Minwoo Jung
@minwoojung.bsky.social
Sociologist at Loyola University Chicago
Join us for a virtual conversation with ASA Human Rights Section Book Award winners, Chana Teeger and Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, on race, memory, and injustice. I’ll be moderating this discussion.
📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
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📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
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October 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Join us for a virtual conversation with ASA Human Rights Section Book Award winners, Chana Teeger and Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, on race, memory, and injustice. I’ll be moderating this discussion.
📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📅 November 19 (Wed) 10–11 AM CST / 4–5 PM GMT
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My PhD student Kajal Patel is recruiting interviewees for her dissertation research on the children of Gujarati immigrant families.
If you grew up helping in your family’s business, please share your stories with Kajal: 📧 klucpatel@gmail.com
My PhD student Kajal Patel is recruiting interviewees for her dissertation research on the children of Gujarati immigrant families.
If you grew up helping in your family’s business, please share your stories with Kajal: 📧 klucpatel@gmail.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Please spread the word! 📢
My PhD student Kajal Patel is recruiting interviewees for her dissertation research on the children of Gujarati immigrant families.
If you grew up helping in your family’s business, please share your stories with Kajal: 📧 klucpatel@gmail.com
My PhD student Kajal Patel is recruiting interviewees for her dissertation research on the children of Gujarati immigrant families.
If you grew up helping in your family’s business, please share your stories with Kajal: 📧 klucpatel@gmail.com
I’ll be visiting Budapest as a Junior Fellow at the IAS-CEU @iasceu.bsky.social during Fall 2025. I look forward to engaging with other fellows, visiting scholars, and artists in residence. Friends and colleagues passing through Eastern Europe are most welcome to connect.
October 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
I’ll be visiting Budapest as a Junior Fellow at the IAS-CEU @iasceu.bsky.social during Fall 2025. I look forward to engaging with other fellows, visiting scholars, and artists in residence. Friends and colleagues passing through Eastern Europe are most welcome to connect.
I’ll be giving talks both in Taipei and Seoul later this month. If anybody’s around, please feel free to come by and connect.
September 11, 2025 at 8:19 AM
I’ll be giving talks both in Taipei and Seoul later this month. If anybody’s around, please feel free to come by and connect.
The US military murders North Korean fishermen, while ICE violently arrests South Korean workers in Georgia. Abroad or at home, through military or immigration raids, against civilians or workers, North or South, US violence on Korea and the Korean diaspora continues, as it does on many others.
September 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
The US military murders North Korean fishermen, while ICE violently arrests South Korean workers in Georgia. Abroad or at home, through military or immigration raids, against civilians or workers, North or South, US violence on Korea and the Korean diaspora continues, as it does on many others.
Friends and colleagues in Chicago:
Sharing this call for book donations from local organizers raising funds for The Sameer Project and the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. They’re looking for clean, used (or new) books to sell at upcoming fundraisers.
Please consider donating if you can!
Sharing this call for book donations from local organizers raising funds for The Sameer Project and the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. They’re looking for clean, used (or new) books to sell at upcoming fundraisers.
Please consider donating if you can!
July 29, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Friends and colleagues in Chicago:
Sharing this call for book donations from local organizers raising funds for The Sameer Project and the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. They’re looking for clean, used (or new) books to sell at upcoming fundraisers.
Please consider donating if you can!
Sharing this call for book donations from local organizers raising funds for The Sameer Project and the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund. They’re looking for clean, used (or new) books to sell at upcoming fundraisers.
Please consider donating if you can!
The Migrant Workers Solidarity for Equality condemned the company and government, demanding urgent heatwave policies to protect vulnerable migrant workers. They stated, “In climate disasters, vulnerable groups suffer most. Migrant workers did not come to Korea to die. Migrant workers’ lives matter.”
July 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The Migrant Workers Solidarity for Equality condemned the company and government, demanding urgent heatwave policies to protect vulnerable migrant workers. They stated, “In climate disasters, vulnerable groups suffer most. Migrant workers did not come to Korea to die. Migrant workers’ lives matter.”
Labor unions condemned the negligence, discrimination, and lack of protection for migrant workers during the heatwave. They called for stronger enforcement of safety laws and an end to unfair treatment on worksites where migrant workers face harsh conditions.
July 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Labor unions condemned the negligence, discrimination, and lack of protection for migrant workers during the heatwave. They called for stronger enforcement of safety laws and an end to unfair treatment on worksites where migrant workers face harsh conditions.
At his funeral, only Vietnamese friends came. Neither the company nor officials paid respects. A few Buddhist monks visited and prayed for Long’s peaceful rebirth. His Vietnamese friends expressed deep fear that the same could happen to them.
July 9, 2025 at 5:56 PM
At his funeral, only Vietnamese friends came. Neither the company nor officials paid respects. A few Buddhist monks visited and prayed for Long’s peaceful rebirth. His Vietnamese friends expressed deep fear that the same could happen to them.
How ironic that the deeply homophobic government of my home country, South Korea, is sponsoring an international screening of a queer film—Love in the Big City (2024), based on Sang Young Park’s bestselling novel—as a representation of K-culture abroad. 🤷♂️
July 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
How ironic that the deeply homophobic government of my home country, South Korea, is sponsoring an international screening of a queer film—Love in the Big City (2024), based on Sang Young Park’s bestselling novel—as a representation of K-culture abroad. 🤷♂️
The executive director of Rainbow Action spoke: “The rainbow flag doesn’t belong to LGBTQ people alone. It’s a symbol of resistance against oppression and a beacon of hope for solidarity and liberation. Now we raise this flag in solidarity with the suffering and struggle for Palestinian liberation.”
