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Portland State exhibit marks 60 years since Peace Corps volunteers went to Korea
Portland State University in Oregon is hosting an exhibition marking 60 years since US Peace Corps volunteers first went to Korea.
The volunteers’ first deployment to Korea was in 1966.
The exhibition displays 24 photographs donated by former volunteers, taken between 1966 and 1981.
The US Consulate General in Seattle organized it with the university’s Asian Studies Institute and Department of World Languages and Literatures.
The display also coincides with the 250th anniversary of US independence.
It opened on November 13 and is scheduled to run through November 20.
Portland State University is hosting a photo exhibition marking 60 years since the first U.S. Peace Corps volunteers were sent to South Korea.
The exhibition opened on November 13 and is scheduled to run through November 20.
It displays 24 photographs donated by former Peace Corps volunteers.
The exhibition is organized by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle with Portland State University’s Institute for Asian Studies and Department of World Languages and Literatures.
- Who
- The Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Seattle and Portland State University are organizing the exhibition.
- What
- A photo exhibition marks 60 years since the first U.S. Peace Corps volunteers went to South Korea.
- When
- It opened November 13, 2026, and is scheduled to run through November 20, local time.
- Where
- The lobby on the first floor of the Karl Miller Center at Portland State University in Oregon.
- Why
- It was planned to mark the 60th anniversary of the first Peace Corps deployment to South Korea and the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
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The exhibition opened at Portland State University.
The exhibition is scheduled to remain open.
- Photographs
- 24 images donated by former Peace Corps volunteers
- Exhibition period
- November 13–20, 2026
- Venue
- Karl Miller Center, Portland State University
- Anniversary
- 60 years since the first U.S. Peace Corps deployment to South Korea