Ji-Yeon Yuh
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Ji-Yeon Yuh is a reporter, writer, editor and professor in Asian American history and Asian diasporas
at the Northwestern University
. Since 2005, Yuh is the director of Program in Asian American Studies
at Northwestern University.
Yuh is a co-founder and National Spokesperson of the organization the Alliance of Scholars Concerned about Korea.
in 1987; her Ph.D. from the Department of History at University of Pennsylvania
in 1999.
, Omaha, NE from September 1987 to May 1989. Since then she have had several short-term 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.
Upon her graduation from 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 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.
Asian American Studies
Asian American Studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Asian ancestry in America. Closely related to other Ethnic Studies disciplines such as African American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and Native American Studies, Asian American Studies critically examines the...
at the Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
. Since 2005, Yuh is the director of Program in Asian American Studies
Asian American Studies
Asian American Studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Asian ancestry in America. Closely related to other Ethnic Studies disciplines such as African American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and Native American Studies, Asian American Studies critically examines the...
at Northwestern University.
Yuh is a co-founder and National Spokesperson of the organization the Alliance of Scholars Concerned about Korea.
Biography
Yuh studied at Erasmus Society of the Latin School of Chicago in 1983. She received her B.S. in Cognitive Science at Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
in 1987; her Ph.D. from the Department of History at University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania is a private, Ivy League university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Penn is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States,Penn is the fourth-oldest using the founding dates claimed by each institution...
in 1999.
Career: from reporting and teaching
After her graduation from Stanford University, Yuh worked as a reporter at The Omaha World-HeraldOmaha World-Herald
The Omaha World-Herald, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is the primary daily newspaper of Nebraska, as well as portions of southwest Iowa. For decades it circulated daily throughout Nebraska, and in parts of Kansas, South Dakota, Missouri, Colorado and Wyoming. In 2008, distribution was reduced to the...
, Omaha, NE from September 1987 to May 1989. Since then she have had several short-term engagements as a reporter with Newsday
Newsday
Newsday is a daily American newspaper that primarily serves Nassau and Suffolk counties and the New York City borough of Queens on Long Island, although it is sold throughout the New York metropolitan area...
, 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
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
, Philadelphia, PA.
Upon her graduation from University of Pennsylvania, she started her teaching and research career in Asian American Studies
Asian American Studies
Asian American Studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Asian ancestry in America. Closely related to other Ethnic Studies disciplines such as African American Studies, Latino/a Studies, and Native American Studies, Asian American Studies critically examines the...
at Northwestern University, and serves as a director at the Asian American Studies Program.
She is the author of 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.
Books
- Beyond the Shadow of Camptown: Korean Military Brides in America, New York University Press, 2002
Selected Articles
- “Moved By War: Migration, Diaspora, and the Korean War.” Journal of Asian American Studies, Vol. 8, No. 3, Oct. 2005. pp. 277–292.
- “Imagined Community: Sisterhood and Resistance Among Korean Military Brides,” in Asian Pacific Islander American Women: A Historical Anthology, edited by Shirley Hune and Gail Nomura, New York University Press, 2003, pp. 221–236.
Awards
- Peabody Award for the radio documentary, “Crossing East,” (consulting scholar), 2006
- Milestone Maker Award, Asian American Institute, 2004