From Korea to Vietnam: Hanjin, the U.S. Military, and the Containerization of Global Trade
October 13, 2020
Co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Virginia Tech Asian Cultural Engagement Center, “From Korea to Vietnam: Hanjin, the U.S. Military, and the Containerization of Global Trade” streamed live on October 6.
Through the lens of South Korea, the webinar examined how the United States military’s presence and spending impacted and formed the modern global economy.
Allan Lumba, an assistant professor of history at Virginia Tech, hosted the webinar.
Patrick Chung, an assistant professor in the Department of History at the University of Maryland, College Park, led the discussion.
The event was supported by an International Initiatives Small Grant from the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences.