Mourning Itaewon: Korean Diaspora Speaks

November 9, 2022

Event Description: 

At 6:34pm on October 29, 2022, the first of many emergency calls was made from Itaewon. None of these calls for help could stop the loss of 156 lives that night. Even though we study contemporary South Korean politics and society, we struggle to find words to describe this senseless tragedy. We thus come together to mourn and find meaningful ways to respond. We invite others to share our questions and grief too, as we honor the dreams and futures lost.

Roundtable Participants

Hae Yeon Choo (Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto)
Eunjung Lee (Professor of Social Work, University of Toronto)
Yoonkyung Lee (Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto)
Hyun Ok Park (Professor of Sociology, York University)
Jesook Song (Professor of Anthropology, University of Toronto)

This event is organized by the Centre for the Study of Korea at the University of Toronto and the Korean Office for Research and Education at York University.