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; Sociology of Consumption; Immigration; Qualitative Research Method.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATION
Books
Kim, Jinwon, and Soo Mee Kim, Stephen Suh. 2020. Koreatowns: Exploring the Economics, Politics, and Identities of Korean Spatial Formation (Edited volume; ISBN/9781498584524)
A co-editor and (co)author of two chapters, “Introduction” and “Transnational Entrepreneurship in Manhattan’s Koreatown”
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 and Jaehyung Kim. 2022. “COVID-19 in New York City: Policy Implications.” COVID 19 and Global Cities: Comparative Perspectives (in Korean)
Kim, Jinwon, Soo Mee Kim, and Stephen Suh. 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.” Companion to Korean American Studies. Edited by Rachael Joo and Shelley Lee. Brill Publishers. Netherland: 207-230
PEER-REVIEWED ARTICLES UNDER REVIEW
Journal Articles
Not available for the public.
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Books in Preparation
The Koreatown in Manhattan: Branding Korea and Marketing Ethnicity in the Global Economy (The draft completed: the second revision in progress. Plan to send it for review in summer of 2022)
New Trend, Old Racism: Global Racism and Anti-Blackness in Korean Communities, South Korea and the U.S. (Preliminary research completed: In-depth interviews in progress — 68 in-depth interviews completed)
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- Two articles & a monograph are expected from this book project
OTHER PUBLICATION
Book Reviews
Jinwon Kim. 2019. “Book Review: Contested Embrace.” 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
2021 “The Lily Pad Neighborhood Mobility Hub Planning and Feasibility Study,” NSF SCC-CIVIC-PG Track A (PI- Illya Azaroff, Co-PIs Gerarda Shields & Jinwon Kim) Award # 2047236
2021 “COVID-19 in New York City: Social Disease and Policy Implications” with Jaehyung Kim (Korea National Open University), Research Foundation, Small research fund for an edited volume, Seoul Institute & Seoul National University Asia Center, South Korea
2014 Social Science Research Council (SSRC) Korean Studies Dissertation Workshop Fellowship
Internal Sources
2021 “New Trend, Old Racism: How K-pop Perpetuates American Ethnoracial Hierarchies.” PSC-CUNY Research Award (Cycle 52, #64092-00 52), CUNY
2020 “The Koreatown in Manhattan: Branding Korea and Marketing Ethnicity in the Global Economy,” PSC-CUNY Research Award (Cycle 51), CUNY Research Foundation (# 63067-00 51)
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 Research Grant, Chonbuk National University (with Dr. Meebae Lee, a musicologist)
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
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
Sociology of Race and Ethnicity; Ethnicities; Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies; International Journal of Cultural Policy; Asian Ethnicity; International Migration Review
Book Reviewer
Lexington Books
