Better late than never:
The Unification Ministry has adjusted the content of unification education for both adults and students with President Lee Myung-bak’s North Korea policy, emphasizing the importance of national security and North Korea’s human rights issues.
Some left-leaning lecturers, who have been slammed for propagating distorted views on North Korea for the past […]
Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that serve children of affluent parents). But my guess is that the studious atmosphere […]
South Korean President-elect Lee Myung-Bak announced members of his transition team in the past couple of weeks. Since the news did not receive much coverage due to the holidays, better late than never as the saying goes.
Let’s start with the obvious one. Lee made history by including a foreigner, David Eldon. Eldon […]
Like the previous post on Korean Studies programs, most of the information and advice given here is general, intended to point one in the right direction, and offer a few ideas as a starting point; a lot of work will need to be done to find the right program and ensure it will […]
Update: A few resources for finding Asian/Korean Studies programs. These lists aren’t all complete and contain many dead links, but it’s a good starting point:
Asian Studies
East Asian Studies
Korean Studies Centers/Organizations/Programs
South Korea WWW Virtual Library (scroll down to “Korean Studies,” a bit outdated but still useful).
Yuldo.net
Korean Studies Internet Resources
Original post: Recently I’ve received a […]
Via the Times: "The exhibition features 400 hand-painted posters dating from the peak of the Dear Leader Kim Sung Il's power in the 1950s to the present regime led by his son, Kim Jong Il." The article has only one image, but has several interesting propaganda quotes.
- #Young Korean Herrenvolk engaging in their version of Agoge, at least according to the New York Times. The two Korean schools mentioned in the article are similar to Exeter or Andover in the United States in someways (they are private academies that serve children of affluent parents). But my guess is that the studious atmosphere and intense regimen compare more to the likes of Stuyvesant (my alma mater) in NYC or T.J. in Virginia (both highly selective, but publicly-funded high schools).
- #North Korea claims that on 25 April 1932 the Korean People’s Army (KPA, 조선인민군/ Chosŏn inmin'gun) was formed. However, the more likely accurate date is 08 February 1948. It is celebrated as “Military Foundation Day” in Kimland.
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