5th Annual Korean Studies Undergraduate Exchange
University of Southern California Korean Studies Institute & University of Michigan Nam Center for Korean Studies
February 18, 2017
Hosted by University of Southern California Korean Studies Institute at Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California
8:30 Arrival and Breakfast
9:00 Welcome | David Kang and Nojin Kwak
9:00 – 10:30 PANEL 1 | Contemporary Korean Controversies
Sunghea Khil University of Southern Caliifornia
Sejong-Si: An Exemplar of a Sustainable City
Amy Tan University of Michigan
Against the Assumption of Age Discrimination in South Korea
Jessica Uruchima University of Michigan
Separation of Prescribing and Dispensing: the Role of Patients
Sumin Kim University of Southern California
College Education Loans and Social Mobility in South Korea
Discussants | Jiun Bang University of Michigan and Daisy Kim University of Southern California
10:30 - 10:40 Coffee Break
10:40 - 12:10 PANEL 2 | Korea Across Borders
Joon Lee University of Michigan
Ministry of eSports? South Korea's Impact on eSports Industries Worldwide
Hunter Zhao University of Michigan
Settlers, Defectors, and Renouncers: Understanding the Plurality within North Korean Refugee Terminology
Jackie Kim University of Southern California
The Sources of Growth in Koreatown: A Case Study of the Restaurant Business
Erick Morales University of Southern California
Relationships and Decision-Making: The Urban Regime Theory and Land Use Decisions in Koreatown, Los Angeles
Discussants | Marco Milani University of Southern California and Jon Kief University of Michigan
12:10 - 1:30 Lunch and Campus Tour
1:30 - 2:10 PANEL 3 | HIGH IMPACT PANEL
Ursula Collins-Laine University of Southern California
Harnessing the Korean Wave: A Study in Soft Power, Public Diplomacy and Nation Branding
Elaine Che University of Southern California
High Suicide Rate in South Korea: Focusing on Education and Mental Health Care
Clare Kang University of Michigan
Luxury Brand Perception in Young Korean Consumers: Societal Insecurity?
Joo Hyun Kim University of Southern California
Corruption and Scandal through the Lens of Jeong
2:10 - 3:30 PANEL 4 | Cultural Values & Practices
Kiersten Reinhold University of Michigan
Mukbang Motivation: Social Stigma vs. Diet Aid
Rachel Epperly University of Michigan
Gender Impact on South Korean Female Composers
Max Kapur University of Southern California
Four Glimpses of Han in Lisa Lee’s Fiction
Discussants | Jon Kief University of Michigan and Daisy Kim University of Southern California
3:30 - 3:45 Coffee Break
3:45 - 5:30 PANEL 5: Interrogating the State
Pleres Choi University of Southern California
Economic Miracle on the Han River: Policy Process Analysis of the Integration of Industrialization in the Education System during Park Chung Hee’s Administration (1967 – 1971)
Kenneth Lee University of Southern California
The Developmental State: Re-evaluating its Legacy Amidst Korean and Japanese Economic Slowdown
Alexis Dale-Huang University of Southern California
Beyond the Pivot: Assessing the United States' Security Relations with South Korea
Kendall Dumas University of Michigan
The Significance of Public Disapproval of Chaebol Scandal, Fraud, and Misconduct
Gerald Sutton University of Michigan
Literary Representations and Changing Views of Korea's Role in the Vietnam War
Discussants | Jiun Bang University of Michigan and Marco Milani University of Southern California
5:30 Closing Comments | David Kang and Nojin Kwak
Dinner Reception and Award Ceremony at the Ahn House
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS
University of Michigan
Kendall Dumas, Senior | International Studies, Korean Studies
Rachel Epperly, Junior | Music Composition
Clare Kang, Senior | Biopsychology, Cognition, Neuroscience
Joon Lee, Senior | Sport Management
Kiersten Reinhold | Senior, Korean Studies
Gerald Sutton, Senior | English, History, Asian Studies
Amy Tan, Senior | International Studies
Jessica Uruchima, Senior | Microbiology
Hunter Zhao, Junior | History and Sociology
University of Southern California
Elaine Che, Sophomore | Occupational Therapy, East Asian Languages and Cultures minor
Pleres Choi, Senior | International Relations and Economics, minor in Korean Studies
Ursula Collins-Laine, Freshman | Cinema and Media Studies, East Asian Area Studies
Alexis Dale-Huang, Senior | International Relations, East Asian Area Studies
Max Kapur, Junior | East Asian Languages and Cultures, Jazz Studies
Sunghea Khil, Senior | Policy, Planning, and Development (Urban Planning)
Jackie Kim, Junior | Business Administration, Economics, minor in Information Technology
Joo Hyun Kim, Senior | International Global Business, minor in Statistics
Sumin Kim, Sophomore | International Relations and Global Economy, minor in Behavioral Economics, Chinese for the Professions
Kenneth Lee, Junior | International Relations and the Global Economy, East Asian Area Studies
Erick Morales, Senior | Political Science, minor in East Asian Languages and Cultures
Postdoctoral Scholars
Jiun Bang, University of Michigan
Jonathan Kief, University of Michigan
Daisy Kim, USC
Marco Milani, USC
Faculty Advisors
David Kang, USC
Nojin Kwak, University of Michigan
This conference is a partnership between the University of Southern California Korean Studies Institute and the University of Michigan Nam Center for Korean Studies. Activities organized by USC are supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies in the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea (AKS-2014-OLU-2250003) and the Jamison Family Foundation. Activities organized by U-M are supported by the Core University Program for Korean Studies through the Korean Studies Promotion Service of the Academy of Korean Studies in the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Korea (AKS-2016-OLU-2240001).
