On August 16, 2024, Interim Associate Director of the Center for Korea Studies, Ian Oates, will end his time at the University of Washington. Ian’s departure marks a sizable shift in staffing at CKS. Rather than hiring a specific Associate Director, JSIS will be implementing new staffing structures to support the Center with a diversified

*This event has been canceled [7/20/2024]* On Thursday, October 17, from 4:30-6pm in the Allen Auditorium, join CKS as we welcome Professor Sangjoon Lee (City University of Hong Kong) for our 2024 Fall Colloquium. To register, visit our Ticketleap page by clicking here or by scanning the QR code below. *Doors open at 4:15pm* Lee’s

CKS Director Yong-Chool Ha was quoted by The Kyiv Independent on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in an article titled, “Putin lands in North Korea looking for support, weapons, validation.” Ha provided insights regarding the nature of Putin’s visit to Pyongyang in relation the Kim regime’s continued munitions shipments for Russian use in its invasion of

History Ph.D. student Brian Park has received a 2024 Fulbright Fellowship. The U.S. scholarship program is the largest international exchange opportunity in the country for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research, and teaching. During his Fellowship, Brian will take his research to Japan where he will work on his dissertation project which investigates the

Join our friends at Experience Education for an afternoon of artistic excellence on Friday, May 30 from 2-5pm in the Tateuchi East Asia Library. Come enjoy an incredible artist talk, exhibition and live painting with visiting Korean artist, Kim Bong Jun, founder of the museum of mythology in Korea, as well as a delightful spread

Join CKS on Wednesday, May 29 from 4:30-6pm in Thomson Hall room 317 for the launch of Professor Ha Yong-Chool’s latest monograph, Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea. This event will be hosted in a book talk format moderated by Professor Jonathan Warren and discussed by Professor Robert Pekkanen. Click here to register or

On Friday April 5th, the Center for Korea Studies welcomed students, staff, faculty, and community members to celebrate the generous giving of Madame Nam Chu Koh (Yang). Madame Koh began her relationship with CKS during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. At that time, the Center was undertaking serious fundraising to help keep our doors

Jackson School Professor and CKS Director Yong-Chool Ha has recently published the book “Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea” (University of Washington Press, 2024). Within the book, Ha — the director for the Center for Korea Studies at the University of Washington — examines the social consequences of late industrialization in South Korea.

On Thursday, March 14, 2024, the Center for Korea Studies and Korea University’s Outreach Center for Korean Linguistic, Literary, and Cultural Studies signed a memorandum of understanding. The MOU outlines a three-year partnership under which CKS and OCKS  will work together on various collaborative efforts including the exchange of research materials, supporting interested students in

Join the Center for Korea Studies on Thursday, April 18 from 4:30 to 6pm in the Allen Auditorium as we welcome Professor Andre Schmid to discuss his latest monograph, North Korea’s Mundane Revolution: Socialist Living and the Rise of Kim Il Sung, 1953-1965. When the crucial years after the Korean War are remembered today, histories about North Korea