{"id":3104,"date":"2025-03-14T23:10:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T23:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/?page_id=3104"},"modified":"2026-04-27T16:40:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:40:56","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--intro-text align-center\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--intro-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Welcome\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The USC Korean Studies Institute (KSI) celebrates its 30th anniversary this year as a dynamic hub for interdisciplinary research and academic exchange in Korean studies at USC and beyond. The Institute supports research and teaching on globally relevant issues within the Korean context through its research-oriented initiatives and student-centered programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--two-column-ctas \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--two-column-ctas\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"group\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          The KSI Event Calendar\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <ul>\n                      <li>\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/calendar.usc.edu\/department\/korean_studies_institute_ksi\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about See our event schedule\"  \n>\n    See our event schedule \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" 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 <h3>The March First Symposium on History and Democracy<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/korean-language-literature-and-translation\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Korean Language, Literature, and Translation <\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/korean-media-and-performance-arts\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n            \n                                    <h3>Korean Media and Performing Arts<\/h3>\n                \n                \n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n                            <a 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American history, culture, and society under close faculty mentorship. During the fall semester, fellows are required to enroll in KSI 399 (#25813) for four units, a course structured as an honors thesis\u2013style seminar in Korean studies. In this seminar, students develop and refine a substantial research paper on the topic of their choice through guided instruction, peer workshop, and individualized feedback.<\/p>\n<p>In the spring semester, fellows continue revising their papers for presentation at the annual joint undergraduate research conference co-organized by KSI, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ii.umich.edu\/ncks\">Nam Center for Korean Studies<\/a>\u00a0at the University of Michigan, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/korea.sas.upenn.edu\/\">James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies<\/a>\u00a0at the University of Pennsylvania in the Spring semester. Alumni of the program have gone on to receive prestigious awards and fellowships, and many have successfully used their final papers for graduate school applications or journal publication.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, undergraduate fellows receive priority access to KSI events and may be invited to select reception dinners, thus benefiting from more intellectual and professional networking opportunities beyond the classroom. Students with strong intellectual curiosity about Korean studies who are seeking sustained, guided research and mentorship are especially encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/forms.gle\/peyhEofe9f2PnbyD9\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Link to Application\"  \n>\n    Link to Application \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/IMG_1106-768x768.jpeg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/IMG_1106-1280x1280.jpeg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/IMG_1106-768x768.jpeg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Event Spotlight<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Korean America and U.S-Korea Relations\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f557.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd57\" \/> Friday, April 17<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/> Tutor Campus Center 450<\/p>\n<p>We successfully hosted the Korean America and the US-Korea Relations Symposium on April 17, 2026. This symposium examined the historical and contemporary relationship between Korea and the United States, with particular attention to the Korean diaspora in Los Angeles. Korean migration to the United States began shortly after the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1882, and by the early twentieth century Korean communities had taken root in Hawai\u2019i and California. Korean Americans played a key role in the Korean independence movement during the period of Japanese colonial rule (1910-1945), and they contributed as activists and as soldiers to the U.S. military effort during WWII. Today, Korean Americans continue to shape political, economic, and cultural developments to both their ancestral land and their home country.<\/p>\n<p>Bringing together regional as well as national experts, this event illuminated a more nuanced understanding of the place of Korean Americans within the interwoven histories of the two nations, in the process also deepening our knowledge of national histories themselves. Along with scholarly panels, the symposium featured a roundtable of youth activists from Los Angeles\u2019s Korean American community, seeking to identify policy concerns and future directions in light of both history and current conditions. You can see the full program here\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/04\/Combined_Korean-America.pdf\">Link to the program<\/a>. Also see the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/04\/2026-USC-Symposium_Abstracts.pdf\">updated abstracts<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/04\/2026-USC-Symposium-Bios_04102026.pdf\">participant bios.