The Library of Congress >> Global Gateway >> Portals to the World >> South Korea
 
Portals to the World: Links to Electronic Resources from Around the World selected by Library of Congress Subject Experts
Selected Internet Resources

Korean American Studies: South Korea

Created and maintained by the
 Asian Division
Collections and Services Directorate

This pathfinder includes information about Korean-American studies in South Korea.


Arirang: An Interactive Classroom (http://arirangeducation.com/main/)
An educational website to support the study of the Korean American experience.

Specialized Libraries & Archival Collections. Korean Heritage Library. Koreans  in America Bibliography (http://www.usc.edu/libraries/archives/arc/libraries/eastasian/korea/resources/bib18.html)
Select bibliographies from a pull-down menu that includes: about Korea, non-Korean authors, acculturation bibliographies, churches, education, Korean- American women, Korean-Black relations, immigration, economy, and criticism. From University of Southern California Libraries.

The Center for Korean Studies (http://www.hawaii.edu/korea/pages/links/links.htm)
Established in 1972, but the largest concentration of Korea scholars and resources outside of Korea itself.

Korea Economic Institute (KEI) (http://www.keia.org/)
KEI was established in 1982 as a not-for-profit, educational organization. KEI focuses its efforts in the economic area, but addresses all aspects of relations between the United States and the Republic of Korea. KEI receives a majority of its funding from the Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), a Korean government public policy research institution in Seoul, Korea. Links include KEI publications, programs, and internship opportunities. In English.

Korean American Historical Society (KAHS) (http://www.kahs.org/)
Founded in 1985, in Seattle, Washington, KAHS is a nonprofit organization dedicated to enriching the collective memory of Korean Americans through collecting, maintaining, and transmitting the heritage and achievements of Koreans living in the United States and abroad. Includes links to information about KAHS, Occasional Papers, resources and related links, and news.

Korean American Museum (http://www.kamuseum.org/)
The Korean American Museum in Los Angeles, California, interprets and preserves Korean-American history, culture, and achievements; examines and discusses issues currently facing the Korean-American community; and explores new and innovative ways to communicate the Korean American experience to other American communities. Links to previous, current, and upcoming exhibits, educational outreach programs, and upcoming events.

Korean American Digital Archive (http://digarc.usc.edu/search/controller/view/kada-m1.html?view=1)
Offers access to manuscripts, documents, photographs, and oral histories by and about Korean Americans in one searchable database. The Archive brings together more than 13,000 pages of documents, over 1,900 photographs, and about 180 sound files. It documents the Korean-American community during the period of resistance to Japanese rule in Korea and reveals the organizational and private experience of Koreans in America between 1903 and 1965. All but Korean American Private Records are physically located in the East Asian Library of the Archival Research Center, University of Southern California.

KAWWW. Korean-American WWW Sites (http://www.skas.org)
A directory of the Korean-American Web sites in North America. Lists servers and home pages of Korean-American communities–E-newsletters and E-forums, groups, individuals, and organizations. From the Society of Korean-American Scholars.

KoreanStudies Internet Discussion List (http://koreaweb.ws/ks/)
KoreanStudies is an international, English-language, nonpartisan, moderated electronic discussion group on Korea.

Yisei Magazine (http://hcs.harvard.edu/%7Eyisei/index.html)
Biannual publication spearheaded by Korean-American undergraduates and directed towards the Harvard community at large. Includes full-text essays and editorials from current issues; archived past issues in digitization process through Fall 1988.


  Suggest a Link

  Asian Reading Room

  Library of Congress >> Global Gateway >> Portals to the World >> South Korea
  February 20, 2008
Ask a Librarian
Disclaimer for External Links