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...visited North Korea three times, said that it is important to engage the people, rather than leave them isolated. “None of us would claim that North Korea is a wonderful place to live,” he said. Sun Joo Kim, associate professor of Korean history, was also asked to accompany the group. “What I’ve heard from my contact at the travel office was that the decision was made because Harvard University is concerned that they may not be able to monitor the group,” she said, explaining that...
...student organization launched by Edward Y. Lee ’08 and Jieun Baek ’09. The organization is just one of 70 chapters worldwide. The event featured a screening of the 2004 documentary “Seoul Train,” which shows North Korean refugees seeking asylum in border countries such as China and South Korea. North Koreans who have escaped from Kim Jong Il’s totalitarian regime to bordering China have been sent back to North Korea to face imprisonment or execution, according to Amnesty International. China is a party...
...case with the weekend’s concerts: alongside the familiar orchestras, rock bands, and a cappella groups, students will also find everything from gypsy-bluegrass fusion to rhythmic ping pong. These offbeat acts cover a considerable range of traditions and experiences. Some, like Jeolla Woodo Iri Pangut, a Korean percussion group, deliver faithful renditions of ancient pieces; others, like The Harvard Undergraduate Drummers (THUD), draw on modern-day implements to produce their trademark sound. All of these groups, however, find a common goal in their efforts to bring their unusual music to a University-wide audience. I JUST WANT...
...Dokdo is actively promoted in Korea as a prime example of Japanese aggression, with the islets viewed as one of the first of Japan's many 20th century land grabs. Korean kindergartens teach children songs about Korea's glorious eastern islands, the Dokdo. In 2005, almost 20,000 Korean tourists (including one wedding party) visited the islands, even though it's a $350-per-person, five-hour boat trip from the mainland. According to a report by Peter Beck, the Northeast Asia project director for the International Crisis Group, "One would be hard pressed to find a single Korean over...
...fact, Japanese society is still in thrall to the Korea Wave, a surge of interest in Korean pop, films, TV dramas and design that first overtook the nation in 2002, when the two countries co-hosted the World Cup and bilateral relations were at their best. Many Japanese politicians, meanwhile, seem either incapable of understanding Korean ire toward Japan or simply don't care. This further fuels the cycle of resentment and distrust. In 2005, for example, Shimane prefecture (the Japanese local government to which the nation claims the islands belong) passed an ordinance designating Feb. 22-the 100th anniversary...