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May 5: Media Training at the Wilson Center
This was a training session for conducting interviews with the media. I had a mock interview first for 5 minutes, which was recorded for analysis. Then, I and two other colleagues who also had a practice interview gathered together for a lecture session. The lecturer talked about how to present oneself and talk professionally. After the lecture was over, we watched our recorded practice interviews and had time for peer-review to comment on what we did well and what to improve.
May 10: Trip to National Archives and Research Administration (NARA)
James and the three of us (KF Junior Scholars) went to the National Archives and Research Administration (NARA) located in College Park, Maryland to look for primary sources regarding Korea’s democratization and microfilms on deploying strategic nuclear weapons on South Korea. Unfortunately, there was no primary sources particularly helpful regarding Korea’s democratization, so we spent most of our time at the microfilm room.
May 11-12: Nuclear Latency and Hedging
There was a two-day workshop on “Nuclear Latency and Hedging: History, Concepts and Implications for Nonproliferation” sponsored by the Nuclear Proliferation International History Project (NPIHP) of the Wilson Center and the Los Alamos National Laboratory. On the first day, presenters first gave an overview of history and concepts of nuclear latency, and then discussed specific cases—latency in Europe, and latency in Japan and South Korea. On the next day, the content of the workshop was more future-oriented and panels made presentations on lessons and implications for nonproliferation and disarmament.
May 23: GWIKS Workshop
There was a workshop at the Institute for Korean Studies of the George Washington University (GWIKS) featuring Ph.D. candidates and scholars studying Korea. It was a two-day workshop but I only participated for the second session on “Politics, Security and U.S.-South Korean Relations.” One of presenters, Jooeun Kim, discussed U.S. credibility and South Korea’s pursue of nuclear weapons during the Park Chung-hee administration. While I am not studying a South Korean case, my independent research at the Wilson Center concerns the relation between credibility and nuclear proliferation, so I found the Q&A session that followed Ms. Kim’s presentation insightful.
May 25: Thirty Years of Democracy in the Republic of Korea
The Hyundai Motor-Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy held an event on South Korea’s democracy commemorating the 30th anniversary of its democratization. The panel featured Dr. Yong Jick Kim, director of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History, Dr. William Stueck, professor emeritus of the University of Georgia, and Ambassador Kathleen Stephens, former U.S. Ambassador to Korea. The panel discussion was followed by reception and opening of the exhibition titled “Votes and Voices: The Advance Toward Democracy in Korea” that displays photographs taken from the 1970s to convey vivid images of Korea’s struggle for democratization. The photographs are from the collections of the National Museum of Korean Contemporary History.
May 30: Submission of Updated Research Question and Tentative HypothesisWe had a meeting on our research progress on May 25, and James asked us to send him an updated research question and tentative hypothesis. He also expects to receive our first draft by the first week of June, so it is time to start writing!
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