Hi, everyone! My name is Jonathon Allen and I am the Department Chair of History and Social Sciences at an independent girls' school in Los Angeles, CA. I also teach AP World History and a Spring elective entitled "Contemporary Asian Culture and Society." Our school is very close to Koreatown and we have many students who are eager to learn more about their own heritage in our history classrooms. Korea doesn't often "appear" in history classes until the mid-20th century so, in addition to this class, I'm working on introducing Korea earlier in our World History courses. Given our current national criticism over what is & isn't being taught in school, I'm really excited to learn more about the Korean peninsula and introduce content and activities that will continue to expand my students' worldview. (I've also just watched Ode to my Father for the first time and I found it to be so beautiful and layered in its treatment of Korean history from 1950 - present, but I digress ...)
