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Where Is The "Korean" In The Korean War Memorial: Kissena Park's Korean War Memorial, Alice Lam
Where Is The "Korean" In The Korean War Memorial: Kissena Park's Korean War Memorial, Alice Lam
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The Korean War is branded as the "Forgotten War," but forgetting is an unconscious act and the Korean War is not so much forgotten as it is ignored. This paper looks at how the Korean War memory has been resurrected through Korean War memorials at first on a national level and then on a local level. Through the Korean War Veterans Association website, I looked at all the Korean War memorials throughout the U.S. and demonstrate how they create a distinct war narrative of sorrow and sacrifice that does not necessarily focus on the war itself. Then I delve into …