The Conversation: South Korea; Students’ graduation stories

About this episode

Jean Lee discusses BTS and Hawaiʻi’s economic ties to South Korea, alongside graduation stories from Kapolei high school students.

Jean Lee, Presidential Chair of the East-West Center, discusses BTS and Hawaiʻi’s economic dependence on South Korea; HPR shares stories told by graduating Kapolei high school students.

People in this episode

Guest: Jean Lee

Topics covered

• South Korea
• BTS
• Hawaiʻi economy
• graduation stories
• education
• high school

Keywords

• BTS
• South Korea
• Hawaiʻi
• graduation
• Kapolei
• East-West Center
• economy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: East-West Center, HPR

Places: South Korea, Hawaiʻi, Kapolei

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