Personal Data:
Thomas Hosuck Kang
1318 Randolph St. NE Washington, D.C. 20017
Fax: (202) 526-6818
E-mail: tkang@wam.umd.edu or thkang@verizon.net
Birth Date: November 24, l9l8
Birth Place: Milyang, Republic of Korea
Height: 5'7' Weight: 130 lbs.
Arrived at Seattle, Washington on August 31, 1958; Alien Registration no. 193
Permanent resident of the U.S.A. since August, 1963
Certificate of Citizenship of the USA acquired on June 28, 1971 in Baltimore.
Academic Background:
· American University, Washington, D. C., September 1964 - May 1971 Ph.D. Degree received in Far East Area Studies and International Studies at School of International Service, May 1971
Comprehensive Fields:
1. Area Comprehensive in the Far East
2. History of the Far East
3. Foreign Policy in the Far East
4. Foreign Policy Analysis in the Far East
5. Comparative Governments in the Far East
Dissertation Topic:
The Making of Confucian Societies in Tokugawa, Japan and Yijo, Korea:
A Comparative Analysis of Behavior Patterns in Accepting the Foreign
Ideology, Neo-Confucianism (Chuhsiism)
· School of International Service, American University, Washington, D. C.
M.A. Degree received in International Relations, 1967
· Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C., January 1962 - June 1963
M.S. Degree received in Information and Library Science, June 1963
Thesis Topic: Bibliography of the U.S. Government Publications
Pertaining to Japan
· Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., 1959 - 1961
Course Works for Ph.D. in International Relations and Government
· Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea, 1955 - 1957
M.A. Degree in Political Science, 1957
B.A. Degree in Politics and Economics, Tonga University, 1955
Keijo Shihan Gakko (Jr Teacher's College of Keijo: Japanese),
Seoul, Korea, 1933 - 1940
First Class Teacher's Certificate for Japanese Elementary School
Languages:
· Korean is his native language.
· Japanese is excellent (like his native language): speaking, reading, and writing.
· Chinese is excellent in reading and writing (both the classics and modern); fair in speaking.
· French is fair in reading.
Membership of Associations:
· Association for Asian Studies, 1964.
· Columbia University Seminar Associate for Regional Seminar on Neo-Confucian Studies, New York, April, 1974.
· The Asian Society, Washington Branch, 1981 - 1985.
· The Global Awareness Society, University of Bloomsburg, PA, May 1992.
Teaching Experience:
· Teached in Elementary (Japanese) schools, Korean,1940-1945.
· Teached Korean language and literature: Namson Girls School, 1945-1948; Taegu Yongnam High School, 1948-1949; Miryang Acrigicultural High School, 1949-1950; Tongnae High School, April 1950; Kyongnam Girls High School, 1953-1956; Pusan Girls High School, 1957-1958.
· Korean language instructor to United Nations Forces officers, Milyang, Korea, 1950-1953.
· Instructor for Social Sciences Methodology at Pusan National University, Teacher's College, Pusan, Korea, 1956-1958.
· Instructor for International Relations and International Politics at Tonga University, Pusan, Korea,1956-1958.
· Korean language instructor for USIA officials in Korea, 1983-1984.
· Teached Oriental Philosophies at the Senior Citizens College, Montgomery County, Maryland, September - October, 1987.
· Visiting professor to Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea, 1982-85.
Employment Experience:
· Temporary full time or part time work: As Japanese and Korean cataloguer at East Asia Collection, McKeldin Library,University of Maryland, College Park, MD. 1989, 1988, 1985-1986, 1983, 1981, 1980; Volunteer work, 1990 - present.
· Senior East Asian Information Specialist, East Asian Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C., December 1968 - October 1980.
· Acting Head, East Asia Collection, McKeldin Library, University of Maryland, 1968; Special Librarian, East Asia Collection, McKeldin Library, College Park, Maryland, 1965-1967.
· Director Librarian at one Branch Library, Prince Georges County' Memorial Library System, Maryland, 1963-1965.
Self-Employment:
· President, Center for Confucian Science, the first Confucian Mission in the West. Washington, D.C. 20017, January 1980 - present; Registered at the District of Columbia as Nonprofit Organization on November 15, l990; Approval of Nonprofit Organization by the Internal Revenue Service, February 24, 1994.
· Director, Center for Confucian Studies, 4314 Knox Road, College Park, MD., 1973-1980.
· Director, East Asia Research Institute, 850 National Press Building, Washington, D. C. 20045; January 1972-1979.
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