80th Anniv. of Liberation - 4. 33 Nat'l Representatives
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. To commemorate this milestone, we take a closer look at who the 33 national representatives were with Professor John ...
7 Maalis 202522min
80th Anniversary of Liberation - 4. Geunuhoe
The late 1920s and early 1930s were extremely chaotic for the colonial period. We discuss how Koreans organized themselves in political groups, and some of the specific groups they used to gain politi...
28 Helmi 202521min
80th Anniversary of Liberation - 3. Singanhoe
Singanhoe, or the New Trunk Association was a Korean independence activist group founded on February 15, 1927. We discuss the group that unified Korean socialist and nationalist factions with Professo...
21 Helmi 202518min
80th Anniversary of Liberation - Korean Independence Movement in Hawaii
During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Koreans began migrating to Hawaii in small groups. We discuss what these individuals were doing in Hawaii, and their relationship to the Independence mov...
14 Helmi 202521min
80th Anniv. of Liberation - National Debt Redemption Movement
The National Debt Redemption Movement was a movement to repay government debt during the Japanese colonial period. We discuss what this movement was and how it seeked to push back against Japanese int...
7 Helmi 202521min
Who is Lee Soo-hyun?
On January 26, 2001, a 26 year old man died in a Japanese train station while trying to save a drunk passenger. The man was Lee Soo-hyun, a South Korean student studying in Japan. We take a look into ...
31 Tammi 202521min
80th Anniversary of Liberation - 3. Kim Sang-ok
2025 marks the 80th anniversary of Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule. To commemorate this milestone, we take a closer look at independence activist Kim Sang-ok, who laid the foundation fo...
17 Tammi 202522min
