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).

3rd Dokdo History Essay Competition Winner – English Div. High School : Honorable Mention James Fields

KCHEFNE June 28, 2015 3rd Dokdo History Essay Competition Winner – English Div. High School : Honorable Mention James Fields2016-12-14T20:16:13-05:00 Award winner No Comment

My name is James Fields, and I’m in the ninth grade at Nashua High School North. A couple of my hobbies are Rubik’s cubes and card tricks. I would like to thank the kchefne for giving me the opportunity to learn more about the history and culture surrounding the islets of Dokdo.
When doing this essay I learned a lot about the islets importance to both sides of the debate. A lot of things that I learned when doing this essay were things that I never would have learned without this essay. In fact before doing this essay I didn’t even know these islands existed. These essays have opened my mind to the beauty of these islands and I thank the kchefne for this opportunity.
English Div. High School :
Honorable Mention
James Fields