Monthly Meeting – Thursday, February 19, 2026: An Update on the Korean Peninsula
Topic: An Update on the Korean Peninsula
Speaker: Jiyul Kim – Visiting Instructor of History- Oberlin College & Conservatory
Overview:
Jiyul Kim retired from the U.S. Army in 2009 after more than twenty-eight years of service. He served as an intelligence officer and Northeast Asia Foreign Area Officer specializing in Japan and the Koreas, with assignments in troop, staff, policy, and teaching positions in Korea, Japan, Germany, and the United States. His final posting was as Director of Asian Studies and Regional Studies Coordinator at the U.S. Army War College. He has taught history at Oberlin College in Ohio and has recently completed, with his wife, Sheila Miyoshi Jager, a book manuscript on the Korean War for Cambridge University Press.
Education
BA, anthropology and biology, University of Pennsylvania, 1981
MA, Asian studies, Harvard University, 1991
ABD, history and east Asian languages, Harvard University, 2004
FPA Coordinator: Shirley Keith Knox
Venue:
The Susquehanna Club
Menu:
Marinated Chicken
Rice Pilaf
Peas with Onions
Salad
Key Lime Pie
Social hour & Dinner Information
5:30-6:30 Social Hour
6:30-7:30 Dinner
7:30—Announcement, Speaker followed by question and answer session
Cost for FPA Members: $38.00
Non-Members: $43.00 – We Welcome Non-members to attend dinners.
There is no charge for anyone to attend the program presentation only, beginning at 7:30 PM.
Dinner reservations must be made NO LATER THAN 10 a.m. Monday, February 16. Because the Susquehanna Club has no back-up kitchen, if you come for dinner without a reservation or register late, we may not have a meal for you.
To make a reservation, fill out the form below or telephone or email Shirley Keith Knox at skeithknox@comcast.net or (717) 319-4512.
To CANCEL your reservation, please telephone or email Shirley Keith Knox at skeithknox@comcast.net or (717) 319-4512. Please be sure to give your complete name, address and phone number.
