The University of Washington’s Center for Korea Studies (CKS), in collaboration with the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle, hosted the 12th annual Korean Peninsula Forum on Oct. 22, under the theme “Republic of Korea–U.S. Relations at the Crossroads: Changes and Continuity under the Trump Administration.” Established in 2014, the forum provides

Join the Center for Korea Studies and the Department of Asian Languages and Literature on November 19, 2025 for a special lecture with Eunji Seo, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle. The US-ROK relationship has evolved from a military alliance forged during the Korean Warinto acomprehensivestrategicpartnershipgroundedinshareovalues such as democracy, innovation, and cultural

Republic of Korea-U.S. Relations at the Crossroads: Changes and Continuity under Trump Administration Join us on October 22, 2025 for the 12th Korean Peninsula Forum. This year’s topic is ‘South Korea-U.S. relations at the Crossroads: Changes and Continuity under Trump Administration’.  There will be two sessions the first of which is centered on security relations

Join us October 2, 2025 for a special film screening with Korean filmmaker Yim Soon-rye in town for a special visit. Yim will screen her 2023 film The Point Men (in Korean with English subtitles) which will be followed by Q&A, moderated by Professor Ungsan Kim, Cinema and Media Studies.  On October 3, 2025 the

The newly developed Online Database of English Translations of Korean Literature is now open to the public. Developed over three years (2022-2025), it is currently the most user-friendly, extensive, and accurate database of English translations of Korean literature with nearly 4,000 entries. Principle Investigators for this project Heekyoung Cho, Associate Professor, Department of Asian Languages

Join us on Friday, May 23 at 3:30 PM for this talk by Dr. Ko, Byoung Wook. Dr. Ko is the former Deputy President of the Maritime Policy Research Department of the Korea Maritime Institute. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Korea University. His main research interests are econometrics-based analysis on markets, industrial policy and

The Center for Korean Studies is proud to sponsor the 51st Seattle International Film Festival We are specifically sponsoring Hong Sang-soo’s newest film, By the Stream Use code UWKOREA51 for $3 off ‘Adult’ tickets for any film at siff.net – must be purchased online. Tell your friends! Additional Films Browse this list of Korean and Korean diaspora

Prof. James Kim of Political Science on South Korean youth’s attitude to nuclear weapons in and article which was published by CSIS. Why Young South Koreans Are Cooling on the Bomb Published April 28, 2025 While many older South Koreans support nuclear armament, younger generations, the ones who will actually live with the consequences, do

Join us on Monday, May 12 3:30 – 5PM in the Communications building (CMU) room 202 for a special panel presentation. What lessons can be learned from the past, when movie theaters were filled with cinephiles and VHS technology created an alternative cultural space? Underscoring the margins of cinema and media studies, three scholars discuss

THIS WEDNESDAY:  April 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM Allen Auditorium Voices (2024) offers a powerful account of the Jeju 4.3 Incident, focusing on the narratives of the women who endured its horrors. It presents a harrowing depiction of the unique burden these women carried, not only as victims of state-sanctioned violence but also as survivors of