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Thucydides In Pyongyang: Fear, Honor And Interests In The 1968 Pueblo Incident, Benjamin Young

Research & Publications

Purpose: On January 23, 1968, North Korean naval forces captured a U.S spy ship, the USS Pueblo, off the coast of Wonsan. This incident nearly led to a second Korean War and heightened hostilities between the U.S and North Korean governments. This article demystifies the strategic thinking of Kim Il Sung’s regime and clarifies the reasoning behind Pyongyang’s risky undertaking in capturing the Pueblo and its crewmen as a rational and pragmatic action.

Design, Methodology, Approach: While the Pueblo crisis has been examined by a number of historians, this article which is based on former Eastern bloc archival documents and …

The Casualties Of U.S. Grand Strategy: Korean Exclusion From The San Francisco Peace Treaty And The Pacific Pact, Syrus Jin

Senior Honors Papers / Undergraduate Theses

From August 1945 to September 1951, the United States had a unique opportunity to define and frame how it would approach its foreign relations in the Asia-Pacific region. As the dominant power in the Pacific after World War II and claiming direct authority over vanquished Japan, the United States had the liberty to design its own post-war vision for the entire region. Until 1951, American State Department diplomats and government planners, attempted—ultimately unsuccessfully—to harmonize the competing motivations of lingering World War II multilateralist idealism and Cold War geopolitics in a postcolonial, postwar world. This thesis examines U.S.-Korean relations in context …

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers, (1962-1985), Thomas Wesley Rogers

Center for Restoration Studies Archives, Manuscripts and Personal Papers Finding Aids

No abstract provided.

Finding Aid For Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers, Abilene Christian University Special Collections And Archives

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

Finding aid for Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers, (1962-1985).

Koreans, Americans, Or Korean-Americans: Transnational Adoptees As Invisible Asians, A Book Review, Tairan Qiu

The Qualitative Report

The book, Invisible Asians: Korean American Adoptees, Asian American Experiences, and Racial Exceptionalism, explores the personal narratives and histories of adult adoptees who were born between 1949 and 1983 and who were adopted from Korea by White parents. Using oral history ethnography, Nelson (2016) seeks to correct, complicate, and contribute to current discussions about transnational adoptions. In this book review, the author provides an overview, a personal reflection, and recommendations for potential audiences of this book.

How To Be The Perfect Asian Wife!, Sophia Hill

Art and Art History Honors Projects

“How to be the Perfect Asian Wife” critiques exploitative power systems that assault female bodies of color in intersectional ways. This work explores strategies of healing and resistance through inserting one’s own narrative of flourishing rather than surviving, while reflecting violent realities. Three large drawings mimic pervasive advertisement language and presentation reflecting the oppressive strategies used to contain women of color. Created with charcoal, watercolor, and ink, these 'advertisements' contrast with an interactive rice bag filled with comics of my everyday experiences. These documentations compel viewers to reflect on their own participation in systems of power.

Korean Contributions To Japanese Buddhism, Ronald S. Green, Chanju Mun

Philosophy and Religious Studies

No abstract provided.

The Dmz Responds, Seo-Young J. Chu

Publications and Research

Seo-Young Chu’s “The DMZ Responds” appeared in Telos 184 (Fall 2018), a special issue on Korea edited by Haerin Shin.

Life And Seoul Of The Party: South Korea’S Brief Occupation Under Communist North Korea, Catherine Rose Graham

All Master's Theses

This thesis analyzes the North Korean occupation of Seoul through the oral histories of the men and women who experienced the event. At the beginning of the Korean War, North Korean forces successfully captured and held the South Korean capital for three months. Despite the occupation’s interesting premise, it has received little attention from Korean War scholars. Interviews with the people who lived through the Korean War though, demonstrate that from their point of view, the occupation was a particularly significant part of their war experience.

Mythbusting Park Chung Hee: A Reexamination Of Park And His Coup, Justin Malzac

Electronic Theses & Dissertations

Park Chung-Hee is a divisive figure. For some he is a saint that rescued his country from the brink of collapse and helped it rise into modernity. For others he is a devil, an iron-fisted dictator who cared more about his own power than his people. Both of these are politically slanted myths promoted as part of a corresponding political agenda. But even politically neutral writings on Park unwittingly conduct a mythmaking of their own. This paper is an attempt to show that Park Chung-Hee has become a mythological figure in Korean history because the scope of his power, agency …

World Churches Vertical File, Mcgarvey Ice

Center for Restoration Studies Vertical Files Finding Aids

This set of files is especially useful to scholars of the history missions, particularly among Churches of Christ in the twentieth century. Students and researchers interested in applied missiology among Restorationist traditions, Stone-Campbell movements, and Churches of Christ will also find them helpful. For assistance with specific files or items, contact Mac Ice - [email protected], or 325.674.2144.

