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DESCRIPTION:Ties That Bind narrates five stories of how a transnational com
 munity helped shape American perceptions and understandings of Korea and K
 oreans\, from a time when only a small number of Americans knew anything a
 bout Korea to a time when most Americans were aware of Korea's geopolitica
 l significance. Three of the moments took place when Korea was a colony of
  Japan: the so-called Conspiracy Case in 1911\, the independence movement 
 of 1919\, and the efforts to recognize Korean independence during World Wa
 r II. The other two moments transpired in the context of the Cold War\, wh
 en Korean orphans and Korean exchange students came to the United States i
 n the 1950s.\nIn these five stories\, the interplay of people\, perception
 s\, and official and unofficial policy can be seen in the work of people w
 ho tried to influence U.S. and Korean relations by binding Americans and K
 oreans through shared values and experiences. They did so by portraying Ko
 reans as Christian converts\, as supporters of democracy and democratic id
 eals\, and as people embracing Western or American cultural norms. The act
 ors in this book did not always succeed in their goals\, but through their
  endeavors\, they facilitated policy discussions\, forged ties between the
  United States and Korea\, and began to break down cultural barriers betwe
 en Koreans and Americans.
DTSTAMP:20260412T123920Z
LOCATION:Room 201 (Seats 42)
SUMMARY:Ties that Bind:  People and Perception in U.S. and Korean Transnati
 onal Relations\, 1905-1965 - Hannah Kim
URL:https://pretalx.com/wha-annual-meeting-korea-2026/talk/WXDZHP/
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