CKS Statements
Endorsement of Statement Condemning President Yoon Suk Yeol’s Declaration of Martial Law in South Korea (December 4, 2024)
The Board of the Committee on Korean Studies has voted to endorse the following statement signed by Directors of various Korean Studies and Asian Studies Center across North American universities. The statement is reproduced below, along with the list of signatories. December 4, 2024 On December 3, 2024, at 10:24 PM, Yoon Suk Yeol, President…
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In support of the people who have been subjected to sexual harassment and assault, in Korean studies and across many disciplines, we, the Committee on Korean Studies (CKS), condemn all forms of sexual misconduct in academia as well as the institutional system that is tolerant of the perpetrators and negligent of the justice and healing…
Keep readingCKS Statement on Anti-Asian Racism and Historical Research
CKS stands against the waves of anti-Asian hatred and violence in the US, Canada, and Europe and the ideologies of white supremacy that have allowed for their recurrence over history and their contemporary intensification. We express grief for the senseless murders of Soon Chung Park, Sun Cha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Hyun Jung Grant, Xiaojie…
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