
With more than thirty faculty members offering courses or conducting research related to Korea, the Center has by far the greatest number of scholars of any department in the United States, and our resources for scholarship on Korea rank in the upper echelon of academic institutions throughout the world. Courses relating to Korea in fields such as Asian studies, dance, economics, history, language, linguistics, literature, music, political science, and sociology are regularly offered.
With its dedicated faculty and staff, and its many Korea-related activities, the Center for Korean Studies offers a rich opportunity for those interested in the study of Korea.
Chizuko T. Allen (chizuko@hawaii.edu) International Research and Fellowship Coordinator, School of Pacific and Asian Studies
Sun-Ki Chai (sunki@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of Sociology*
Erica Soonyoung Chang (syoungc@hawaii.edu) Librarian, Korean Language Specialist, Thomas H. Hamilton Library*
Sang Yee Cheon (scheon@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures*
Minja Kim Choe (mchoe@hawaii.edu) Senior Fellow, East-West Center, and Affiliate Graduate Faculty, UHM Population Studies*
Yong-ho Ch'oe (choeyh@hawaii.edu) Emeritus Professor of History
Hye Seung Chung (hschung@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of American Studies*
Hugh H. W. Kang (hwkang@hawaii.edu) Emeritus Professor of History
Choong Nam Kim (kimcn@eastwestcenter.org) Coordinator, EWC-Posco Fellowships, East-West Center*
Jang Hyun Kim (jangkim@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of Speech*
Joung-Im Kim (joungim@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of Communication
Karl E. Kim (karlk@hawaii.edu) Professor of Urban and Regional Planning
Min-Sun Kim (kmin@hawaii.edu) Professor of Speech*
Yung-Hee Kim (yunghee@hawaii.edu) Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Hagen Koo (hagenkoo@hawaii.edu) Professor of Sociology
Frederick Lau (fredlau@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology*
Byong Won Lee (byong@hawaii.edu) Professor of Ethnomusicology
Chae Ho Lee (chaeho@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of Design*
Chung Hoon Lee (lchung@hawaii.edu) Professor of Economics and Associate Dean of the College of Social Sciences
Dong Jae Lee (dongjlee@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Hye-Eun Lee (helee@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of Speech
Hye-ryeon Lee (hyeryeon@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of Speech and Interim Associate Dean, College of Arts and Humanities*
Sang-Hyop Lee (leesang@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of Economics*
Yean Ju Lee (yjlee@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of Sociology
Karl Moskowitz (ksaltd@attglobal.net) Associate Member**
Duk Hee Murabayashi (murabaya@hawaii.edu) Associate Member**
Christopher Norton (cnorton@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of Anthropology*
William O'Grady (ogrady@hawaii.edu) Professor of Linguistics
Gary Pak (gpak@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of English
Hyoung-June Park (hjpark@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of Architecture*
Mee-Jeong Park (meejeong@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Gay Garland Reed (ggreed@hawaii.edu) Associate Professor of Educational Foundations*
Mooweon Rhee (mooweon@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of Management and Industrial Relations*
S. Ghon Rhee (rheesg@hawaii.edu) K.J. Luke Distinguished Professor of International Finance and Banking*
Jungmin Seo (seoj@hawaii.edu) Assistant Professor of Political Science
Edward J. Shultz (shultz@hawaii.edu) Professor of Asian Studies and Interim Dean of the School of Pacific and Asian Studies
Ho-min Sohn (homin@hawaii.edu) Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures
Judy Van Zile (zile@hawaii.edu) Professor of Dance
Alexander V. Vovin (vovin@hawaii.edu) Professor of East Asian Languages and Literatures
* Associate member
** Community associate member