• Korean Studies Summer Virtual Colloquium Series

    The Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the Korean Studies Summer Virtual Colloquium during the Summer 2020.
     
    With the help from the Association of Korean Sociologists in America (AKSA), the Korean Studies Summer Virtual Colloquium will feature presentations from diverse scholars who study Koreans and Korean Americans. Each presentation will be followed by the Q&A session.
     

  • Introducing the 2020-2021 Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellow in Korean Studies!

    The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to introduce the new Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellow for the 2020–2021 academic year: Dahye Kim. 
     

  • Kim Program End of Year Newsletter

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  • Introducing the 2020-2021 Kim Program Undergraduate Fellows!

    The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020-2021 Undergraduate Fellow Award. The award is aimed at students who are involved in the study of Korea and interested in active participation in the university’s Korean Studies program. Fellows are selected on the basis of academic merits and demonstrated interest in Korean Studies.  
     
    Hannah Byun (top left)
     

  • Introducing the 2020-2021 Kim Program Graduate Fellows!

    We are pleased to award the 2020-2021 Kim Program Graduate Fellow to the following recipients:
     
    Yoonbin Cho (top left)
     

  • Important Update

    Following University policy regarding the COVID-19 concerns, beginning Monday, 3/16 the Kim Program staff will be working remotely unless there is a compelling reason to come to campus.  We have our office phones set to forward messages to our email, so you may feel free to call or email any of us during our regular office hours.
     
    If you do need to speak with someone in person, please schedule a time in advance and we would be happy to arrange a meeting by telephone, zoom, or in person if absolutely necessary.

  • 2020-21 Kim Program Graduate Fellow Applications Deadline Extended to March 11

    The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies will extend the deadline for its Graduate Fellowship Applications to March 11th, 2020.
     

  • OMNIA: LESS AND LATER MARRIAGE IN SOUTH KOREA

    Hyunjoon Park, Korea Foundation Professor of Sociology and Director of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies, sheds light on why marriage rates are falling in South Korea, particularly among highly educated women and low-educated men: https://omnia.sas.upenn.edu/story/less-and-later-marriage-south-korea

  • AFP Article on the Korean film Parasite

    Link to article below with interview excerpt from University of Pennsylvania Moon Family Postdoctoral Fellow So-Rim Lee. 
     
    https://news.yahoo.com/elite-korean-businesswoman-behind-oscar-winning-parasite-074641372.html

  • Now Accepting 2020-21 Kim Program Graduate Fellow Applications

    The James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies is pleased to announce the Graduate Fellow Award, aimed at students who are involved in the study of Korea and interested in active participation in the university’s Korean studies program. The Kim Program will recruit up to five (5) Graduate Fellows for the 2020-21 academic year. Fellows will be selected on the basis of academic merits and demonstrated interest in Korean studies. Applicants for this one-year, non-renewable award should be graduate students.