First Curriculum unit "U.S.-South Korean Relations" in U.S. High Schools

"Despite the long and established alliance, U.S.-South Korean relations and Korean history are not adequately taught in American secondary schools. The first curriculum unit, "U.S-South Korean Relations," seeks to fill the gap by exposing students to four core pillars of the alliance: democracy, economic prosperity, security, and socio-cultural interaction," says Gary Mukai, director of the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE).

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Importance of U.S.-South Korea relations in dealing with North Korea

Gi-Wook Shin, director of APARC, emphasized the importance of U.S.-South Korea relations in dealing with North Korea including nuclear issues at a seminar hosted by San Francisco Chapter of National Unification Advisory Council of Korea.

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Obama keeping steady course on North Korea

The Obama administration's willingness to talk bilaterally with North Korea does not signify any weakening of U.S. support for the Six Party Talks and North Korean denuclearization, stresses David Straub, associate director of the Korean Studies Program at APARC, in an interview with major South Korean daily Dong-A Ilbo.

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