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X-WR-CALNAME:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
X-WR-TIMEZONE:Pacific Time (US & Canada)
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414121959
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250919
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414122984
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250920
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414124009
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250921
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414125034
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414126059
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250923
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414127084
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250924
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414128109
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250925
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414129134
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250926
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414130159
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250927
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414131184
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250928
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414132209
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250929
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414133234
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250930
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414134259
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251001
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414135284
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251002
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414136309
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251003
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414137334
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251004
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414138359
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251005
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414140408
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251006
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414141433
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251007
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414142458
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251008
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414143483
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251009
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414144508
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251010
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414145533
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251011
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414146558
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251012
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414147583
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251013
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414147584
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251014
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414148609
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251015
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414149634
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251016
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414150659
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251017
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414151684
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251018
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414152709
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251019
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414153734
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251020
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414154759
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251021
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414155784
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251022
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414156809
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251023
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414157834
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251024
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414158859
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251025
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414159884
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251026
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414160909
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251027
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414161934
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251028
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414162959
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251029
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414163984
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251030
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414165009
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251031
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414166034
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251101
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414167059
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251102
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414168084
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251103
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414169109
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251104
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414170134
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251105
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414171159
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251106
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414172184
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251107
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414173209
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251108
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414174234
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251109
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414175259
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251110
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414176284
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251111
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414177309
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251112
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414178334
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251113
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414179359
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414180384
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251115
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414181409
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251116
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414182434
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251117
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414183459
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251118
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414184484
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251119
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414186533
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251120
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414187558
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251121
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414188583
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251122
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414189608
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251123
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414190633
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251124
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414191658
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251125
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414192683
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251126
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414196783
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251130
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414198832
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251201
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414199857
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251202
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414199858
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251203
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414201907
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251204
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414202932
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251205
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414203957
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251206
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414204982
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251207
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTAMP:20260518T144840Z
UID:tag:localist.com\,2008:EventInstance_50480414206007
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251208
DESCRIPTION:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금 presents publications and special ma
 terials on the Korean War (1950–1953) and the Korean Demilitarized Zone 
 from historical and artistic perspectives. This exhibition invites reflect
 ion on the aftermath of the war and explores ways to promote peace in the 
 present.\n\nAt the end of World War II\, Korea — unified for centuries 
 — was liberated from Japanese rule but abruptly divided. The United Stat
 es and the Soviet Union\, concerned about Korea’s postwar influence\, ag
 reed to split Korea along the 38th parallel latitude line: Soviet forces w
 ould accept the Japanese surrender north of the line\, while U.S. troops w
 ould do so in the south. At the Moscow Conference in December 1945\, the U
 .S.\, Soviet Union\, United Kingdom\, and China agreed to a five-year trus
 teeship over Korea with the intent of establishing a unified government. H
 owever\, they could not agree on which Korean groups to consult. Consequen
 tly\, the plan stalled. \n\nThe U.S. brought the issue to the United Natio
 ns\, and elections were proposed. However\, the Soviet Union rejected the 
 U.N.’s involvement\, setting in motion divergent paths to power for the 
 North and South. In August 1948\, Syngman Rhee was elected as the presiden
 t of the Republic of Korea (South)\, while Kim Il-sung became the supreme 
 leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North) in September
 .\n\nTensions continued to escalate\, leading to the Korean War on June 25
 \, 1950. The U.S. and U.N. forces supported South Korea\, while North Kore
 a was backed by its communist allies. Three years later\, on July 27\, 195
 3\, an armistice was signed by the representatives of the U.N. Command\, t
 he Korean People's Army\, and the Chinese People's Volunteer Army. South K
 orea did not sign the agreement\, and the countries remain in conflict. To
  this day\, their peoples and cultures continue to be isolated from one an
 other on either side of the Korean Demilitarized Zone. \n\nHere\, Now 여
 기\, 지금 is on view at The Nest in Geisel Library from September 19 to
  December 8\, 2025\, during the building’s open hours. \n\nOrganized By:
  Jae Hwan Lim\, Ph.D. Candidate\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department and 
 Director\, Humans of North Korea\; and Hyo Jin Moon\, UC San Diego Library
  Arts and Humanities Research Librarian\, Lead for Korean and Japanese\n\n
 Sponsored By: UC San Diego Library\, UC San Diego Transnational Korean Stu
 dies\, UC San Diego Visual Arts Department\, UC San Diego Korea-Pacific Pr
 ogram\, University of Southern California Korean Heritage Library\, Univer
 sity of Michigan Asia Library and Nam Center for Korean Studies\, Storefro
 nt for Art and Architecture. \n\nImage Credit: Project DMZ Proposal (1988)
  by Craig Konyk\, Donna Seftel\, Stanley Stinnett
GEO:32.881125;-117.237593
LOCATION:Geisel Library\, The Nest
SUMMARY:Here\, Now 여기\, 지금  |  Exhibit
URL;VALUE=URI:https://calendar.ucsd.edu/event/here-now-exhibit
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR