A Korean-American Odyssey
A Conversation with Emeritus Professor Hyuk YU
Event Details
Date
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Time
4:30 p.m.
Location
272 Bascom Hall
Description
Learn the story behind a new podcast series based on the extraordinary journey through modern Korean history of a UW-Madison chemistry professor.
While he is best known as a chemist, this oral history is focused on Professor Hyuk Yu’s early life in Korea. Born in 1933, he was an eye-witness to many of the historical events that shaped the Korean peninsula in the first half of the 20th century, including Japanese colonialism, Soviet occupation, North Korean communism, and the Korean War.
While he is best known as a chemist, this oral history is focused on Professor Hyuk Yu’s early life in Korea. Born in 1933, he was an eye-witness to many of the historical events that shaped the Korean peninsula in the first half of the 20th century, including Japanese colonialism, Soviet occupation, North Korean communism, and the Korean War.
Cost
Free
Contact
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Please email ldennis@wisc.edu to make a disability-related accommodation request. Requests should be made by Thursday, April 2, 2026, though reasonable effort will be made to support late accommodation requests.