On this episode of The Korea File podcast, a conversation with UCLA PhD candidate in Asian Languages and Cultures Tommy Tran about his research on Japan’s Korean diaspora, including:

1) the colonial-era origins of Jeju migration to Osaka,
2) the role of terror and violence in migration trends during the Korean Civil War and Jeju’s 4.3 Massacre and
3) the Osaka diaspora’s sense of identity as pre-division Koreans.

This is the first of a two-part episode.

Music on this episode: Hwan Keum-sim's 'Cholibdong'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4AAbH-eR_c