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Ji-Yeon Yuh is an American reporter, writer, editor and professor in Asian American history and Asian diasporas at Northwestern University. [1] Since 2005, Yuh is the director of Program in Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. [2]
Yuh is a co-founder and National Spokesperson of the Alliance of Scholars Concerned about Korea organization.
Yuh studied at Erasmus Society of the Latin School of Chicago in 1983. She received her B.S. in Cognitive Science at Stanford University in 1987; and her Ph.D. from the Department of History at University of Pennsylvania in 1999.
After she graduated from Stanford University, Yuh worked as a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald, Omaha, NE from September 1987 to May 1989. Afterward, she had several engagements as a reporter with Newsday, New York, NY: from June to September 1987, May 1989 to July 1990. In 1991 from June to September, she was an editorial board member and writer at The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, PA.
In May 1990, after Yuh criticized an article by fellow Newsday columnist Jimmy Breslin as sexist, Breslin heatedly retorted with racial and sexual invective. [3] [4] Asian American and anti-hate groups forcefully decried Breslin's outburst. Breslin appeared on The Howard Stern Show to banter about his outburst and Koreans in general. [5] Following this controversial radio broadcast, Newsday managing editor Anthony Marro suspended Breslin for two weeks, after which Breslin apologized. [6] [7] [8]
Upon Yuh's graduation from the University of Pennsylvania, she started her teaching and research career in Asian American Studies at Northwestern University and serves as a director at the Asian American Studies Program.
She is the author of the book Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America, which chronicled the history of Korean women who immigrated to the United States as the wives of U.S. soldiers and examines the dynamics of race, culture, gender, and nationalism from the perspective of Korean military brides.
James Earle Breslin was an American journalist and author. Until the time of his death, he wrote a column for the New York Daily News Sunday edition. He wrote numerous novels, and columns of his appeared regularly in various newspapers in his hometown of New York City. He served as a regular columnist for the Long Island newspaper Newsday until his retirement on November 2, 2004, though he still published occasional pieces for the paper until his death.
Asian American Studies is an academic field originating in the 1960s, which critically examines the history, issues, sociology, religion, experiences, culture, and policies relevant to Asian Americans. It is closely related to other Ethnic Studies fields, such as African American Studies, Latino Studies, and Native American Studies.
War brides are women who married military personnel from other countries in times of war or during military occupations, a practice that occurred in great frequency during World War I and World War II. Allied servicemen married many women in other countries where they were stationed at the end of the war, including the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, the Philippines, China, and the Soviet Union. Similar marriages also occurred in Korea and Vietnam with the later wars in those countries involving U.S. troops and other anti-communist soldiers.
Youn Yuh-jung is a South Korean actress, whose career in film and television spans over five decades. Her accolades include an Academy Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a British Academy Film Award, two Independent Spirit Awards, and a nomination for a Critics' Choice Movie Award. She has starred in many South Korean television series and films.
Ok Taec-yeon, known mononymously as Taecyeon, is a South Korean rapper, singer, songwriter, actor and entrepreneur. He is the rapper of the South Korean boy band 2PM.
Death Bell 2: Bloody Camp is a 2010 Korean slasher film. It was directed by Yoo Sun-dong and is a sequel to the 2008 film Death Bell. The story is unrelated to the previous film. The film was also pre-sold in Taiwan and Hong Kong for $230,000 at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival Film Market.
Selig Seidenman Harrison was a scholar and journalist, who specialized in South Asia and East Asia. He was the Director of the Asia Program and a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy, and a senior scholar of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He was also a member of the Afghanistan Study Group. He wrote five books on Asian affairs and U.S. relations with Asia. His last book, Korean Endgame: A Strategy for Reunification and U.S. Disengagement, won the 2002 award of the Association of American Publishers for the best Professional/Scholarly Book in Government and Political Science.
Hahaha (Korean: 하하하) is a 2010 South Korean comedy-drama film written and directed by Hong Sang-soo. It was entered into the 2010 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Prix Un Certain Regard.
