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Professor Sixiang Wang in Department of Asian Languages and Cultures (ALC) won the 2024 UC Berkeley Hong Yung Lee Book Award in Korean Studies. Read More

Upcoming Events

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Film Screening: A Rosy Life......

Saturday, December 21, 2024
7:30 PM

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Adaptation as Arson: "Barn Burning"......

Wednesday, February 5, 2025
4:00 PM(Pacific Time)

New Grant

Grant for "Koreans in the World" Project
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The Center for Korean Studies receives grant for "Koreans in the World" project.

Student Support

Korean Studies Conference Support Grant
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The Korean Studies Conference Support Grant supports UCLA Ph.D. students to present Korean studies-related research at academic conferences and events.

2024 CKS "Comfort Women" Creative Project Contest
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Through this creative project contest, CKS aims to educate the UCLA community on ongoing issues pertaining to "comfort women" from Korea, Taiwan, China, the Philippines, and elsewhere, who were forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Pacific War.

Visiting Scholars Program
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Each year, the UCLA Center for Korean Studies welcomes scholars from universities and institutions throughout the world, who are drawn to UCLA for its dynamic research environment.