Responding To “Comfort Woman” Denial At Central Washington University, Mark J. Auslander, Chong Eun Ahn

Anthropology and Museum Studies Faculty Scholarship

No abstract available.

Review: Hwansoo Ilmee Kim, Empire Of The Dharma: Korean And Japanese Buddhism, 1877–1912., James Mark Shields

Other Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

An Idealist's Journey: George Clayton Foulk And U.S.-Korea Relations, 1883-1887, Joohyun Kim

CMC Senior Theses

This senior thesis studies the character and influence of a young American naval officer and diplomat. George Clayton Foulk, the 1^st Naval Attaché to the United States Legation and the 2^nd U.S. Minister to Korea, brought his intellectual ability and passion to this East Asian country. He hoped for Korea to become an independent, modernized state. Due to the strong Chinese opposition and lack of assistance from the U.S. government, Foulk failed to realize his dream and left Korea in disgrace. However, his service instilled a positive image of America in the minds of many Koreans. By closely …

Introduction To Against Harmony: Radical Buddhism In Thought And Practice, James Mark Shields

Faculty Journal Articles

No abstract provided.

Efektivitas Program Csr/Cd Dalam Pengentasan Kemiskinan; Studi Peran Perusahaan Geotermal Di Jawa Barat, Dody Prayogo, Yosef Hilarius

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

This study discusses model of measurement to assess the effectiveness of programs of corporate social responsibility (CSR) held by corporation of mines, oil and gas, and geothermal in relation with poverty alleviation within the surrounding communities. The case study is conducted in a geothermal company in West Java. Results of study indicate that measurements of CSR should be developed in accordance with the scale of program, and should as well make use micro indicators which are relevant with elements of poverty. Also, the assessment should mainly be focused to the target group of beneficiaries. The role of corporation can be …

The History Of The Labour Movement In South Korea 1947-1997: The Role Of Blue Collar And White Collar Workers, Cahyo Pamungkas

Masyarakat: Jurnal Sosiologi

No abstract provided.

The Lotus Sutra, James Mark Shields

Other Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

The Olympics In East Asia: Nationalism, Regionalism, And Globalism On The Center Stage Of World Sports, William W. Kelly, Susan Brownell

CEAS Occasional Publication Series

Yale CEAS Occasional Publication Series - Volume 3

Peace And Unification In Korea And International Law, Byung-Hwa Lyou

Maryland Series in Contemporary Asian Studies

No abstract provided.

Korean Mission Fund Matters, File #6, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

This file includes correspondence with missionaries, mission reports (e.g. The Korean Reporter), bulletins from the Otter Creek Church of Christ, and financial records concerning Churches of Christ mission work in Korea, and Korea Christian College (1962-1985).

Korean Mission Fund Matters, File #5, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

This file includes correspondence with missionaries, mission reports (e.g. The Korean Reporter), bulletins from the Otter Creek Church of Christ, and financial records concerning Churches of Christ mission work in Korea, and Korea Christian College (1962-1985).

Korean Mission Fund Matters, File #4, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

This file includes correspondence with missionaries, mission reports (e.g. The Korean Reporter), bulletins from the Otter Creek Church of Christ, and financial records concerning Churches of Christ mission work in Korea, and Korea Christian College (1962-1985).

The Korean Reporter Newsletter, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

The Korean Reporter newsletter "published in the interest of all Church of Christ mission efforts in Korea." This newsletter covers the period of September through October 1966.

The Korean Reporter Newsletter, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

The Korean Reporter, a newsletter "published in the interest of all Church of Christ mission efforts in Korea." This newsletter covered the months of July and August 1966.

Korean Mission Fund Matters, File #3, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

This file includes correspondence with missionaries, mission reports (e.g. The Korean Reporter), bulletins from the Otter Creek Church of Christ, and financial records concerning Churches of Christ mission work in Korea, and Korea Christian College (1962-1985).

The Korean Reporter Newsletter, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

The Korean Reporter newsletter published by Otter Creek Church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee. This newsletter is from December 1965.

Korean Mission Fund Matters, File #1, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

This file includes correspondence with missionaries, mission reports (e.g. The Korean Reporter), bulletins from the Otter Creek Church of Christ, and financial records concerning Churches of Christ mission work in Korea, and Korea Christian College (1962-1985).

The Korean Reporter Newsletter, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

The Korean Reporter newsletter published by Otter Creek Church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee. The front-page article is titled Church of Christ Missionaries in Korea: they have pledged themselves for generations to come. The date of creation is estimated.

The Korean Reporter Newsletter, Otter Creek Church Of Christ

Thomas Wesley Rogers Papers

The Korean Reporter newsletter published by Otter Creek Church of Christ in Nashville, Tennessee. The newsletter details the mission work being done in Korea and covers the current events at Korea Christian College. The date of creation is estimated.