[KS] Human Trafficking in Korea: Graduate Student Workshop

[Melissa Dale]

The University of San Francisco Center for Asia Pacific Studies invites
graduate students to participate in its Wed., April 15, 2015 workshop,
“Understanding Human Trafficking in Korea:  History, Identity, and Law”.

Three scholars in the fields of history, sociology, and legal studies will
lead a workshop designed for graduate students on human trafficking in
Korea from the 16th c. to the present.

Themes to be addressed include the Korean diaspora and slave trade in the
late 16th c., the reconstructed identities of Japanese military “comfort
women,” and the legal structure in the fight against human trafficking in
South Korea today.

Participating Scholars:
Nam-lin Hur (Professor, Department of Asian Studies, University of British
Columbia)

Na-Young Lee (Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Sociology,
Chung-Ang University)

Tae-Ung Baik (Associate Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of
Law, University of Hawai’i at Manoa)

Interested graduate students are welcome to apply to attend the workshop.
Date:  Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Time:  6:00-8:00 p.m.
Place:  University of San Francisco (location to TBA)
Networking reception:  5:00 p.m.

A small number of travel grants ($150 max) will be available to assist
participants traveling to USF from outside of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Interested graduate students should send an e-mail to ahdzida at usfca.edu
(subject line:  Human Trafficking Korea Workshop) with the following
information:
Name
Affiliation
Year in program
Deadline for receipt of applications:  Friday, March 20, 2015


Melissa S. Dale, Ph.D.
Executive Director & Assistant Professor
Center for Asia Pacific Studies
University of San Francisco
2130 Fulton St., KA-180A
San Francisco, CA  94117-1080
(415) 422-2590
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