{"id":2943,"date":"2025-03-13T01:22:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T01:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/?page_id=2943"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:48:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:48:03","slug":"korean-language-literature-and-translation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/korean-language-literature-and-translation\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Language, Literature, and Translation"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text align-center\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Korean Language, Literature and Translation initiative is dedicated to supporting research and projects related to the Korean language, literature, and translation by faculty at USC and within the Southern California region. Under this program, KSI organizes and sponsors a diverse array of events, including language pedagogy workshops, literature studies conferences, literary exchange events, and the annual Hangeul Day festival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The institute also facilitates the publication of the archival materials of USC&#8217;s Korean Heritage Library and the translation and publication of Korean literature through the Magpie Series in Global Korean Literature, published by Kaya Press. The initiative aims at both promoting scholarly inquiry and enhancing the accessibility of Korean and Korean-language American literary works to a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Event Highlights\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Workshop<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Reimagining Feminist Korean Studies Workshop\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f557.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd57\" \/> April 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/> Ahn Family House<\/p>\n<p>This one-day workshop brings together emerging scholars and established voices to reimagine the epistemic foundations of Korean Studies through feminist, queer, indigenous, decolonial, and transnational frameworks. Responding to the rise of right-wing authoritarianism, intensified anti-feminist backlash in South Korea, and the persistent marginalization of feminist discourse in Anglophone Korean Studies, the workshop creates space for collaborative dialogue and methodological innovation.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/UDWF7frXhXKM7i6d9\">RSVP Link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Co-sponsored by the Center for Feminist Research, the East Asian Studies Center, the <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Center for Transpacific Studies <\/span>and the USC Libraries Korean Heritage Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1mli1uYAWLUx3adXkEtYB8Y5Fc_YX_qtd49bXzpjhK_M\/edit?tab=t.0\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Program Link\"  \n>\n    Program Link \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/FKS-Poster-cropped-final-updated-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/FKS-Poster-cropped-final-updated.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/FKS-Poster-cropped-final-updated-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n\n                            \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Past Events \n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          A Seminar on Premodern Korean Literature with Professor Chung Kil Soo\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f557.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd57\" \/> April 2, 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/> Ahn Family House<\/p>\n<p>We hosted a seminar on premodern Korean literature with Professor Chung Kil Soo (Department of Korean Language and Literature, Seoul National University). This seminar event offered a rare opportunity to meet a distinguished South Korean scholar with a broad expertise on both vernacular and Sinitic premodern Korean literature. Prior to attending the seminar, the participants read Professor Chung&#8217;s two articles on the Tale of Chunhyang and the colonial canonization of premodern Korean fiction. The attendees discussed the rich complexities and cultural nuances of Korea&#8217;s premodern literary traditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/Flyer-42-K-Lit-Seminar-768x1024.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/Flyer-42-K-Lit-Seminar-1280x1707.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/Flyer-42-K-Lit-Seminar-768x1024.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Traditions of East Asian Typography Conference\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f557.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd57\" \/> Friday, March 6, 2026. 9:00 am &#8211; 4:50 pm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/>USC Doheny Memorial Library<\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Conference on Traditions of East Asian Typography investigated the autochthonous traditions of movable type in East Asia before the arrival of Western letterpress and lithography in the late nineteenth century. Woodblock was the dominant and preferred method of printing in East Asia up until the nineteenth century. By contrast, East Asia\u2019s home-grown typographic traditions often seem like an afterthought, an eccentricity, or an abandoned experiment that failed to match the Gutenberg revolution. Yet, typography was never entirely discontinued, and diverse actors utilized movable type at particular times, in specific places, or for certain objectives, often in direct competition with xylography. The aim of this conference was to interrogate these traditions as distinct technological systems, explore their possible mutual interactions, and to push the English language scholarship on East Asian typography, and East Asian book history more broadly, in new directions. We welcome proposals from scholars of any academic rank or geographical location.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The conference was co-sponsored by the USC Libraries Korean Heritage Library and the <span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">RBS-Mellon Society of Fellows in Critical Bibliography.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/ju-zhen-ban-cheng-shi12.avif\"\n                    sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          \u201cCrawling through Worm-Time: Park Wan-suh\u2019s Para-sitic Intervention into Cold War South Korea\u201d New Book Talk by Professor Yi We Jung\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f557.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd57\" \/> Wednesday, February 4, 2026. 3:30 pm &#8211; 4:50 pm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/>Ahn House<\/p>\n<p>We hosted Professor Yi, Assistant Professor of Asian Studies at the Vanderbilt University, for a talk on her new book <em>Crawling through Worm-Time: Park Wan-suh&#8217;s Para-sitic Invention into Cold War South Korea<\/em>. Professor Yi discussed how Park San-suh\u2019s writings about the Korean War contested the hegemonic regimes, whether biopolitical or epistemic, by conjuring up the repressed memories of women\u2019s experiences of the war. Akin to the burrowing action of the earthworms who visibly fertilize our soil, the talk suggested Park\u2019s aesthetics of <em>p\u2019ow\u014fl<\/em>\u2014\u201ccrossing through crawling\u201d (\u530d\u8d8a)\u2014forges new connections between the dead and the living so that we can re-vision the past and cultivate a future of coexistence beyond mere survival.