<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><a name="1424ebc7fb9bc6ee_1424ebbb053a2ebc_1422a9"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;color:black">The Center for Korean Studies</span></b></a></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:16pt;color:black">University of California, Berkeley</span></b></p>
<p align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:16pt;color:black">Cordially invites you to the following symposium</span></i></p>
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the Asia Paradox: Key Issues Hindering Further Integration in East Asia and
Korea's Role</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Conference/Symposium: Center for
Korean Studies: Institute of East Asian Studies | <b>December 2 | 4 p.m.</b> |
<span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://www.berkeley.edu/map/googlemap/?b2223"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Institute of East Asian Studies (2223
Fulton, 6th Floor)</span></a></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Speakers: <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://fsi.stanford.edu/people/Daniel_C_Sneider"><b><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Daniel Sneider</span></b></a>,
</span>Associate Director for Research, APRC, <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://fsi.stanford.edu/people/Daniel_C_Sneider"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Stanford University</span></a>; <a href="http://irps.ucsd.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/tai-ming-cheung.htm"><b><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Tai Ming Cheung</span></b></a>,
</span>Director, Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation, <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://irps.ucsd.edu/faculty/faculty-directory/tai-ming-cheung.htm"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">UC San Diego</span></a>;
<a href="http://fsi.stanford.edu/people/kathleen_stephens/"><b><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Kathleen
Stephens</span></b></a>, </span>Koret Fellow and Former U.S. Ambassador to the
Republic of Korea<span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)">, <a href="http://fsi.stanford.edu/people/kathleen_stephens/"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Stanford
University</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Moderator: <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://polisci.berkeley.edu/people/person/tj-pempel"><b><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">T.J. Pempel</span></b></a>,
</span>Jack M. Forcey Professor of Political Science, <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://polisci.berkeley.edu/people/person/tj-pempel"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">UC Berkeley</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Sponsors: <a href="http://ieas.berkeley.edu/cks/"><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">Center</span></a> for Korean Studies, UC Berkeley;
Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in San Francisco, Institute of East
Asian Studies<span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><b><span style="font-size:14pt">Daniel
Sneider</span></b><span style="font-size:14pt">
(Associate Director for Research, APRC, Stanford University)<br>
Topic: "Korea-Japan Relations Under Stress"<br>
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Relations between South Korea and Japan are increasingly tense, causing growing
concern in the U.S. that the dysfunctional nature of their relationship might
undermine American security interests and stability in the region. At the
center of these tensions remain the unresolved issues of wartime history and
the impact of nationalism on public opinion and official relations. Is there a
path way toward reconciliation that can overcome the "Asian Paradox?"<br>
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<b>Tai Ming Cheung</b> (Director, Institute
on Global Conflict and Cooperation, UC San Diego)<br>
Topic: "China and the Dynamics of Arms Races in East Asia in the 21st
Century"<br>
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Is an arms race in the making or already underway in East Asia that pits China
against the United States and other Asian states? If the intensifying armament
drives that are taking place across the region, especially by big powers such
as China, India, and Japan, are being driven by action-reaction dynamics, what
are the implications for regional security, including for the Korean Peninsula?
This presentation examines the nature and drivers of China's military
modernization to assess whether this constitutes an arms race or not.<br>
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<b>Kathleen Stephens</b> (Koret Fellow,
Stanford University and Former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea)<br>
Topic: "North Korea: Obstacle or Catalyst for Regional Integration?" <br>
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Continuing tensions on the divided Korean Peninsula dramatically underscore the
long-standing challenges to efforts at regional integration in Northeast Asia.