On October 28, 1992, 26-year-old South Korean sex worker Yun Geum-i was sexually assaulted and murdered by U.S. Private Kenneth Lee Markle III at a camp town in Dongducheon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Ji-yeon, also spelled Ji-yun, Ji-yon, Ji-yean, Jee-yeon, Jee-yon, Chee-yun, Chi-yun, Chi-yon is a Korean feminine given name. The meaning differs based on the hanja used to write each syllable of the name. There are 61 hanja with the reading "ji" and 56 hanja with the reading "yeon" on the South Korean government's official list of hanja which may be registered for use in given names. Ji-yeon was the seventh-most popular name for baby girls born in South Korea in 1980.
During and following the Korean War, the United States military used regulated prostitution services in South Korean military camptowns. Despite prostitution being illegal since 1948, women in South Korea were the fundamental source of sexual services for the US military and a component of Korean-American relations. The women in South Korea who served as prostitutes are known as kijichon (기지촌) women, also called as "Korean Military Comfort Women", and were visited by the US military, Korean soldiers, and Korean civilians. The prostitutes were from Korea, Philippines, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Indonesia, and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Boomerang Family is a 2013 South Korean comedy-drama film directed by Song Hae-sung, and starring Park Hae-il, Yoon Je-moon, Gong Hyo-jin, Youn Yuh-jung, and Jin Ji-hee. Based on the 2010 novel Aging Family by Cheon Myeong-kwan, the film is about three misfit siblings in their thirties and forties who all decide to move back in with their mother.
Kim Sung-ryung is a South Korean actress. After winning the Miss Korea beauty pageant in 1988, Kim began her career as a reporter on KBS's showbiz news program Entertainment Weekly. In 1991, she made a memorable film acting debut in Kang Woo-suk's Who Saw the Dragon's Claws?, though she became more active in television in the next decade. She returned to the big screen in 2007, with notable supporting roles in Shadows in the Palace, and Rainbow Eyes, followed by The Client (2011), Mr. XXX-Kisser (2012), The Fatal Encounter (2014), and The Target (2014). As she entered her forties, Kim also became known for the television dramas You're Beautiful (2009), The Chaser (2012), Yawang (2013), The Heirs (2013), and Flower of Queen (2015).
Lim Ji-yeon is a South Korean actress. After appearing in a number of short films and plays, she had her first feature film role in Obsessed (2014). The role earned her a Best New Actress nomination at the 35th Blue Dragon Film Awards, and wins at the 51st Grand Bell Awards and 51st Baeksang Arts Awards, among other accolades. She subsequently starred in the film The Treacherous (2015) and the television series High Society (2015), and gained international acclaim for the Netflix hit series The Glory (2022–2023); the latter brought Lim the Best Supporting Actress trophy at the 59th Baeksang Arts Awards.
Tunnel is a 2017 South Korean television series starring Choi Jin-hyuk, Yoon Hyun-min and Lee Yoo-young. It replaced Voice and aired on cable network OCN on Saturdays and Sundays in the 22:00 (KST) time slot from March 25 to May 21, 2017 for 16 episodes. The series was inspired by the Hwaseong serial murders.
Beasts Clawing at Straws is a 2020 South Korean neo-noir black comedy crime thriller film written and directed by Kim Yong-hoon as his debut feature film. Based on the 2011 Japanese novel of the same name by Keisuke Sone, it features an ensemble cast led by Jeon Do-yeon and Jung Woo-sung. It was released on February 19, 2020.
Lucky Chan-sil is a 2019 South Korean romantic drama and fantasy film written and directed by Kim Cho-hee. It stars Kang Mal-geum in the title role, alongside Youn Yuh-jung, Kim Young-min, Yoon Seung-ah and Bae Yoo-ram. The film was released in theaters on March 5, 2020.
Pachinko is an American drama television series created by Soo Hugh based on the 2017 novel by Min Jin Lee. The series is directed by Kogonada and Justin Chon and premiered on Apple TV+ on March 25, 2022. It received critical acclaim, particularly for its cinematography, writing, and the performances of the cast. In April 2022, the series was renewed for a second season.
Remarriage & Desires is a 2022 South Korean television series directed by Kim Jeong-min and starring Kim Hee-sun, Lee Hyun-wook, Cha Ji-yeon, Jung Yoo-jin, and Park Hoon. This series is a satire on the Korean society that tells the desire in the remarriage market, revolving around upper-class marriage information companies. It premiered on July 15, 2022, on Netflix.
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