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Korean Culture, History and Education Foundation of New England

About the History of the Dokdo Island Historically, Dokdo has been part of Korean territory since 512 (the 13th year of the reign of Silla King Jijeung), when Silla absorbed Usanguk. This fact is recorded twice in Samguksagi (The History of Three Kingdoms, 1145): Volume 4 Sillabon-gi (Silla's records) and Volume 44 Yisabujeon (The Biography of Yi Sabu). Usanguk included Ulleungdo and Usando (called Matsushima in Japan before 1880) when it was absorbed by Silla, which is recorded in a number of ancient texts including Sejongsillokjiriji (Gazetteer of the Annals of King Sejong, 1454) published in 1481; Sinjeungdonggukyeojiseungnam (Augmented Survey of the Geography of Korea) published in 1530; Man-giyoram (Guidebook of State Affairs, 1808); and Jeungbomunheonbigo (The Augmented Reference Compilation of Documents, 1908).

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English Essay : Middle School Div..; 1st Place – Rachel Chae

KCHEFNE September 16, 2017 English Essay : Middle School Div..; 1st Place – Rachel Chae2017-09-19T13:56:12-04:00 Award winner

The moment I learned that I had received the first place award, a tornado of meaningful thoughts swirled around my head. Although I was delighted to hear that…

▷ 2014, 2nd Annual Dokdo History Essay & Documentary Competition

KCHEFNE March 3, 2014 ▷ 2014, 2nd Annual Dokdo History Essay & Documentary Competition2026-07-14T15:22:02-04:00 Events No Comment

Purpose of the Competition: To raise awareness of the Korean island of Dokdo and the history surrounding it. Essay & Documentary Topic: Research and write an unbiased paper about the…


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