Spotlight: Resources on Korea and US-Korea Relations

About this episode

This episode features a virtual tour of archival resources about Korea and U.S.-Korea relations, highlighting collections available for researchers.

April 8, 2026 - Join us for a virtual tour of archival resources about Korea and U.S.-Korea relations available for virtual and U.S.-based researchers. This discussion highlights a diverse array of both longstanding and emerging collections, providing a wide survey of available historical resources. How can educators, researchers, historians, writers, and students best take advantage of this treasure trove of materials? What stories await and what impact can they have? What are some tips and tricks from librarians, center directors, and archivists? Participating resource centers include: the new Van Fleet Digital Archive, The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for East Asian Studies U.S.-Korean Relations Collection, The Library of Congress Korean Collection, and The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. This program is jointly produced by the Policy and the Education teams. Featuring: Dr. David Fields , Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies at University of Wisconsin-Madison, Joe McChristian , Jr. President of The Van Fleet Foundation, Dr. Sam Rushay , Supervisory Archivist at the Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, and Dr. Elli Kim , Korea Reference Librarian…

People in this episode

Guests: Dr. David Fields, Joe McChristian, Jr., Dr. Sam Rushay, Dr. Elli Kim

Topics covered

• Korea
• US-Korea relations
• archival resources
• education
• research
• historical resources

Keywords

• archival resources
• Korea
• US-Korea relations
• education
• historical collections
• research

Sponsors

Korea Foundation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Van Fleet Foundation, University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for East Asian Studies, The Library of Congress, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

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