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Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

Graduate Students

Jiwoong Choi

Jiwoong Choi

Ph.D. Student
Caitlyn Chung

Caitlyn Chung

Ph.D. Student
Nicholas Fernacz

Nicholas Fernacz

Ph.D. Student
Xiangyi(Louis) Hou

Xiangyi(Louis) Hou

Ph.D. Student
Jaewuk Kim

Jaewuk Kim

Ph.D. Student
Yuen Yi Katherine Lam

Yuen Yi Katherine Lam

Ph.D. Student
Hyejoo Lee

Hyejoo Lee

Ph.D. Student
Pauline Meklalit

Pauline Meklalit

Ph.D. Student
Lillian Ngan

Lillian Ngan

Ph.D. Student
Sayo Sakamoto

Sayo Sakamoto

Ph.D. Student
Tian Jing Teh

Tian Jing Teh

Ph.D. Student
Di Wang

Di Wang

Ph.D. Student
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Contact

Faculty

Department of East Asian
Languages & Cultures

(213) 740-3707

ealc@usc.edu

Department Chair
Youngmin Choe
youngmij@usc.edu 

Director of Undergraduate Studies
Jenny Chio
jchio@usc.edu 

Director of Graduate Studies
Brian Bernards
bernards@usc.edu

Director of Chinese
Language Program
Hsiao-Yun Liao
hsiaolia@usc.edu

Director of Japanese
Language Program
Maki Irie
mirie@usc.edu

Director of Korean
Language Program
Seojin Park
seojinp@usc.edu

Undergraduate Advisor Dornsife
First-Year Advising
fya@dornsife.usc.edu

2nd – 4th Year Advising
https://dornsife.usc.edu/advising/

Graduate Advisor
Katlin Lam
 lamkaitl@usc.edu