The only full-scale history of Syngman Rhee's (1875–1965) early career in English was
published nearly six decades ago. Now, in The Making of the First Korean President, Young …

Despite the assumption that Americans do not consume foreign media, 1 South Korean 2
popular culture is a growing phenomenon in the United States. Since Hallyu, meaning the …

Korean Americans are currently the fourth or fifth largest Asian group in the United States by
population, but within the sociological study of Asian American religion, the Korean …

Through new research and materials, Edward T. Chang proves in Pachappa Camp: The
First Koreatown in the United States that Dosan Ahn Chang Ho established the first …

A recovery of the vital role Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Americans played in US
intelligence services in Asia during World War II. Spies deep behind enemy lines; double …

Abstract In Pauline Chinn and David Hana'ike's chapter exploring the role of place, culture,
and situated learning on teacher agency in science, Pauline and David employ Cultural …

In this chapter, we offer an overview of education in the Republic of Korea, paying particular
attention to the sociohistorical contexts that have led to the development of the modern …

The Hard Sell of Paradise examines how mid-twentieth-century Hollywood, negotiating the
rhetoric of the tourism industry, offered a complex and contradictory vision of" Hawai'i" for its …

“IF YOU WANT TO CHANGE HISTORY, become a historian.” This was the proclamation
conspicuously displayed on my undergraduate history advisor's office door. It would take …

In order to best understand Koreans and Korean culture in Hawai 'i, one has to first
understand the historical context of the nation. Korea is among the oldest civilizations in the …