42 | Eugene Y. Park, Korea: A History

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My guest today is Eugene Park. Gene is a historian of East Asia, especially Korean politics and society since the 14th century. He is the Rick and Cathy Trachok Endowed Chair in International Studies and Professor in History at the University of Nevada, and is also the author of Korea: A History, which is today's focus. Korea: A History addresses general readers, providing an up-to-date, accessible overview of Korean history from antiquity, all the way to the present.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this conversation, we cover Korean history, Japan’s colonization of Korea, and a little about the future.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I hope you enjoy my conversation with Eugene Park.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page on </span> <a href= "https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep42"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://compoundingpodcast.com/ep42</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">------</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Show Notes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:00:31] - [First question] - Eugene’s Background</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:03:32] - Writing Korea: A History</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:09:44] - Advice for young academics looking for tenure</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:10:56] - South Korea’s success story</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:12:37] - Attitudes towards reunification</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:15:08] - South Korean identity and challenges</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:18:39] - Lesson’s from South Korea’s success</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:21:43] - Japan and Korea's relationship</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[00:27:37] - Most undervalued life experience</span></p> <