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Yi&#8217;s research and teaching explore how Korean people, ideas, and products traverse geopolitical divides and socio-technological infrastructure, with the goal of rethinking national identities, representational systems, and everyday practices in our ever-globalizing world.<\/p>\n<p>The event was co-Sponsored by the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/01\/We-Jung-Yi-24-cropped-768x1024.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/01\/We-Jung-Yi-24-cropped-768x1024.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=fQ8BmQpfG3VWRUSD&#038;v=vgubmhWvAgU&#038;feature=youtu.be\" \n         target=\"_blank\"                 class=\"\" \n      >K-Woolim Speech Contest<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">We hosted a K-12 Korean language speech contest, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=fQ8BmQpfG3VWRUSD&amp;v=vgubmhWvAgU&amp;feature=youtu.be\">K-Woolim<\/a><\/span> Speech Contest, on Saturday, November 1st, 2025. A number of local elementary, middle, and high school students participated and were recognized with medals, prizes, and certificates.<\/p>\n<p>The event was organized by the Korean Language Program at the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the Korean language teachers at the Torrance Unified School District, and co-sponsored by the USC Korean Studies Institute, the International Korean Educators Network and the Korean Language Teachers Association.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?si=fQ8BmQpfG3VWRUSD&#038;v=vgubmhWvAgU&#038;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about K-Woolim Speech Contest\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/poster-e1758132119736-768x1024.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/poster-e1758132119736-768x1024.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Hangul Day Celebration \n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f557.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd57\" \/> Wednesday, October 8, 2025. 10:30 am &#8211; 1:30 pm<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/>Ahn House<\/p>\n<p>We commemorated the Hangul Day and celebrated the proclamation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet, by King Sejong. Attendees participated in craft stations, writing contest raffles, letter crafts and traditional games. The event was organized by the Korean language program and co-sponsored by the Korean Heritage Library and the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/2025-Hangul-Day-Poster-updated-768x1024.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/2025-Hangul-Day-Poster-updated-1280x1707.png 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/2025-Hangul-Day-Poster-updated-768x1024.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Radical Histories: A Roundtable of Korean\/American Authors\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f557.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd57\" \/> Friday, September 19, 2025. 7:00 pm (EST)<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/>Brooklyn Bookfest, New York<\/p>\n<p>KSI co-sponsored the roundtable event, &#8220;Radical Histories: A Roundtable of Korean\/American Authors,&#8221; organized by the Kaya Press and the Asian American Writers Workshop at the Brooklyn Bookfest. The event featured leading Korean American writers for both nonfiction and fictional works. <a href=\"https:\/\/kaya.com\/2025\/09\/radical-histories-a-roundtable-of-korean-american-authors\/\">Link for more information about the event<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/Radical-Histories-IG-1-1-768x1024.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/Radical-Histories-IG-1-1-768x1024.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n   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literary voices from Korea, past and present. The series includes literary fiction and compelling works from the world of Korean science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Magpie\u2019s catalogue will be a reflexive picture of Korea and the breakneck speed of its changing interactions with the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/usc.edu\/hangul-day-2024\/hangul-day-event\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Hangul Day\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/2025-Hangul-Day-Poster-updated-500x700.png\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/2025-Hangul-Day-Poster-updated-900x1260.png 900w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/2025-Hangul-Day-Poster-updated-500x700.png 500w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/usc.edu\/hangul-day-2024\/hangul-day-event\" target=\"_blank\">\n                  \n                    Hangul Day\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span class=\"C9DxTc \">The\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">USC Korean language program annually hosts a Hangul Day celebration, inviting students and community members to learn more about\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hangeul.go.kr\/lang\/en\/html\/education\/Hangeul.do\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">\ud55c\uae00<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">(<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">Hangeul<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">)<\/span><\/a>, or the Korean language<span class=\"C9DxTc \">\u00a0.\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"XqQF9c\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hangul_Day\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"C9DxTc \">\ud55c\uae00\ub0a0<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \">(HangeulNal<\/span><\/a><span class=\"C9DxTc \">)<\/span><span class=\"C9DxTc \"> is annually observed in South Korea on October 9 to commemorate the invention and proclamation of the Korean Alphabet system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.usc.edu\/asset-management\/2A3BF1Q04WML5?&#038;WS=SearchResults\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Nak Chung Thun Manuscripts\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/03\/kada-thun-p-profile-500x700.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/03\/kada-thun-p-profile-500x700.jpg 500w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n          \n          <div class=\"text-container\">\n            \n                            <h3>\n                                      <a href=\"https:\/\/digitallibrary.usc.edu\/asset-management\/2A3BF1Q04WML5?&#038;WS=SearchResults\" >\n                  \n                    Nak Chung Thun Manuscripts\n\n                                      <\/a>\n                                  <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">KSI supports the publication of the manuscripts of early Korean American writer Nak Chung Thun (1917-1937). Thun\u2019s writings are today part of the collections of USC\u2019s Korean Heritage Library. An anthology of Thun\u2019s essays and short stories, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujejeok Gangdo <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Righteous Robber<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; 2020), has been published in Korea in two versions: the annotated original script and a modern Korean translation. Both volumes are edited by Jaemoon Hwang of the Kyujanggak Institute at Seoul National University. 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