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Video: Civic Engagement and State Policy for Peace in Northeast Asia: Beyond the San Francisco System
December 12, 2017
We would like to thank everyone who participated in our recent international conference, Civic Engagement and State Policy for Peace in Northeast Asia: Beyond the San Francisco System.
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Now Accepting 2018–19 Moon Family Postdoc Fellowship Applications
November 10, 2017
The James Joo-Jin Kim Program at the University of Pennsylvania is now accepting applications for the Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies for the 2018–19 academic year. The postdoctoral program is open to scholars who work in the humanities (including cinema studies, history, and literature), with research focused on modern Korea (since 1864).
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Eugene Y. Park wins F. Hilary Conroy Award by the Association for Asian Studies
November 1, 2017
Association for Asian Studies (AAS) selected Eugene Y. Park to receive this year’s F. Hilary Conroy Award for organizing his panel “Disability in Early Modern East Asia: Case Studies from China, Japan, and Korea, ca 1500-1870.” The Conroy Award was recently initiated to honor Prof. F. Hilary Conroy, outstanding scholar of Japan, Northeast Asia and Asian American history at the University of Pennsylvania from 1951 to 1990.
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Book Announcement
October 3, 2017
We are pleased to announce the publication of Eugene Y. Park’s new edited book Peace in the East: An Chunggun's Vision for Asia in the Age of Japanese Imperialism. For more information on the book, visit: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781498566407/Peace-in-the-East-An-Chunggun's-Vision-for-Asia-in-the-Age-of-Japanese-Imperialism
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Introducing Our New Associate Director
August 24, 2017
The Kim Program is proud to introduce our new Associate Director, Samantha Koo.
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Matthew Kelemen (C ’17) Wins One of Three Fulbright Awards to Pursue a Master's Degree in Korean Studies
April 11, 2017
We are proud to announce that Matthew Kelemen, an active member of the undergraduate Korean Studies community at Penn, has been awarded an extremely competitive Fulbright grant to pursue a graduate degree in Korean Studies from a Korean university. To learn more about this grant, visit the Fulbright website here.
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Introducing the 2017-18 Undergraduate Fellows
April 7, 2017
Join us in congratulating our newly selected Undergraduate Fellows for 2017–2018! We are excited to have these five students join us in fostering an active spirit of undergraduate participation in the Korean studies community at Penn.
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Nuri Kim Named 2017–18 Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellow
April 4, 2017
The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce Nuri Kim as the 2017–18 Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellowship in Korean Studies. Mr. Kim was selected out of a highly competitive pool of applicants, and will join us in residence at the University of Pennsylvania for the 2017–18 academic year.
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Stephanie Felt (C '17) Wins Competitive Fulbright ETA to South Korea
April 4, 2017
We are pleased to announce that Stephanie Felt, a senior in the College of Arts and Sciences majoring in English, has won a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) to South Korea. She will be spending the next year in South Korea, teaching English at either a primary or secondary school. Hear from Stephanie, in her own words, on why she applied for the Fulbright ETA, and join us in congratulating her on this achievement!
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2017–2018 Korean Studies Grant Recipients
March 23, 2017
Congratulations to the members of the Penn community who have been selected for a 2017–2018 Kim Program in Korean Studies grant.