RAS Korea kicks off lecture program with look at Allied POWs in WWII Korea
After its half-year in limbo, Royal Asiatic Society (RAS) Korea announced its return in May and presented a full slate of upcoming lectures and excursions. Most of the names are RAS Korea regulars, which should come as no surprise, as RAS Korea seeks to reestablish itself and work with some of its most reliable figures representing the world's oldest English-language Korean studies organization. As RAS Korea restarts its activities, VanVolkenburg, one of its remaining officers, took on the task of organizing lectures and cultural excursions. “It’s great to see the hard work of president Denny Park and office manager Joanne Hong in securing funding and legal registration pay off and bring the RAS back to life, though it took longer than expected," he said. "We wanted to have a list of upcoming activities when we relaunched, so it was a rush to find speakers and excursion leaders. I’m thankful to those who committed so quickly, but the short notice for the first lecture made it difficult to schedule, so I decided the easiest solution was to dust off and expand a presentation I gave
