Gwangju International Center

March 1 Independence Movement and its Impact to Modern Korean History

            Speaker: Dr. Gyongggu Shin

            Date: Feb 15, 2014

            Review writer: Jisu Jeong

            Proofreader: Calen Cygan

         This talk is given by Dr. Gyonggu Shin, the Director of the Gwangju International Center. He starts his talk with

         a brief history of Korean uprisings going from the Tonghak Uprising of 1984 to the Candlelight protests of 2008.

        After that, he gives detailed information about a particular uprising: the March 1^st movement including its background

        and development leading up to the movement itself. He also mentions, in detail, some cases of atrocities conducted

        by Japan. During the talk, he uses visual materials such as maps, and some photos and statistics which help the

        audience to understand his lecture better. At the end of the talk, he gives answers to the audiences’ questions and

        adds that we should think about the legacies left behind by colonialism and imperialism. This talk is great chance

        to learn what the March 1^st Independence Movement is and how it impacted Korean history.

            Check out photos: 

            http://goo.gl/dNkSsm

            Watch video clips!

           http://goo.gl/DCiziF