The Independence Hall of Korea and the Central America and Caribbean Korean Language School Association have signed a business agreement to foster the ethnic identity of overseas Koreans and will actively support overseas history education. This agreement was made to mark the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation and focuses on systematically teaching the history of Korea’s independence movement to overseas Koreans in the Central America and Caribbean region, particularly commemorating the 120th anniversary of Korean immigration to Mexico.

Since 2017, the Independence Hall of Korea has supplied history education content to overseas Korean language schools, and so far, more than 160,000 overseas Korean youths have utilized these materials. This is the first time that support has been expanded beyond the previously supported regions of the United States, Europe, and Japan (Kanto) to the Central America and Caribbean region, which has deep historical significance for the Korean diaspora, including Mexico and Cuba.

Through this agreement, approximately 1,300 second-generation Koreans in 24 Korean language schools across 11 countries, including Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala, and Cuba, will receive educational materials that embody the spirit of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea and the independence movement. Each school will use this content to conduct its own history classes, giving the youth an opportunity to reflect on the values and significance of the independence movement.

An official from the Independence Hall of Korea stated, "It is very meaningful to provide education content on the history of the independence movement to a region with the history of the Korean diaspora on the 80th anniversary of liberation." Officials from both organizations stated that they will continue close cooperation in projects to foster the identity of overseas Koreans, starting with this agreement.

This support is expected to be a great help for overseas Koreans to not lose their Korean identity and to understand the values of freedom and peace by inheriting the noble spirit of the independence movement. Attention is focused on how the cooperation between the Independence Hall of Korea and the Central America and Caribbean Korean Language School Association will positively impact history education for overseas Koreans.

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