Center – NEW Meeting Room … Continue reading →

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Kevin O’Rourke (1939-2020)

Posted on 4 June 2021 by admin

By Bruce Fulton Kevin O’Rourke’s passing has deprived us of our most accomplished translator of Korean literature, past and present, prose and poetry. His published translations span a period of nearly fifty years. His first book-length translation was Ten Korean Short Stories, … Continue reading →

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