At the same time, initiatives such as the Six-Party Talks have been seen as
potentially strengthing regional cooperation through addressing multilaterally
one of the most persistent security and economic problems in the region. The
2005 Joint Statement of Principles committed the parties to working toward a
new security mechanism in the region. What are the prospects for such an
approach? What would be the impact of increased regional integration on the
DPRK? How far can it go absent progress on denuclearization and other goals on
the Korean peninsula?<br>
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<b>Schedule of Events</b><br>
4:00-4:15 Opening - T.J. Pempel (UC Berkeley)<br>
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4:15-4:25 Congratulatory Remarks - Han Dong Man (Korean Consul General)<br>
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4:30 - 4:50 Speaker #1 - Daniel Sneider<br>
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4:50-5:10 Speaker #2 - Tai Ming Cheung<br>
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5:10-5:30 Speaker #3 - Kathleen Stephens<br>
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5:30-6:00 Panel Discussion/Q&A</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Event Contact: <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="mailto:cks@berkeley.edu"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">cks@berkeley.edu</span></a>, </span>510-642-5674<span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"></span></span></p>
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via Almaty: Post-Socialist Visions of North Korea</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Panel Discussion: Center for Korean
Studies: Institute of East Asian Studies | <b>December 6 | 4 p.m.</b> | <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">370 <a href="http://www.berkeley.edu/map/googlemap/?dwinelle"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Dwinelle Hall</span></a></span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Panelist/Discussants: <b>Lisa
Sangmi Min</b>, Ph.D. Student, Anthropology, UC Berkeley; <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://art-design.umich.edu/people/detail/david_chung"><b><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Y. David Chung</span></b></a>,
</span>Professor of Art & Design, <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://art-design.umich.edu/people/detail/david_chung"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">University of
Michigan</span></a>; </span><b>Alexander Kan</b>, Writer<span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Moderator: <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://english.berkeley.edu/profiles/157"><b><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Steven Lee</span></b></a>,
</span>Assistant Professor of English, <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://english.berkeley.edu/profiles/157"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">UC Berkeley</span></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">Sponsors: <span style="color:rgb(77,89,99)"><a href="http://ieas.berkeley.edu/cks/"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Center for
Korean Studies (CKS)</span></a>, <a href="http://iseees.berkeley.edu/"><span style="color:rgb(3,149,156);text-decoration:none">Institute of
Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies (ISEEES)</span></a></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background-repeat:initial initial"><span style="font-size:14pt">The goal of this panel is to reveal
new perspectives on North Korea through the artistic and literary work of three
recent visitors to it. What distinguishes these visitors is that each of them
is an expert of the former Soviet Union's Korean diaspora, or Koryo Saram,
members of which helped to establish North Korea in the 1940s and 50s. Thus,
the panel will look at contemporary North Korea through Koryo Saram
eyes--Pyongyang via Almaty, Kazakhstan. It will use the experiences of
Soviet-led socialism and its collapse to explore this little-known country
beyond the limits of totalitarianism.<br>
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<b>Lisa Sangmi Min</b> (UC Berkeley)<br>
Topic: "Meet Vladimir Ilyich <s>Lenin</s> Shin"<br>
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194 kilometers marks the distance between Seoul and Pyongyang, equivalent to a
two-hour drive. If one considers the metaphysical distance, it is a different
story, for the two cities remain worlds apart, illegible to each other in many
ways. A sojourn in Kazakhstan, however, makes possible a bridging of the
Southern and Northern Korean worlds. This presentation will be a
phenomenological walk through several encounters with Kazakhstani Koreans (also
known as Koryo Saram), each revealing new paths for entering North Korea. <br>
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<b>Y. David Chung</b> (University of
Michigan)<br>
Topic: "Pyongyang: Homeland of the Imaginary"<br>
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North Korea exists for most people as an imaginary place, created from
television clips and newspaper articles. Portrayed as a nation of
uncompromising dictatorship, a land of famine, and a people ruled by an
ideology whose hatred for the United States is matched in fervor only by the
adoration of their deified leaders, North Korea is a country that remains an
enigma to the world. Artist and filmmaker David Chung will discuss how research
on Koryo Saram, his 2007 documentary on the Koreans of Kazakhstan, led him on a
trip into North Korea, the birthplace region of his parents. He will show clips
from Koryo Saram as well as scenes of Seoul and Pyongyang from a new video
short.<br>
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<b>Alexander Kan</b> (Writer)<br>
Topic: "Lasting Call: My Return to North Korea"<br>
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In September 2012, the Kazakhstani Korean author Alexander Kan returned to
Pyongyang, the place of his birth. As a result of geopolitical feuds, he left
the country with his Soviet Korean mother in the early 1960s, never to see his
North Korean father again. This talk details Kan's subsequent development as an
author, specifically his engagement of historical loss through the lens of
Russian and Western modernism. It then uses this lens to examine contemporary
North Korea--finding there potential sources of redemption, and applying to the
country lessons from the post-Soviet transition.</span></p>
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