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This symposium was organized by USC\u2019s Korean Studies Institute and sponsored by the Korea Foundation, UCLA&#8217;s Center for Korean Studies, and USC Libraries Korean Heritage Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/Page-1-cropped-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/Page-1-cropped-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/Page-1-cropped-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Event Spotlight<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Traditions of East Asian Typography Conference\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">The Conference on Traditions of East Asian Typography was held on March 6, 2026, at the University of Southern California. The conference investigated the autochthonous traditions of movable type in East Asia before the arrival of Western letterpress and lithography in the late nineteenth century. Woodblock was the dominant and preferred method of printing in East Asia up until the nineteenth century. By contrast, East Asia\u2019s home-grown typographic traditions often seem like an afterthought, an eccentricity, or an abandoned experiment that failed to match the Gutenberg revolution. Yet, typography was never entirely discontinued, and diverse actors utilized movable type at particular times, in specific places, or for certain objectives, often in direct competition with xylography. The conference interrogated these traditions as distinct technological systems, explore their possible mutual interactions, and to push the English language scholarship on East Asian typography, and East Asian book history more broadly, in new directions<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/east-asian-typography\/call-for-papers-eat\/\n    aria-label=\"Read more about Link for more information \"  \n>\n    Link for more information  \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/East-Asian-Typography-CFP-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/East-Asian-Typography-CFP-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/09\/East-Asian-Typography-CFP-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text text-right\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260306_034211879-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260306_034211879-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260306_034211879-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/03\/PXL_20260306_034211879-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Event spotlight<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          K-Pops!: A Conversation with Anderson.Paak and Khaila Amazan\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>USC Annenberg and the USC Korean Studies Institute hosted an engaging conversation featuring <em>K-Pops!<\/em> star, director, and writer Anderson .Paak and his co-writer Khaila Amazan on March 5th. The event was organized and moderated by USC Annenberg Clinical Associate Professor Hye Jin Lee.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion focused on exploring the development of the film, .Paak\u2019s journey as a filmmaker, the use of K-pop as a cinematic device, his collaboration with K-pop artists, and broader themes of racial identity and music\u2019s power to connect generations and cultures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=idqmEVQIVaY\">\u2018K-Pops!<\/a>\u2019 is a family comedy that centers on a struggling Los Angeles musician who moves to South Korea in hopes of revising his career by joining a K-pop band and competing in a television music competition, only to discover that his long-lost son is on the verge of becoming a K-pop superstar. Rather than using his connection to his son as another opportunity for fame, he ultimately chooses to embrace his role as a father as they grow closer together.<\/p>\n<p>Starring Anderson .Paak, Jee Young Han, Jonnie \u201cDumbfoundead\u201d Park, Soul Rasheed, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Kevin Woo, the film premiered at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival and is currently in theaters.U<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Event Spotlight<\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Technoscience, Gender, and Cultural Transformations\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>February 13-14, 2026<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"emoji\" role=\"img\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/16.0.1\/svg\/1f4cd.svg\" alt=\"\ud83d\udccd\" \/> Rosen Family Screening Room (TCC 227), Tutor Campus Center, USC Parkside Campus<\/p>\n<p>KSI successfully hosted the Conference on Technoscience, Gender and Cultural Transformations in Korea.\u00a0 This international conference advanced the growing interdisciplinary field of cultural studies of science and technology in Korea by examining the dynamic intersections of technoscience, gender, and culture. Notably, the number of South Korean women in STEM fields has more than tripled since the 1990s, a trend that underscores women\u2019s expanding roles beyond traditional STEM careers, spanning science fiction writing, science communication, and other technology-based cultural innovations. The conference fostered dialogue across disciplines and methodologies to deepen our insights into both the gendered impacts of contemporary technoscientific developments and the ways in which embodied perspectives inform technoscientific practices and cultural imaginaries. See the presenters&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/02\/2026-TGC-Conference-Bios.pdf\">bios<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/02\/2026-TGC-Conference-Abstracts.pdf\">abstracts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Co-sponsored by the Northeast Asia Council of the Association for Asian Studies; the Korea Foundation; USC Libraries; USC\u2019s Center for Feminist Research; the Center for International Studies; and the Office of the Divisional Dean of Social Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/02\/TGC-Conference-Program_2026.pdf\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about See the full program\"  \n>\n    See the full program \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#000\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n          <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/02\/0113_web-768x768.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/02\/0113_web-1280x1280.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2026\/02\/0113_web-768x768.