Interracial Marriage in South Korea: From Immigrant Mothers' Perspective in Multicultural Families

Interracial marriage has been growing in South Korea for the past two decades and formed a new family type, so called multicultural family. The present research seeks to understand lived experiences of the first generation of immigrant mothers in multicultural family by collecting survey data investigating mothers’ acculturation and coping strategies, psychological, emotional, and behavioral health outcomes.

Skilled Migration to China: Chinese Returnees and U.S. Migrants

The 'global race for talent' has become a trend in the world amidst the rise of economic uncertainties, geopolitical realignments, and nationalism in the world. China has intensified its programs to recruit talent from abroad, gradually forsaking its traditional role as a brain-drain country to become an exemplar of brain circulation. In particular, China has developed many strategies to recruit highly-skilled overseas Chinese professionals as well as foreign talent.

Post by: Blayne Harcey

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Buddhist Monumentality and Its Paradox: The Rise and Fall of Stone Lanterns in Medieval China

Stone lanterns are crucial ritual architectures of the monastic compounds in medieval Chinese Buddhism and Daoism. They became flourishing in the Tang dynasty, and both declined afterward. It is interesting to compare their historical origins, doctrinal foundations, and ritual functions in medieval political, religious, and cultural contexts.

Engineering Development: The Cold War and Japanese Post-colonial Power in Asia

This paper focuses on the Soyanggang Multi-Purpose Dam project (1967-1973), Asia’s largest rock-fill dam and a prominent symbol of President Park Chung-hee’s “miracle of the Han” development policies in South Korea.

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Post by: Jamie Edmonds 

Dr. Heewon Kim, Assistant Professor, Hugh Downs School of Human Communication - Unleashing Voices through Anonymous Communication

A number of leading organizations in Korea are marked by strictly hierarchical cultures, which may occasion inequitable distribution of power, reinforced bureaucratic norms, and status-induced behavior control. Although power disparities may hinder overt resistance, Korean workers have turned to anonymous social media to develop resistance tactics.