Black Freedom Struggles in the Korean War Epoch
02/04/09 10:14 PM
To commemorate Black History Month and Wing Luke Asian Museum’s exhibit, “Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the ‘Forgotten War,’” this lecture will address the tensions and contradictions of nonviolent struggles for freedom and racial justice and African Americans’ participation in U.S. military campaigns in Asia.
Dr. Kimberley L. Phillips is a distinguished teacher and scholar whose work focuses on race, labor, culture, and U.S. history. She is the award-winning author of three books, including the forthcoming War, What is it Good For?: Black Culture and the U.S. Military.
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 25
7:00PM
Doors open at 6:30PM
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
104 17th Ave. S., Seattle
(Between E. Yesler Way and S. Washington St.)
Sponsored by the Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas, Korean American Historical Society, Wing Luke Asian Museum, and University of Washington’s Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, and Department of History. For more information, call (206) 543-2798 or e-mail mhjung@u.washington.edu
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Dr. Kimberley L. Phillips is a distinguished teacher and scholar whose work focuses on race, labor, culture, and U.S. history. She is the award-winning author of three books, including the forthcoming War, What is it Good For?: Black Culture and the U.S. Military.
WEDNESDAY
FEBRUARY 25
7:00PM
Doors open at 6:30PM
Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center
104 17th Ave. S., Seattle
(Between E. Yesler Way and S. Washington St.)
Sponsored by the Central District Forum for Arts and Ideas, Korean American Historical Society, Wing Luke Asian Museum, and University of Washington’s Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest, Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies, and Department of History. For more information, call (206) 543-2798 or e-mail mhjung@u.washington.edu
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