Youngmin Choe
Department Chair
youngmij@usc.edu
Brian Bernards
Director of Graduate Studies
bernards@usc.edu
Kerim Yasar
Director of Undergraduate Studies
kyasar@usc.edu
Hsiao-Yun Liao
Director of Chinese Language Program
hsiaolia@usc.edu
Yuka Kumagai
Director of Japanese Language Program
kumagai@usc.edu
Seojin Park
Director of Korean Language Program
seojinp@usc.edu
Christine Shaw
Program Administrator
shawc@usc.edu
Julianne Vu
Program Specialist
juliannv@usc.edu
Dornsife First-Year Advising*
Grace Ford Salvatori (GFS) 320
fya@dornsife.usc.edu
*Advising for first-year EALC majors (Freshman, entry term Fall 2025 and Spring 2026)
Brianna Beltran
Undergraduate Student Advisor*
bnbeltra@usc.edu
*Advisor for continuing students (transfer, U2-U4) and EALC minors