<DIV>I have been searching for information on former President Chun Doo Hwan's two year stay at the temple Baekdamsain Kangwon-do, but have found merely superficial information on his subsequent conversion to Buddhism. Does anyone have information or leads concerning his relationship with the monks at his temple, his lifestyle there, his contact with people outside of Korea during that time, as well as his conversion. </DIV>
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<DIV>In addition, I am also researching the attitudes/treatment of È¥Ç÷, particularly Koreans with Afro-American fathers, during the 1960s. Any leads will be appreciated. </DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks in advance, </DIV>
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<DIV>Krystn Lee <BR><BR><B><I>Koreanstudies-request@koreaweb.ws</I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Send Koreanstudies mailing list submissions to<BR>Koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<BR><BR>To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit<BR>http://koreaweb.ws/mailman/listinfo/koreanstudies_koreaweb.ws<BR>or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to<BR>Koreanstudies-request@koreaweb.ws<BR><BR>You can reach the person managing the list at<BR>Koreanstudies-ow聮er@koreaweb.ws<BR><BR>When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific<BR>than "Re: Contents of Koreanstudies diges聴耮.."<BR><BR><BR><<------------ KoreanStudies mailing list DIGEST ------------>><BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR>1. SK as a balancer (Ruediger Fá¢ank)<BR>2. Korean attitudes towards "German" Shepherd Dogs, again<BR>(Aaron Skabelund)<BR>3. Re: experimental nuclear reactor in South耠Korea (Lucas
H?sgen)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 09:27:06 +0200<BR>From: Ruediger Frank <RUEDIGER.FRANK@UNIVIE.AC.AT><BR>Subject: [KS] SK as a balancer<BR>To: koreanstudies@koreaweb.ws<BR>Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20050427092704.0340e680@post.strato.de><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed<BR><BR>Dear colleagues,<BR><BR>I have recently put down some thoughts on the new foreign policy paradigm <BR>of South Korea as a balancer in the region. I would very much appreciate <BR>your comments, either via the list or directly to my email address given <BR>below; you find the article at:<BR><BR>A New Foreign Policy Paradigm: Perspectives on the Role of South Korea as a <BR>Balancer,<BR>http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/0535AFrank.html<BR><BR>Once you are at the Nautilus homepage, you might want to look at some other <BR>short papers I written on Korean affairs over the last
two years:<BR><BR>EU - North Korean Relations: No Effort Without Reason<BR>http://www.nautilus.org/DPRKbriefingbook/europeanunion/EU-DPRK_relations.pdf<BR><BR>North Korea: Gigantic Change and a Gigantic Chance<BR>http://nautilus.org/fora/security/0331_Frank.html<BR><BR>The End of Socialism and a Wedding Gift for the Groom? The True Meaning of <BR>the Military First Policy<BR>http://www.nautilus.org/DPRKBriefingBook/transition/Ruediger_Socialism.html<BR><BR>The New Image of Kim Jong-il: The First Step towards a New Leadership Model<BR>http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/0449B_Frank.html<BR><BR>Failure or Success of a Hybrid System?<BR>http://www.nautilus.org/fora/security/0511A_Frank.html<BR><BR>All the best,<BR><BR>Ruediger<BR><BR><BR>*************<BR>Univ.-Prof. Dr. Ruediger Frank<BR>East Asian Political Economy<BR>University of Vienna, East Asian Institute<BR>AAKH Campus, Hof 5.4, Spitalgasse 2-4<BR>1090 Vienna, Austria<BR>Phone: +43-(0)1-4277 43822<BR>Fax: +43-(0)1-4277
9438<BR>Cell phone: +43-(0)699-19229 802<BR>email: ruediger.frank@univie.ac.at<BR>*************<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 2<BR>Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 12:18:05 +0900<BR>From: "Aaron Skabelund" <AHS39@COLUMBIA.EDU><BR>Subject: [KS] Korean attitudes towards "German" Shepherd Dogs, again<BR>To: <KOREANSTUDIES@KOREAWEB.WS><BR>Message-ID: <MCEMKFLDJLGEOBOLGELDCEDKDNAA.AHS39@COLUMBIA.EDU><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="shift_jis"<BR><BR>Thank you for all the responses to my earlier query (below) and please<BR>excuse me for asking a related follow-up question.<BR><BR>In regards to my search for 'textual evidence' of a dislike for "German"<BR>Shepherd dogs among some older Koreans who experienced the Japanese colonial<BR>era, and continuties during the American occupation and subsequent large<BR>U.S. military presence on in South Korea, Kelly Jeong recalled a "short<BR>story by a war generation<BR>Korean author that explicitly pits a weak,