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 50vw, (min-width:768px) 100vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n  <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--full-width-image-and-text text-right\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--full-width-image-and-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"image-container\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251008_0314303552-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251008_0314303552-1920x1080.jpg 1920w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251008_0314303552-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/11\/PXL_20251008_0314303552-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  role=\"none\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--eyebrow\">\n\n    \n  <span>Faculty News <\/span>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Congratulations to Professor Esther K. Chae and the Production Team of Nickelodeon\u2019s Wylde Pak for Its Nomination for the 2026 Children\u2019s &#038; Family Emmy Awards!\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <blockquote>\n<div>\n<p data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">On October 7, 2025, the\u00a0USC Korean Studies Institute\u00a0hosted a screening of\u00a0<em>Wylde Pak<\/em>, Nickelodeon\u2019s 2D-animated series about a blended, multigenerational Korean American family. The event was followed by a conversation with members of the creative team, including creators and executive producers Paul Watling and Kyle Marshall.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Au9KBwoARyM\">Check out the event highlight video!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Professor\u00a0Esther K. Chae\u00a0of USC\u2019s School of Dramatic Arts served as the show\u2019s\u00a0Korean Cultural Consultant, collaborating with the team to ensure cultural veracity throughout the entire series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>KSI extends its warm\u00a0<span class=\"mark0dwbxojht uM2yb\" data-markjs=\"true\">congratulations<\/span>\u00a0to Professor Chae and the entire\u00a0<i>Wylde Pak<\/i>\u00a0team on the show\u2019s nomination for a\u00a02026 Emmy Award in the category of Children\u2019s or Young Teen Animated Series.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n      <\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--spacer \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--spacer\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n  \n              \n    \n    \n        \n    \n    \n              \n    \n    \n        \n    \n  \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--interactive-content-pane \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--interactive-content-pane\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"left\">\n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Korean Studies Programs at USC\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n    <div class=\"pagination-wrapper\">\n      <ul class=\"interactive-content-pane-pagination\"><\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"right\">\n          <div class=\"swiper\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                KSI Undergraduate Fellows Program \n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The Korean Studies Institute (KSI) Undergraduate Fellows Program offers outstanding USC undergraduates <strong>the opportunity to<\/strong> <strong>conduct original research on Korean and Korean American history, culture, and society under close faculty mentorship. <\/strong>During the fall semester, fellows are required to enroll in <strong>KSI 399<\/strong> (#25813) for four units, a course structured as <strong>an honors thesis\u2013style seminar<\/strong> <strong>in Korean studies<\/strong>. In this seminar, students develop and refine a substantial research paper through guided instruction, peer workshop, and individualized feedback.<\/p>\n<p>In the spring semester, fellows continue revising their papers for<strong> presentation at the annual joint undergraduate research conference co-organized by KSI, the Nam Center for Korean Studies at the University of Michigan, and the James Joo-Jin Kim Center for Korean Studies at the University of Pennsylvania.<\/strong> Alumni of the program have gone on to receive prestigious awards and fellowships, and many have successfully used their final papers for graduate school applications or journal publication.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, undergraduate fellows receive priority access to KSI events and may be invited to select reception dinners, thus benefiting from intellectual and professional networking opportunities beyond the classroom. <strong> Students with strong intellectual curiosity about Korean studies who are seeking sustained, guided research and mentorship<\/strong> are especially encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                          \n  \n                              <ul>\n                                            <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/undergraduate\/ksi-undergraduate-fellows-program\/\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Learn More\"  \n>\n    Learn More \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li>\n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a \n  class=\"link\"\n  href= https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ksi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/87\/2025\/04\/KSI-Undergraduate-Fellows.jpg\n  target=\"_blank\"  aria-label=\"Read more about See the Flyer\"  \n>\n    See the Flyer \n  <svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewBox=\"0 0 35 35\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 35 35\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><polygon fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" fill=\"#FC0\" points=\"19.3,27.5 29.3,17.5,19.3,7.5 16.3,10.4 21.4,15.4 6.7,15.4 6.7,19.6 21.4,19.6 16.3,24.6 \"\/><\/svg>\n<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n                          <\/div>\n                      <div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n              <h3 class=\"pane-title\">\n                East Asian Languages and Cultures: Majors and Minors \n              <\/h3>\n                                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The core requirements for the EALC major and minor allow students flexibility in designing their own course of study. 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