[KS] TRC at Boston (3/26) and at the AAS in Chicago (3/27 & 3/28)

[Henry Em]

Dear friends / colleagues,



This is TRC’s schedule for the next several days:  at Boston College on
March 26, and at the AAS meeting in Chicago on March 27 and 28.  Please note
that during the ASCK/TRC reception on Saturday, March 28 (1 p.m.–2:30 p. m.
in the Erie Room at the Sheraton), a limited number of free copies of the
book documenting the work of the TRC will be available, and a light luncheon
will also be provided.  Donations / membership dues will go to support the
work of ASCK.



Henry

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South Korea’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, at Boston College:

Thursday MARCH 26TH, NOON–2PM

HEIGHTS ROOM, Corcoran Commons, Boston College



Uncovering the Hidden Story of the Korean War:

The Work of the South Korean Truth and Reconciliation Commission



A presentation sponsored by Boston College Center for Human Rights &
International Justice and co-sponsored by Asian Caucus, Asian Studies
Program, Asian American Studies Program, History Department, Korean Students
Association, Lynch School of Education, & Theology Department



In 2005 the South Korean National Assembly established a Truth and
Reconciliation Commission in keeping with its maturation as a constitutional
democracy. The Commission sought to “reveal the truth behind civilian
massacres during the Korean War and human rights abuses during the [South
Korean] authoritarian period and the anti-Japanese independence movement.”
Join us to learn about the struggle to write truth into Korea’s modern
history and recent evidence of U.S. and South Korean responsibility for the
massacre of civilians before and during the Korean War. Our speaker is KIM
DONG-CHOON, Standing Commissioner, South Korean Truth and Reconciliation
Commission, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the Human
Rights and Peace Center, Sungkonghoe University



Light luncheon provided from Noon–12:30

Program begins promptly at 12:30



For more information, contact Ramsay Liem

at 617 552 4108 or liem at bc.edu



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ASCK is sponsoring two events at the March 2009 AAS meeting in Chicago.

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*First event*: March 27, Friday, 10:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Panel Number 48,
Long Journey Toward Truth: Findings of the Truth and Reconciliation
Commission, South Korea.



   - Chair: Martin Hart-Landsberg (Lewis and Clark College)
   - Presenter: Professor Kim, Dong-Choon, Standing Commissioner, Truth and
   Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea
   - Presenter: Dr. Suh, Hee Kyung, Investigation Bureau (5th team
   -involving U.S. troops), Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of
   Korea
   - Presenter: Charles J. Hanley, Special Correspondent, International
   Desk, The Associated Press
   - Discussant: Professor Jae-jung Suh, Director of Korea Studies, The Paul
   H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, The Johns Hopkins
   University.

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*Second event*: Saturday, March 28, 2009, 1 p.m. – 2:30 p. m., Erie Room, A
reception for the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Republic of Korea.

The program will include opening remarks by Professor Martin Hart-Landsberg
(Lewis and Clark College); a brief presentation by Professor Kim Dong-Choon
(Sung Kong Hoe University), standing commissioner of the TRC; and an
opportunity to talk informally with members of the TRC and learn more about
their work. A limited number of free copies of a book documenting the work
of the TRC will be available. A light luncheon will be provided. Donations /
membership dues will go to support the work of ASCK.

-- 

Henry Em
Associate Professor
Dept of East Asian Studies
New York University
715 Broadway, 3rd floor
New York, NY.  10003

Cell:  734-846-2500
Office:  212-998-3826
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