News Archive

Korean Studies Graduate Student Colloquium

Beginning in the fall of 2008 there will be a student initiated and run Korean Studies Graduate Student Colloquium.

God and a Few Close Friends

Rebecca Kim discusses why ethnic-oriented, collegiate Christian groups grow faster than multi-racial ones.

Hints of Change in North Korea

In impoverished North Korea, Rudiger Frank of the University of Vienna observes modest changes in the direction of a market economy.

Panels Assess Prospects on Korea Peace Day

One scholar says the United States needs to adopt an approach that allows North and South Korea to normalize relations quickly.

Oak to Spearhead English-Language Studies of Korean Christianity

This summer Sung-Deuk Oak, a UCLA faculty member in Asian Languages and Cultures, was chosen to be the first scholar funded under the Dong Soon Im and Mi Ja Im endowment. He'll be charged with telling a remarkable story in the history of religion.

2007 Korean Studies Workshop

A Nine Day Program in Seoul, Korea, July 25-August 3, 2007

Wanted: Overseas Korean Filmmakers

KOFIC(Korean Film Council) continues 2nd Filmmakers Development Lab in Association With the Academy for Creative Media at the University of Hawaii.

Nuclear North Korea as Seen From 4 Capitals

Experts on the Koreas, China, and the US say that North Korea won't give up its nuclear arms and that differences between the US and negotiating partners, including ally South Korea, will complicate six-party talks.

Panel Explores North Korea’s Future

Discussion attempts to add depth to public perceptions following country’s nuclear test

10 UCLA Koreanist PhDs Land Jobs in Field

Ten recent Korean studies PhDs will take up research and teaching jobs in 2006–07.

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