Curriculum Vitae


ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS


2019-   Assistant Professor of Sociology, New York City College of Technology, City University of New York (Tenure-Track)

2018-2019 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hamilton College

2017-2018 Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

2016-2017   Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology, Oberlin College

EDUCATION


2016  Ph.D. Sociology, Graduate Center, City University of New York

Dissertation: “Branding Korea or Marketing Ethnicity:
Manhattan’s Koreatown as a “Transclave” in the Global Economy”

Committee: Sharon Zukin (chair), Richard Alba, Philip Kasinitz, and Margaret Chin

2012  M.Phil, Sociology, Graduate Center, City University of New York

Exams: Urban Sociology, Sociology of Consumption, and Immigration

2007  M.A, Sociology, Seoul National University, South Korea

2005  B.A, Urban Sociology, University of Seoul, South Korea (with Honors)

AREAS OF INTEREST 


Urban Sociology; Asian American Studies; Globalization and Transnationalism; Race and Ethnicity; Consumption; Immigration; Qualitative Research Method.

PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION


Books and Volumes

Kim, Jinwon, Soo Mee Kim, and Stephen Suh (editors). 2020. Koreatowns: Exploring the Economics, Politics, and Identities of Korean Spatial Formations. Lexington Books. (Two chapters in this volume)

Books Under Contract

Kim, Jinwon. Koreatown in Manhattan: Branding Korea and Consuming Ethnicity in the Global Economy. (Under contract with NYU Press: at the final revision stage)

Journal Articles

Kim, Jinwon. 2018. “Manhattan’s Koreatown as a Transclave: The Emergence of a New Ethnic Enclave in a Global City.” City & Community 17(1): 276-295.

Kim, Jinwon and Meebae Lee. 2018. “Nation Branding or Marketization?: K-Classic and Korean Classical Musicians in an Era of Globalization.” The International Journal of Cultural Policy 24(6): 756-772

Chung, Angie Y., Jinwon Kim (equal co-author), and Injeong Hwang. 2016. “Consuming Gangnam Style: A Comparison on Nation-Branding in Koreatown, LA/ NY.” CUNY Forum 4(1): 90-99

Book Chapters

Kim, Jinwon, Soo Mee Kim, and Stephen Suh (editors). 2020 “Introducing Koreatown,” Koreatowns: Exploring the Economics, Politics, and Identities of Korean Spatial Formations, Lexington Books: xiii-xxix

Kim, Jinwon. 2020 “Transnational Entrepreneurship in Manhattan’s Koreatown,” Koreatowns: Exploring the Economics, Politics, and Identities of Korean Spatial Formations, Lexington Books: 41-60

Kim, Jinwon. 2018 “Hallyu and Korean America: Transnational Connections through Cultural Consumption.” A Companion to Korean American Studies. Edited by Rachael Joo and Shelley Lee. Brill Publishers. Netherlands: 207-230

Book Chapters in Korean

Kim, Jinwon and Jaehyung Kim. 2022. “COVID-19 in New York City: Policy Implications.” COVID 19 and Global Cities: Comparative Perspectives (in Korean), The Seoul Institute, Korea

PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW


Journal Articles

Not available for the public.

RESEARCH IN PROGRESS


Books in Preparation

New Trend, Old Conflicts: New Black-Korean Relations in an Era of Global Media. (Preliminary research completed: international fieldwork in progress; three journal articles and a monograph are expected from this project)

My Korean War Refugee Family: Untold Stories, Forgotten Memories, and Generational Displacement (Preliminary research in progress for a short monograph/memoir and a journal article)

OTHER PUBLICATION


Book Reviews 

Kim, Jinwon. 2023. “Review of Koreatown, Los Angeles: Immigration, Race, and the American Dream by Shelley Sang-Hee Lee.” Social Forces 101: e1–e2

Kim, Jinwon. 2023. “Review of Chinatown Unbound: Trans-Asian Urbanism in the Age of China by Kay Anderson, Ien Ang, Andrea Del Bono, Donald McNeil, and Alexandra Wong.” Contemporary Sociology 52(6): 520-522

Kim, Jinwon. 2023. “Review of Stitching the 24-Hour City: Life, Labor, and the Problem of Speed in Seoul by Seo Young Park.” Korean Studies 47 (1): 415-418

Kim, Jinwon. 2019. “Review of Contested Embrace: Transborder Membership Politics in Twentieth-Century Korea by Jaeeun Kim.” Sociological Forum 34 (2): 531-534

Op-ed

Kim, Jinwon and Jaehyung Kim. 2020. “”We’ve observed how South Korea and the US have handled coronavirus — and the differences are clear: The Korean government brought in no lockdowns but has done aggressive testing and pursued a strategy of high transparency.” The Independent, March 19, 2020

Encyclopedia

Kim, Jinwon. 2014. “Korean Language Schools” and “Karaoke/No Re Bang.” In Asian American Society: An Encyclopedia. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications

FELLOWSHIP AND GRANTS (Since 2007)


