<The kick-off meeting for the year of the NAHF in 2021>
A kick-off meeting was held on January 4. The kick-off meeting was broadcast on YouTube and only a limited number of people attended the scene. Lee Young-ho, chairman of the company, encouraged him in his New Year's address and said, "I hope to be a year of discovering and creating happiness." He also called for a regular policy development system and a strict administrative system. Cho Tae-young, secretary general, said, "Let's prepare for the new year and cope with difficult situations" Lee Won-taek, director of the union branch, said, "I hope to be a NAHF that goes steadily like a small step.“
In this kick-off meeting, we also awarded a commendation to excellent employees. Yoon Ji-hoon was awarded the Public Relations and Education Policy, Kang Sun-young was awarded the Information of Korea correctly, Choi Hee-eun was awarded 'Dokdo education and Notation of East Sea·Dokdo'.
<「The Collection of Data on the Invasion of Dokdo and Ulleungdo by Japanese Imperialism(4) – Newspapers (1897–1910)」>
NAHF published 「The Collection of Data on the Invasion of Dokdo and Ulleungdo by Japanese Imperialism (4) – Newspapers (1897–1910)」. This book is a translation of 226 articles related to the invasion of Dokdo and Ulleungdo during the Japanese colonial period from the Late Joseon Dynasty to the Korean Empire. It is the first collection book related to Dokdo and Ulleungdo in Korea published with old newspaper articles.
The Japanese invasion of Dokdo is the result of the economic invasion of Ulleungdo by the Japanese who started from Late Joseon Dynasty and the economic invasion of Dokdo on the extension line. This collection book shows the process from a contemporary point of view, and contains articles indicating that Dokdo is an obvious territory of the Republic of Korea. In the future, NAHF plans to publish a series of 『Media Reports on Dokdo after Liberation』.
<Survey the satisfaction of NAHF's Dokdo Museum Seoul>
NAHF's Dokdo Museum Seoul has surveyed its satisfaction to provide better operational plans and good services. The survey was conducted by dividing the audience and the program. This was conducted on 330 visitors from January to December 2020, of which 195(59%) responded to the survey. Among the respondents, 173 people(89%) said they visited the museum because they wanted to know about Dokdo. The question of 'satisfaction change' before and after the visit increased by 0.28 points from 4.15 to 4.43 points(5 points). The question of 'change of understanding of Dokdo' before and after the visit showed an increase of 1.41 points from 3.15 to 4.56 points(5 points). In addition, 89(46%) answered 'activity sheet' and 85(44%) answered 'exhibition contents' to the question 'the most helpful contents to understand Dokdo'. Finally, 90 (46%) answered that "various exhibition, education program is needed" for the development of Dokdo Museum Seoul.
<NAHF's Dokdo Museum Seoul’s education program for winter vacation>
NAHF's Dokdo Museum Seoul runs education program for winter vacation. NAHF's Dokdo Museum Seoul ran a special program for the winter vacation. This online program is about creating a model and experiencing Dokdo.
For the lower grades of elementary school, 'Dokdo! Open the door' is a class to learn about the natural environment of Dokdo through ZOOM real-time education and to make Dokdo pop-up book together. And the program for the upper grades of elementary school is a class to find out why Dokdo is our territory while watching the video and to make Dokdo model.
The program was applied on the Dokdo Museum Seoul website and ran until January 29. In the future, NAHF's Dokdo Museum Seoul will run various programs and will provide education on Dokdo based on various experiences.
