BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 14.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs Korean Peninsula Affairs C enter present North Koreans in Japan: Identity\, Education\, and the Strug gle Against Colonialism A Talk by \;Derek\nR. Ford\, Assistant Profess or of Education Studies at DePauw University \n\nThere are around 800\,000 Koreans living in Japan today who\nare foreign nationals or “special perm anent residents.” Even though they’ve\nresided in Japan since before the K orean peninsula was divided and can now\nacquire Japanese citizenship\, mo st today are citizens of either North or South\nKorea. Their situation\, l argely unknown in the West\, provides a crucial lens\nthrough which to und erstand the myriad aspects of the Korean conflict as the result\nof an unf inished struggle for national liberation. In this presentation\, Dr.\nFord details the \;past and present of Koreans in Japan through the\ndevel opment of Chongryon (The National Association of Korean Residents in\nJapa n)\, a North Korean-affiliated institution that maintains dozens of school s\,\nneighborhood associations\, sports teams\, professional and cultural\ norganizations\, and more. \n\nDerek R. Ford is an assistant professor of education\nstudies at DePauw University who leads the only exchange progra m between US and\nChongryon students. Sponsored by Moynihan Institute of G lobal Affairs\, and Korean Peninsula Affairs Center Contact Havva Karakas- Keles for more information: hkarakas@syr.edu \n\n DTEND:20191120T190000Z DTSTAMP:20240329T095558Z DTSTART:20191120T170000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:North Koreans in Japan: Identity\, Education\, and the Struggle Aga inst Colonialism UID:RFCALITEM638472885585068903 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs
Korean Peninsula Affairs Center
present
North Korea ns in Japan: Identity\, Education\, and the Struggle Against Colonialism < /strong>
A Talk by \;Derek\nR. Ford\, Assistant Professor of Edu cation Studies at DePauw University
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There are around 800 \,000 Koreans living in Japan today who\nare foreign nationals or “special permanent residents.” Even though they’ve\nresided in Japan since before the Korean peninsula was divided and can now\nacquire Japanese citizenship \, most today are citizens of either North or South\nKorea. Their situatio n\, largely unknown in the West\, provides a crucial lens\nthrough which t o understand the myriad aspects of the Korean conflict as the result\nof a n unfinished struggle for national liberation. In this presentation\, Dr.\ nFord details the \;past and present of Koreans in Japan through the\n development of Chongryon (The National Association of Korean Residents in\ nJapan)\, a North Korean-affiliated institution that maintains dozens of s chools\,\nneighborhood associations\, sports teams\, professional and cult ural\norganizations\, and more.
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Derek R. Ford is an assi stant professor of education\nstudies at DePauw University who leads the o nly exchange program between US and\nChongryon students.
Sponsored by Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs\, and Korean Peninsula Affairs Cen ter
Contact Havva Karakas-Keles for more information: hkarakas@syr.edu
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