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Q&A: UH expert on North Korea sending troops to Russia to fight in Ukraine War

Cheehyung Harrison Kim is an expert in East Asia, particularly North Korea.

The conference marked the culmination of a six-month research project.

Attendees heard from feminist poet Kim Hyesoon, visual artist Fi Jae Lee and poet and translator Jack Jung.

Kang helped UH Mānoa become the first university in the U.S. to grant a PhD in Korean history.

Ch’oe joined the UH Mānoa Department of History in 1970, where he served for 30 years.

Edward J. (Ned) Shultz will receive one of the highest honors bestowed upon Korean studies scholars around the world.

The Center for Korean Studies hosted a symposium focusing on early Korean women immigrant leaders on January 26.

The center is recognized as the oldest and largest in the U.S. and Canada.

UH President David Lassner provided an update on UH’s continuing response to the COVID-19 pandemic, tenure legislative task force and more.

The award recognizes groundbreaking efforts in the Korean independence movement.