The 30-second tour of historical Pukchon
When I was in Korea last month I stayed at a lovely place in the area of Seoul known as Pukchon or ‘North Village’ that lies between the two big pal...
Category: 1945-1950
National Archives: Captured North Korean Documents
I returned last week from the second of what will be four trips to the National Archives before I leave for Korea in June. On my first trip I had only two days ...
Hankyoreh opens up the world of Korean convicted war criminals
At the risk of attracting more trackbacks from the lovely people at Occidentalism, I thought I’d bring people’s attention to this really fascinating...
Getting Out the Vote
In the weeks leading up to May 10th, 1948, the United States run interim Military Government in southern Korea was busy preparing the national assembly election...
Boston and the Bamboo Grove
I must admit that I’ve not felt at all keen on bringing up here the most recent Korea-related history controversy to hit the news. As many readers are pro...
Supply Drops for Prisoners of War
The Japanese emperor’s famous surrender announcement came at noon on August 15th, 1945. However, for Korea (and Manchuria) the date is of limited use, des...