Join us as we talk to a legend in the field of Korean Studies, Dr. Bruce Cumings. We discuss Dr. Cumings' early aspirations toward baseball, his misadventures as an undergraduate, and how a decision to join the Peace Corps led to one of the mos

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. William O'Grady

Mar 15th, 2023 36m 9s

Join our conversation with Dr. William O'Grady, professor of Linguistics at the University of Hawai'i. Learn about the complexities of Jejueo as an endangered language and the importance of Dr. O'Grady's research in various conservation efforts

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Erica Vogel

Feb 22nd, 2023 34m 29s

Join our conversation with Dr. Erica Vogel, professor at Saddleback College. Dr. Vogel shares how she became interested in migration between Asia and Latin America and how her field work experience interviewing Peruvian migrants in South Korea

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Thomas Ryan

Feb 8th, 2023 30m 1s

Join our conversation with the Nam Center's Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow 2022-23, Dr. Thomas Ryan. Follow Dr. Ryan's journey to academia as we explore how various career experiences influenced his research decisions and how he obtained

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Yumi Moon

Jan 25th, 2023 35m 51s

Join our conversation with Dr. Yumi Moon, associate professor at Stanford University. We will follow Dr. Moon's experience as an undergraduate student at Seoul National University during the student movement of the 1980s and how the efforts for

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Jung Joon Lee

Dec 7th, 2022 33m 50s

Join our conversation with Dr. Jung Joon Lee, associate professor at the Rhode Island School of Design. We'll explore the ways Dr. Lee's career decisions and work experience influenced her path to academia and the ways in which she approaches h

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Cheehyung Harrison Kim

Nov 16th, 2022 28m 46s

Join our conversation with Dr. Cheehyung Harrison Kim, associate professor at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Follow Dr. Kim's journey starting from his interest in becoming a writer, hearing about his visit to North Korea, and exploring wh

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Erik Mobrand

Oct 12th, 2022 30m 40s

Join our conversation with Dr. Erik Mobrand, Korea Policy Chair and a senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation. Explore different political and economical career opportunities offered at policy think-tanks, considerations for graduate

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Kelly Jeong

Apr 6th, 2022 35m 48s

Join our conversation with Dr. Kelly Jeong, associate professor at the University of California, Riverside. Follow Dr. Jeong's journey and exposure to film and film studies, from working in her parents' video store with Hollywood films to study

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Jinsoo An

Apr 6th, 2022 32m 10s

Join our conversation with Dr. Jinsoo An, associate professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Learn how Dr. An's early experiences with film, from Kung Fu arts to RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, influenced his journey to becoming a film sch

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Junyoung Verónica Kim

Mar 22nd, 2022 32m 12s

Join our conversation with Dr. Junyoung Verónica Kim, assistant professor at the University of Pittsburgh. We'll follow Dr. Kim's journey living, learning, and working in various counties and how these unique experiences shaped her path into ac

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Sharon Yoon

Feb 11th, 2022 31m 48s

Join our conversation with Dr. Sharon Yoon, assistant professor at the University of Notre Dame. We'll explore different pathways to academia, and how it's not always linear! Dr. Yoon shares her work experiences after undergrad and how they sha

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Youngju Ryu

Nov 16th, 2021 36m 15s

Join our conversation with the Director of the Nam Center for Korean Studies, Dr. Youngju Ryu! We'll discuss Dr. Ryu's path into academia, the changing setting of Korean Studies, and the effects of current events on research in the field of Kor

How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Angela McClean

Oct 7th, 2021 32m 17s

Join our conversation with the Nam Center's Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow 2021-22, Dr. Angela McClean! We'll explore what it's like choosing a department home as a PhD student and life after a dissertation as an early-career scholar.

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