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2017 Korean Studies Undergraduate Exchange Conference (hosted by USC)

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).