Biography
I study and research Korean popular culture and the history of China's borderlands with a particular focus on ethnic formation in China's Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture. When not reading, teaching, and doing research, I enjoy spending time with my family. My hobbies include weightlifting, auto repair, and watching K-dramas.
Research Interests
Politics of identity and representation in South Korean media and popular culture; ethnic formation in China's borderlands
Education
Ph.D. (Expected), East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
M.A., East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
B.A. English, Wuhan University
Grants
2023-24 Illinois Global Institute Korean Language Fellowship
2021, 2022 & 2023, EALC Summer Research Fellowship
Awards and Honors
2021 Tyler Best Gen-Ed Teaching Award
Courses Taught
CHIN306 Advanced Chinese II (Spring 2020)
CHIN305 Advanced Chinese I (Fall 2020)
CHIN409 Intensive Superior Level Chinese (Summer 2020)
EALC230 Popular Cultures of Contemporary East Asia (Fall 2021 & Fall 2023)
CWL275 Masterpieces of East Asian Literature (Spring 2021 & Spring 2022)
EALC250 Introduction to Japanese Culture (Fall 2022 & Spring 2023)
EALC230 Pop Culture Contemp East Asia (Fall 2023, Spring 2024 & Fall 2024)