Korea in Maize & Blue Rory Walsh, Kate Klemm-Szeto
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- Society & Culture
The official podcast channel for the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan.
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How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Bruce Cumings
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 most distinguished careers in Korean Studies.
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How Did You Get Here? | Dr. William O'Grady
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.
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How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Erica Vogel
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 influenced her research focus.
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How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Thomas Ryan
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 fluency in the Korean language.
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How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Yumi Moon
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 democratization in Korea impacted her views and understanding of modern history.
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How Did You Get Here? | Dr. Jung Joon Lee
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 her research.