School of Humanities and Social Science Division of Humanities 220 Division of Humanities Korean War Prisoners Oral History Interview Transcription Supervisor: CHANG David Cheng / HUMA Student: HUI Nga Yin / BIBU Course: UROP1000, Summer The Korean War was initially a war between South Korea and North Korea when it first broke out on June 25, 1950. It soon became an international war when the United Nations forces intervened days later. As North Korea received military support from China, more than one million Chinese soldiers were involved in this war. Professor David Cheng Chang has interviewed more than 90 Korean War veterans, including He Hanchen (何漢臣), a Chinese prisoner of war (POW) who refused repatriation and went to Taiwan. My duty is to transcribe the interviews of He conducted by Professor Chang from video clips. In this report, I would share my research experience in this oral history transcription project. Korean War Prisoners Oral History Interview Transcription Supervisor: CHANG David Cheng / HUMA Student: DONG Bochen / GCS Course: UROP1100, Summer Mr. PAN Dingrong was in his nineties when he was interviewed by Professor Chang and his partners in 2018. He served as a medical officer in the army for many years. He narrated his early life and what he witnessed during the Korean War. In this UROP, I managed to transcribe every word the interviewee said into a Word file. After listening repeatedly to check its accuracy, I summarized and translated the document into this final report, which reveals Mr. Pan's experiences in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir based on his recollections. Korean War Prisoners Oral History Interview Transcription Supervisor: CHANG David Cheng / HUMA Student: XUE Yuyuan / GCS Course: UROP1100, Summer Shortly after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, China and the United States became allies in World War II. China formed the Chinese Expeditionary Force to cooperate with the British and American forces in the China-Burma-India Theatre (CBI). As the number of the American personnel coming to the theatre soared, the number of interpreters needed in the Chinese Expeditionary Force also increased. This research project conducted by Professor Chang David Cheng is precisely about the role these Allied interpreters played in the war, as well as their personal experiences. My task is to transcribe the video interview Professor Chang conducted with an Allied interpreter, Dr. Chen Wen-Chao (陳文昭), in 2012. This report contains details of my work process, collection of relevant literature, and a brief reflection.
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