Thread by @nodutdol

Today commemorates the 72nd anniversary of the “start” of the Korean War. Education is central to reviving the repressed histories of those fighting for Korea’s liberation and so today we share with you a few resources to learn the real history of the Korean War.

Korea’s Grievous War by Sukyoung Hwang: an account of civilian experiences with anti-communist violence from the Jeju Uprising through the Korean War, drawing on personal interviews and survivor testimony

Patriots, Traitors and Empires: The Story of Korea’s Struggle for Freedom by Stephen Gowans: Gowans details the fight for Korean liberation, dating from Japanese Colonialism in 1905 through current threats against the DPRK from the US

Korea: Division, Reunification, and US Foreign Policy by Martin Hart-Landsberg: A succinct and valuable study of the role of imperialism in division and Korean development

Haunting the Korean Diaspora: Shame, Secrecy, and the Forgotten War by Grace M. Cho: Cho explores the history of emotional and physical violence between the US and Korea and the trauma of sexual relationships between Korean women and American soldiers

Tastes Like War: A Memoir and Haunting the Korean Diaspora by Grace M. Cho: Part food memoir, part sociological investigation, Cho details her search for the roots of her mother’s schizophrenia in the aftermath of the Korean War

Reencounters: On the Korean War and Diasporic Memory Critique by Crystal Mun-Hye Baik:
Baik examines what it means to remember an ongoing war by its inherited trauma + postmemory, through diasporic memory works (oral history projects, performances, and video installations)

We must commit to re-learning the history behind our people’s ongoing struggle and countering mainstream narratives that promote distrust and maintain support for the war. Over 70 years later, we are still fighting to see Korea’s right to self-determination. End the Korean War!

Check out our post on the reading list here! instagram.com/p/CfPSrGAAmtV/