Category Archives: Korean

North Korea’s prison campus system topic of talk – April 26

Posted on April 24, 2013 by jgreen

New York Times best-selling author Blaine Harden will discuss his book, “Escape from Camp 14,” about the story of Shin Dong-Hyuk and the political prison camp system in North Korea at 7 p.m. Friday, April 26, in LH-2. For more … Continue reading →

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President builds relations in China, South Korea, Hong Kong

Posted on April 24, 2013 by jgreen

Binghamton University’s ideal Asian partners include companies, other universities, high schools, governments and alumni. So it was only natural that President Harvey Stenger’s recent trip abroad would be spent connecting with University partners in all these categories in China, Korea … Continue reading →

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Symposium on Korean pop music Friday, April 12

Posted on April 8, 2013 by jgreen

The Center for Korean Studies and the program in the Department of Asian American Studies invite the campus community to the annual Korean/Korean Studies Symposium, “Hallyu America! The Global Flow of K-Pop” from 1:30-5:30 p.m. Friday, April 12, in FA-258. … Continue reading →

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Center for Korean Studies colloquium Friday

Posted on February 14, 2013 by jgreen

The Center for Korean Studies will host Changhee Chun, assistant professor of cinema, photography and media arts at Ithaca College, for an event titled “Making Documentary Films on Migration” from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 15, in FA-258. A screening of … Continue reading →

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Korean Studies Symposium

Posted on May 9, 2012 by jgreen

A Korean Studies Symposium titled “After Neoliberalism: Democracy and Class in South Korea/East Asia” will be held Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, in FA-258. Opening remarks will be at 4 p.m. Friday, May 11, with Hagen Koo, University of Hawaii, … Continue reading →

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IASH Fellows’ Speaker Series

Posted on May 1, 2012 by jgreen

Yoonkyung Lee, assistant professor, sociology/Asian and Asian American Studies, will discuss  “From Regionalism to Programmatic Competition: Korean Political Parties Under Transformation” at noon Wednesday, May 2, in the IASH Conference Room (LN-1106).  This study examines how Korean parties have changed … Continue reading →

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Asian-African Intersections and Migrations Conference May 4

Posted on April 26, 2012 by jgreen

The Asian-African Intersections and Migrations Conference will be held from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Friday, May 4, in UU-Mandela-C. Sponsored by the Institute for Asia and Asian Diasporas and co-sponsored by the departments of Asian and Asian American studies, Africana studies, … Continue reading →

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$1 Million Grant Signing to Support Center for Korean Studies

Posted on October 19, 2011 by jgreen

President C. Peter Magrath and Academy of Korean Studies President ChungKil Chung will participate in a signing ceremony for a five-year, $1 million Overseas Leading University Program for Korean Studies Grant at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, in AD-148. Binghamton … Continue reading →

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Critical Language Scholarship Program Summer 2011

Posted on September 23, 2010 by jwang

Application Now Open Deadline: November 15, 2010 The United States Department of State is pleased to announce the scholarship competition for the 2011 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program for overseas intensive summer language institutes in thirteen critical need foreign languages. … Continue reading →

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eKorean Studies has been extended until March 31,2009

Posted on January 13, 2009 by jwang

The trial service via eKorean Studies which started in May last year has been extended until March 31, 2009. eKorean Studies is an integrated and comprehensive service with objective of making electronic resources in the field of Korean studies accessible … Continue reading →

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