External Sources

2024 “Koreatown in Manhattan:  Branding Korea and Consuming Ethnicity in the Global Economy.” Korean Studies Grant (Book Publication), The Academy of Korean Studies, Korean Studies Grant 2024 (AKS-2024-P016, $10,900)

2023  “New Trends, Old Conflicts: New Black-Korean Relations in an Era of Global Racism and Global Media.” Korean Studies Grant, Academy of Korean Studies, South Korea (AKS-2023-R066, $10,400)

2021 “The Lily Pad Neighborhood Mobility Hub Planning and Feasibility Study,” NSF SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A (PI: Illya Azaroff, Co-PIs: Jinwon Kim & Gerarda Shields) Award # 2047236, $50,000

2021   “COVID-19 in New York City: Social Disease and Policy Implications” with Jaehyung Kim (Korea National Open University), Seoul Institute & Seoul National University Asia Center, South Korea (research funds), approximately $4,000

2016   International Research Grant, Chonbuk National University, South Korea (with Dr. Meebae Lee, a musicologist at CNU), approximately $10,000

2014    Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop Fellowship

Internal Sources

2024 “From Chinatown to Koreatown: Spatial Boundaries and Intraethnic and Interethnic Relations in Flushing, Queens” 2024 Interdisciplinary Research Grant: Engaged Public Impact Research in Urban Environments, CUNY Office of Research ($45,350)

2023    “New Black-Korean Relations, Conflicts, and Solidarity in an Era of Global Media.” PSC-CUNY Research Awards (Traditional B)  (Cycle 54, #TRADB-54-138), $6,000

2023   Gittell Collective Public Scholar Book Writing Workshop Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (stipend for reviewers)

2023   Faculty Fellowship Publication Program, CUNY University Human Resources (a course release)

2022  The William Stewart Travel Awards, CUNY Academy for the Humanities and Sciences ($300)

2021 “New Trend, Old Racism: How K-pop Perpetuates American Ethnoracial Hierarchies.” PSC-CUNY Research Award (Cycle 52, #64092-00 52), CUNY Research Foundation, $3,500

2020 “The Koreatown in Manhattan: Branding Korea and Marketing Ethnicity in the Global Economy,” PSC-CUNY Research Award (Cycle 51, # 63067-00 51), CUNY Research Foundation, $3,500

2020  Open Educational Resources (OER) Fellowship, New York City College of Technology, CUNY

2019  Conference Travel Grant, Hamilton College

2018  Conference Travel Grant, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

2017  Conference Travel Grant, Oberlin College

2016  H.H. Powers Grant, Oberlin College (International research funding)

2016  Quantitative Reasoning Fellowship, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY

2015  PSC/CUNY Adjunct Professional Development Grants

2014  Conference Presentation Support Fund, CUNY Graduate Center

2012- 2011 Writing Fellowship, Lehman College-CUNY

2011  Conference Presentation Support Fund, CUNY Graduate Center

2011  The Presidential Research Fund, CUNY Graduate Center

2009  Doctoral Student Research Grant Program, CUNY Graduate Center

2008-2011  Graduate Teaching Fellow, Department of Sociology, CUNY Queens College

2007-2012  Enhanced Chancellor’s Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center (five-year fellowship and stipend)

2007-2008 International Student Fellowship, CUNY Graduate Center

INVITED TALKS AND CONFERENCES 


Invited Talks

2023    “Koreatown in Manhattan: Branding Korea and Consuming Ethnicity in the Global Economy” Korean Studies Seminar, Columbia University, October 19

2022   “New trend, old racism: How Korean popular culture perpetuates American ethnoracial hierarchies.” University of Vermont, October 19.

2022   “New Trend, Old Racism : Negotiating New Forms of Interracial Relations in the Global Media” Racism Working Group, Korean Social History Association, June 25, 2022, Seoul

2022   “It Really Became About Us: Building a Sense of Community in K-pop and K-drama Fandom”, Expert Forum, American Studies Association of Korea, April 15, 2022. (online)

2021   “New trend, old racism: How K-pop perpetuates American ethnoracial hierarchies,” Guest lecture, Introduction to Sociology, KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), November 11 (online)

2020  “Transclave: nation branding, authenticity, and transnational consumerism in Koreatown, NY,” Korean Studies Colloquium, University of Pennsylvania, September 24. (online)

2020  “32nd Street: Then & Now.” The Korea Society, New York City, February 6 (in-person)

Conferences & Panels (Invited only)

2023    “Animated Minority: Black Characters and Legacies of Blackface in the Korean Entertainment Industry and Media.” Afro-Latinx-Queer-Korea-Asian in the Arts Symposium (ALQKAAS), Brooklyn College, April 22, 2023 (online)

2021  “New trend, old racism: How K-pop perpetuates American ethnoracial hierarchies.” The Korean Wave in North America (virtual conference), George Mason University, January 15 (online)

2020 “The Diversity Panel of the Fort Lee Community” Fort Lee Public Library, December 1 (online panel)

