Jeju 4.3 Incident: A Tragedy in Modern Korean History
Uncover the Jeju 4.3 Incident tragedy of 1948-1954 where 25,000-30,000 civilians died, the decades of silence, and South Korea’s eventual truth and re
The Establishment of the Republic of Korea: Syngman Rhee’s Leadership and Legacy
Explore South Korea’s founding in 1948 and Syngman Rhee’s controversial leadership: from independence fighter to authoritarian president through Korea
The 38th Parallel and the Background of Korean Peninsula Division
Explore how the 38th parallel divided Korea in 1945, from hasty WWII decisions to Cold War politics creating two nations and lasting consequences affe
The Joy of Liberation and the Beginning of the U.S. Military Government in Korea
Discover Korea’s complex 1945 liberation from Japan and the subsequent U.S. military government period that transformed joy into challenges and divisi
Korean Independence Activists’ Global Networks and International Solidarity
Discover how Korean independence activists built sophisticated global networks across China, Russia, and America to fight Japanese colonialism through
Education and Cultural Suppression in Korea During the Japanese Colonial Period
Discover how Japan suppressed Korean education and culture from 1910-1945 through language bans, forced assimilation, and identity erasure, plus Korea
Shin Chae-ho and Nationalist Historiography: The Father of Korean Modern History
Discover Shin Chae-ho’s revolutionary nationalist historiography that transformed Korean historical consciousness during colonial rule and shaped mode
The Uiyeoldan and the Armed Struggle for Korean Independence
Discover the heroic story of the Uiyeoldan, Korean independence fighters who led armed resistance against Japanese colonial rule through bold operatio
Yun Bong-gil’s Hongkou Park Bombing: The Shanghai Attack That Shook Imperial Japan
Discover Yun Bong-gil’s dramatic 1932 Hongkou Park bombing in Shanghai that killed top Japanese commanders and transformed Korean independence movemen
An Jung-geun and the Harbin Assassination: A Patriot’s Ultimate Sacrifice for Korean Independence
Explore An Jung-geun’s 1909 assassination of Itō Hirobumi at Harbin, his fifteen-point indictment of Japanese colonialism, trial testimony, and lastin
The Shanghai Provisional Government and Kim Gu’s Leadership: Building Korea’s Independence Movement in Exile
Discover the Korean Provisional Government in Shanghai and Kim Gu’s leadership uniting Korea’s independence movement from 1919-1945 against Japanese c
Yu Gwan-sun and Female Independence Activists: Korea’s Forgotten Heroes of the Liberation Movement
Discover Yu Gwan-sun and Korea’s courageous female independence activists who fought Japanese colonization through protests, armed resistance, and sac