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This pathfinder includes information about society in South
Korea.
Ansan Migrant Shelter (http://www.migrant.or.kr/)
Presbyterian organization that supports and protects the human rights of immigrant
and migrant workers in South Korea. Features general information of the shelter
(history, main activities, organizations), news about migrant workers and special
events (conferences, forums, and meetings). Links to other civil and Presbyterian
organizations working for labor issues, domestic and international immigrant
workers associations. Links to news, activities, related resources, and more. In Korean and English.
Comfort -Women.org (http://comfort-women.org/v2/relatedlinks.html)
Joseph Hong features a bibliography of materials about the abuse of Japanese
and Korean women, who were used as sexual slaves during World War II. These women,
often referred to as "comfort women," were kidnapped and forced into
sexual relations with Japanese soldiers. The bibliography was contributed by
Michael Kim.
Specialized Libraries & Archival Collections. Korean Heritage Library. Koreans in America Bibliography (http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/libraries/eastasian/korea/resources/bib1.html#)
Select bibliographies on subjects including Korean-American authors, economy, education, and Korean-American women from a pull-down menu. From USC Libraries.
U.S. Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2006: Korea, Republic of (http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2006/78778.htm)
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices are submitted annually by the U.S. Department of State to the U.S. Congress. The reports cover internationally recognized individual, civil, political, and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
HAN - Korean residents in Japan (http://www.han.org/a/indexe.html)
Information about Koreans living in Japan such
as registration resources for foreigners, academic articles, and news, bibliographies,
and annotated lists of Web resources. In English, Korean, and Japanese.
Korean History:
a Bibliography on women http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/bibliography/women.htm
Compiled by Kenneth R. Robinson, maintained by the Center for Korean Studies,
University of Hawaii.
Korean Women's Development Institute (KWDI) (http://www2.kwdi.re.kr)
KWDI provides research on women's issues so as to contribute to women's development and to national development. Links to information on Korean women's status, history, statistics, organization, and related laws and regulations, as well as links to publications, documents, and databases. In English and Korean.
Koreans in America
- A Bibliography (http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/libraries/eastasian/korea/resources/bib1.html)
From Korean Heritage Library of USC.
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (http://www.mogef.go.kr/)
Established in January 2001 to replace the Presidential Commission on Women's Affairs. Ministry’s mandate is to prevent sexual violence and domestic violence, and to provide victim protection, and gender discrimination prevention and relief. The site provides comprehensive information on gender policies of the Korean government and gathers citizen's opinions. Some information is available in English.
National Museum of Korea (http://www.museum.go.kr/eng/index.jsp)
The National Museum of Korea is a cultural institution that represents all forms of Korean cultural heritage. The Museum offers exhibitions, educational programs and children's museum.
Research Institute of the Differently Abled Person’s Rights in Korea (RIDRIK) (http://www.cowalk.or.kr/)
Nonprofit organization researches and investigates problems associated with differently abled person’s–to establish and protect their human rights. Focuses on the development of social welfare policy and the publication of public education materials. Includes human rights statements, papers, symposium and forum information, news, newspaper articles, policy information, education materials, and publications. In Korean, English, and Japanese.
Memory and Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific. Bibliography: Comfort Women
(http://www.gwu.edu/~memory/yang/new/research/bibliography/comfortwomen.html)
General list of selected key works on comfort women in the Asia-Pacific during World War II. A research and policy program at The Sigur Center for Asian Studies, The George Washington University.
The Society of Korean American
Scholars (http://www.duke.edu/%7Emyhan/skas.html)
The Wisdom of Sejong: The Vision of Jefferson The Society of Korean-American
Scholars Founded October 1996 To Inform, Enlighten and Empower Society of Korean-American
Scholars (SKAS) is a private, nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated
to engender intellectual exchanges in the global Korean community with a view
to enlightening and empowering individual members of the community.
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