2020 “COVID-19 and Social Inequality in New York City,” The Formation and Prospect of Disaster Governance in the Era of COVID-19: International and Comparative Perspectives, Seoul National University Asia Center, South Korea, April 10  (online presentation in Korean)

2020  “Mapping the Ethnic Foodscape in Manhattan’s Koreatown” Social Science Colloquium, New York City College of Technology

CONFERENCES PRESENTATIONS (SELECTED)


2023   “Blackface in Korean Bodies: Black Characters and Legacies of Blackface in the Korean Entertainment Industry and Media” 2nd International Conference on Sociology of Korea (I-CSK), James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies, University of Pennsylvania, October 13

2023    “Animated Minority: Black Characters and Legacies of Blackface in the Korean Entertainment Industry and Media” The American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, August 21

2022  “It Really Became About Us: Building a Sense of Community in K-pop and K-drama Fandom.” The American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, LA, August 9

2022  “New trend, old racism: How K-pop perpetuates American ethnoracial hierarchies,” The Association for Asian Studies, Honolulu, March 26

2019  “Transclave: authenticity and ethnicity in the marketplace” American Association of Geographers, Washington D.C. April 8

2018  “K-Classic as Soft Power?: classical musicians as artistic ambassadors” (with Meebae Lee), American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, August 12

2018  “Hallyu and Korean America: Transnational Connections through Cultural Consumption,” Association of Asian American Studies Annual Meeting, San Francisco, March 29

2017  “K-Classic as Soft Power?: Classical musicians as artistic ambassadors” (with Meebae Lee), Branding ‘Western Music’ Conference, Bern, Switzerland, September 2017

2017  “Manhattan’s Koreatown as a Transclave: The emergence of the new ethnic enclave in a global city,” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Montreal, CA. August 14.

2017  “From nation building to nation branding: Economic restructuring through soft power in the post-97’s crisis.” Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada. March 17

2016  “Korean Food Goes Global?: How the Korean Government and New York Entrepreneurs Participate in Nation Branding” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Seattle. August 21.

2015  “Manhattan’s Koreatown as a Transclave: The role of Korean government in an era of global competition” Association of Asian American Studies Annual Meeting, Chicago/Evanston, April 2015

2014  “From Nation Building to Nation Branding: Economic Restructuring through Soft Power in South Korea post-1997” American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco. August 17.

2014  “Branding Korea or Marketing Ethnic Identity: Koreatown as an ‘Ethnic Transclave’ in the Global Economy” American Sociological Association section on Consumers & Consumption mini-conference, Berkeley. August 15.

2014  “Toward a New Ethnic Enclave: Producing Manhattan’s Koreatown as a Transnational Consumption Space”, Eastern Sociological Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, February 2014.

2012  “Toward a New Ethnic Enclave: Producing Manhattan’s Koreatown as a Transnational Consumption Space”, Annual Conference for the Research Center for Korean Community at Queens College, New York. November 16.

2011  “Being a Korean, becoming a New Yorker: How young Koreans keep transnational ties through ethnic consumption in New York City”, American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Las Vegas. August 23.

COURSES DESIGNED AND TAUGHT


Consumer society and consumer culture, Urban Sociology, Global Cities, Sociology of Asian Americans, Ghettos and Ethnic Enclaves, Immigration, Ethnic Enclaves and Immigrant Communities, Sociology of Art and Culture, Research Method 1: Qualitative Sociology, Social Statistics 1, and Introduction to Sociology.

TEACHING POSITIONS


2018- 2019, Visiting Assistant Professor, Hamilton College

2017- 2018, Visiting Assistant Professor, Hobart and William Smith Colleges

2016-2017, Visiting Assistant Professor, Oberlin College

2013-2016, Adjunct Instructor, Behavioral Sciences and Human Services, Kingsborough Community College-CUNY

2015 Adjunct Instructor, Behavioral Sciences (Sociology), York College- CUNY

2014 – 2015 Adjunct Instructor, Sociology, Brooklyn College-CUNY

2013, 2011- 2012   Adjunct Instructor, Education and Language Acquisition, LaGuardia Community College-CUNY

2011- 2012  Adjunct Instructor, Sociology, Queens College-CUNY

2008-2011 Graduate Teaching Fellow (Instructor), Sociology, Queens College-CUNY

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE


Grant Review 

NSF Grant Review Panel

Journal Reviewer

City & Community; Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; Ethnicities; Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies; International Journal of Cultural Policy; Asian Ethnicity; International Migration Review; Urban Studies

Book Reviewer

Lexington Books

MEDIA


Interview with Chaeyeon Park. 2023. “Has Anything Changed?: The Mockeries of Southeast Asians in the Comedy Shows.” The Kyunghyang Shinmun, November 26, 2023 (in Korean)

Kim, Jinwon and Jaehyung Kim. 2020. “”We’ve observed how South Korea and the US have handled coronavirus — and the differences are clearThe Independent, March 19, 2020 (op-ed)

Interview with Wendy Lu, “Secrets of Koreatown: 32nd Street, New York, 11004” am New York, http://www.amny.com/secrets-of-new-york/secrets-of-koreatown-1.12035249

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