Our new think piece explores Taehanoegugin and how South Korean TV uses it to navigate ethnic nationalism while rebranding the nation as cosmopolitan. #Taehanoegugin #KoreanMedia
Read Min Joo Lee's think piece here: repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcont...

Our new photo essay, “Two Fates of the Statue of Peace,” examines South Korea’s “comfort women” memorial—its dual life as both a target of vandalism and a cherished symbol of care.
#SouthKorea #PublicArt
See Nogin Chung's powerful photo essay here: repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcont...

Our new book review explores June Hee Kwon’s "Borderland Dreams," capturing the multifaceted experiences of Korean Chinese workers caught between a post-socialist China and a neoliberal South Korea. #migration #China #SouthKorea
Read Xiaoying Jin's review here: repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcont...

How did an American mascot from 1908 become a beloved pop deity in Japan? M.W. Shores examines the fascinating transcultural journey of Billiken, a “good luck” novelty figure who was transformed into a quasi-religious icon in Osaka. repository.usfca.edu/cgi/viewcont... #Billiken, #Osaka

Academics & pundits once characterized East Asia as a place of over-population, while today the region is home to the lowest fertility rates in the world. Elizabeth LaCouture's article explores an unusual source for this population decline. repository.usfca.edu/asiapacificp...

Exciting news! Our special issue on demographic challenges in East Asia is now available! Read the latest research on the history of population control and contemporary demographic challenges facing East Asian nations today. Free and open access:
www.usfca.edu/center-for-a...
#demographicchallenges