The Establishment and Activities of the Korean-American Association During the Era of the American Military Government
Journal Title: International Journal of Korean History - Year 2007, Vol 11, Issue 1
Abstract
The era of the U.S. Army Military Government in Korea (hereafter USAMGIK) can be perceived as a period in which the Korean society located south of the 38th parallel reencountered the United States after having removed the fetters of Japanese colonial rule. The South Korean public’s perception of the United States underwent rapid changes during the three years in which the American Military Government occupied Korea, which resulted in many contradictory assessments of the United States emerging. Put differently, this was a period in which contradictory and conflicting evaluations of America existed alongside one another. To this end, the U.S. was regarded as both a ‘liberation’ and ‘occupation’ force; as a ‘democratic’ and ‘imperialist’ state; and as an ‘advanced civilized’ and ‘mammonist’ country. These contradictory opinions were directly related to political groups and the Korean public’s perception of reality. To this end, while various sectors of the public experienced the process of encountering the U.S. occupation forces differently, this was also the case with the assorted political groups, each of which had its own approach and methods to the establishment of a nation state during the era of the American Military Government.
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Eun Heo
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