Korean dog (a symbol of the<BR>narrator, a disabled Korean man) and a<BR>strong, aggressive German Shepherd that is associated with America and<BR>especially American soldiers." Professor Jeong thought that this offer<BR>might be Yi Ho-ch'ol but was not sure, so I checked his stories that have<BR>been translated into English, "Wearing Thin," "Torn flesh," "Sultriness of a<BR>Cold Evening," and "Midnight" but it is not one of these. (I am a historian<BR>of Japan and, unfortunately, do not yet read Korean.) It could be another<BR>author, or perhaps a Yi story that has not been translated into English.<BR>Does anyone have any ideas, or know of anyone who might know who is not on<BR>this list?<BR><BR>Most appreciated,<BR><BR>Aaron Skabelund<BR><BR>----<BR><BR>In relation to a larger project on human-canine relations, I have a<BR>question about Korean attitudes towards "German" Shepherd Dogs. I<BR>have heard from a number of Korean specialists that an older<BR>generation of Koreans
dislikes these dogs because of their<BR>extensive deployment by Japanese colonial authorities. Similar<BR>attitudes exist among older people in Manchuria and Taiwan, where I<BR>have been able to find textual and visual evidence of such<BR>historical memories. I have so far been unable to find any material<BR>for Korea, except for some anecdotal evidence. In addition, I<BR>recently heard that some Koreans refer to the breed as "Yankee<BR>Dogs," presumably because of their use by the Americans after 1945.<BR>It would seem that negative attitudes toward the dogs translated<BR>smoothly across eras of colonial oppression and American occupation<BR>and a large U.S. military presence. Any ideas, references, leads, or<BR>suggestions, and even additional anecdotes, are greatly appreciated.<BR><BR>Aaron Skabelund<BR>Research Fellow<BR>Hokkaido University<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 3<BR>Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2005 15:11:32 +0200<BR>From: Lucas H?sgen
<LHUSGEN@KIROGI.DEMON.NL><BR>Subject: Re: [KS] experimental nuclear reactor in South Korea<BR>To: "Korean Studies Discussion List" <KOREANSTUDIES@KOREAWEB.WS><BR>Message-ID: <OP.SPX1LIBKN231NS@POST.DEMON.NL><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes;<BR>charset=iso-8859-15<BR><BR>Dear Balazs,<BR><BR><BR>the answer to your query may be found (I don't have it myself) in<BR><BR>Oxford Research Group, Current Decisions No13, October 1993<BR><BR>which is supposed to be a background paper on South Korea's nuclear <BR>weapons program and attempts to obtain plutonium.<BR><BR><BR>Best regards,<BR><BR>Lucas H?gen<BR><BR><BR><BR>On Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:27:32 +0200, Balazs Szalontai <HPHSZB01@PHD.CEU.HU><BR>wrote:<BR><BR>> Dear All,<BR>><BR>> may I have a question about the South Korean nuclear program? In<BR>> Michael L. Siler's article, "U.S. Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy in the<BR>> Northeast Asian Region during the Cold War: The South Korean Case"<BR>> ("East
Asia: An International Quarterly," Autumn/Winter 1998), there is<BR>> a reference to that<BR>><BR>> "Having received substantial U.S. and Western nuclear reactor<BR>> technology and enriched uranium since the early 1960s, South Korea<BR>> willingly ratified the Partial Test Ban Treaty (1964)."<BR>><BR>> When exactly did the U.S. start assisting South Korea in the field of<BR>> nuclear research and when did the construction of an experimental<BR>> nuclear reactor begin in the ROK? I know that in 1959 the U.S. signed an<BR>> agreement to assist South Vietnam in the field of nuclear research. In<BR>> 1958 Saigon established an Atomic Energy Office, in 1961 a nuclear<BR>> research center was established in Da Lat, and in 1963, just before the<BR>> fall of Ngo Dinh Diem, the construction of an experimental nuclear<BR>> reactor was completed in the RVN.<BR>><BR>> Thanks in advance,<BR>> Balazs Szalontai<BR>><BR>><BR><BR><BR><BR>--
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