Korean Studies Institute

The KSI Undergraduate Fellows will be presenting their research to each other in preparation of the USC-Michigan Undergraduate Research Exchange Conference. They will be honing their papers and presentation skills and giving each other feedback.

Korean American Leaders in Hollywood (KALH) presents The Future Grant 2025.

Committed to uplifting and celebrating Korean American talent, KALH launched the Future Grant in 2024 to provide meaningful support to emerging creatives and professionals in entertainment and media – especially those facing financial barriers.

This spring, KALH will award two $2,500 grants to empower the next generation of storytellers and industry leaders. They are looking for applicants who demonstrate vision, accomplishments, and a commitment to advancing KALH’s mission.

Link to application: https://bit.ly/41fWYxl

This conference seeks to broaden and integrate existing historical accounts of colonial Korea (1910–1945) with an understanding of Korean diasporic experiences in countries such as the United States, China, and Japan. Bringing together leading scholars of both colonial Korea and early Korean America, the gathering will provoke reflection on personal experiences in the era of global imperialism on both sides of the Pacific. Inspired in part by the publication of Kim San and Nym Wales’ Song of Arirang, conference speakers will address a diverse range of topics, including the transpacific critical reimagining of Korean history, the contributions of diasporic activism to the domestic independence movement, and the effects of colonization on the development of a Korean American identity. This event marks the inaugural MARCH FIRST SYMPOSIUM ON HISTORY AND DEMOCRACY. The popular uprisings on the Korean peninsula of March 1, 1919, represent a foundational moment in the history of both South Korea and North Korea. The University of Southern California and its Korean Studies Institute have special ties to this event. The KSI is housed in the family residence of March First leader AHN CHANG HO, while USC’S KOREAN HERITAGE LIBRARY preserves the historical archives of the Korean National Association (1909–1988). The conference will include an exhibition of selected documents from these archives. The conference is organized by SUNYOUNG PARK (EALC, USC) and JUNGEUN HONG (USC Libraries). Event sponsors include the USC KOREAN STUDIES INSTITUTE, the USC KOREAN HERITAGE LIBRARY, and the SHINSO ITO CENTER FOR JAPANESE RELIGIONS AND CULTURE.

For full conference schedule and panelist bios, click here.

To RSVP, click here.

Our Undergraduate Research Fellows will be taking part in the annualc USC-Michigan Undergraduate Research Exchange Conference with students from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor as part of the research program! This year, the conference will be held in Los Angeles at USC. More details TBA.

We will be celebrating our graduating KSI Undergraduate Fellows as well as welcoming the incoming cohort of students who will begin their journeys with our Fellows program at the Ahn Family House.

Check out all of the events that have happened in the past at the KSI!