Korea in Maize & Blue

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 what it means to be an academic and an activist.

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 study, and how to stay up to date on international politics.

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 studying film theory in graduate school and watching Korean 60s cinema.

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 scholar.