June 20, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The executive director of Rainbow Action spoke: “The rainbow flag doesn’t belong to LGBTQ people alone. It’s a symbol of resistance against oppression and a beacon of hope for solidarity and liberation. Now we raise this flag in solidarity with the suffering and struggle for Palestinian liberation.”
For over 400 days, activists have held a one-person daily protest outside the Israeli embassy in Seoul, urging an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Korean arms sales. They also hold biweekly marches and this month launched a “No Pride in Genocide” campaign in solidarity with queer Palestinians.
June 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
For over 400 days, activists have held a one-person daily protest outside the Israeli embassy in Seoul, urging an end to Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Korean arms sales. They also hold biweekly marches and this month launched a “No Pride in Genocide” campaign in solidarity with queer Palestinians.
Teacher Ji Hye-bok has protested over 500 days for reinstatement after being dismissed for exposing sexual violence at her school. Her legal battle to invalidate her unfair transfer has now begun. Her stand highlights systemic failures protecting students and whistleblowers.
June 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Teacher Ji Hye-bok has protested over 500 days for reinstatement after being dismissed for exposing sexual violence at her school. Her legal battle to invalidate her unfair transfer has now begun. Her stand highlights systemic failures protecting students and whistleblowers.
In Gumi, worker Park Jeong-hye has protested on a factory rooftop for over 500 days, demanding fair employment after Japanese-owned Korea Optical High Tech laid off workers but kept production elsewhere. She leads a national petition calling for a parliamentary hearing on layoffs and job security.
June 6, 2025 at 3:07 PM
In Gumi, worker Park Jeong-hye has protested on a factory rooftop for over 500 days, demanding fair employment after Japanese-owned Korea Optical High Tech laid off workers but kept production elsewhere. She leads a national petition calling for a parliamentary hearing on layoffs and job security.
In this collective conversation at @sexandsexualities.bsky.social, Jyoti Puri, Sa’ed Atshan, Zine Magubane, and I discussed the intersections of empire, race, sexuality, and gender in history and in the present.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
May 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
In this collective conversation at @sexandsexualities.bsky.social, Jyoti Puri, Sa’ed Atshan, Zine Magubane, and I discussed the intersections of empire, race, sexuality, and gender in history and in the present.
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
doi.org/10.1177/3033...
In South Korea, the Seoul Queer Culture Festival Organizing Committee, along with university students, alums & citizens, condemns Ewha Womans University’s theater for canceling the Korean Queer Film Festival on religious grounds, calling it a discriminatory attack on queer visibility and expression.
May 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In South Korea, the Seoul Queer Culture Festival Organizing Committee, along with university students, alums & citizens, condemns Ewha Womans University’s theater for canceling the Korean Queer Film Festival on religious grounds, calling it a discriminatory attack on queer visibility and expression.
ILGA Asia issued an important statement against the ILGA World Board’s decision to lift the suspension of an Israeli member org, which was imposed due to widespread opposition to the org’s bid to host the ILGA World Conference in Tel Aviv and its silence amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
May 7, 2025 at 2:04 PM
ILGA Asia issued an important statement against the ILGA World Board’s decision to lift the suspension of an Israeli member org, which was imposed due to widespread opposition to the org’s bid to host the ILGA World Conference in Tel Aviv and its silence amid Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.
In response, a growing coalition of students, alumni, and citizens has called for Professor Kim’s resignation from the campaign, citing a serious breach of academic integrity, particularly troubling given his scholarship in civil society, political sociology, and immigration.
May 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
In response, a growing coalition of students, alumni, and citizens has called for Professor Kim’s resignation from the campaign, citing a serious breach of academic integrity, particularly troubling given his scholarship in civil society, political sociology, and immigration.
In June 2025, two Vietnamese women—both named Nguyễn Thị Thanh and survivors of massacres by South Korean troops—will visit South Korea. Despite deep trauma, they return with courage to continue their legal fight for transitional justice and to speak directly to Korean lawmakers and the public.
May 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
In June 2025, two Vietnamese women—both named Nguyễn Thị Thanh and survivors of massacres by South Korean troops—will visit South Korea. Despite deep trauma, they return with courage to continue their legal fight for transitional justice and to speak directly to Korean lawmakers and the public.
Please join the ASA Global/Transnational Section and UP Diliman for the virtual event, Decolonizing Sociology: Centering the Global South. Panelists will share their visions for decolonization led by the Global South.
May 2 (Fri), 9AM EST, 1PM GMT | Zoom: tinyurl.com/ASAGATSUP | PW: UPDiliman
May 2 (Fri), 9AM EST, 1PM GMT | Zoom: tinyurl.com/ASAGATSUP | PW: UPDiliman
April 29, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Please join the ASA Global/Transnational Section and UP Diliman for the virtual event, Decolonizing Sociology: Centering the Global South. Panelists will share their visions for decolonization led by the Global South.
May 2 (Fri), 9AM EST, 1PM GMT | Zoom: tinyurl.com/ASAGATSUP | PW: UPDiliman
May 2 (Fri), 9AM EST, 1PM GMT | Zoom: tinyurl.com/ASAGATSUP | PW: UPDiliman
Join us for a virtual conversation exploring global resistance to democratic backsliding. We’ll discuss how social movements are pushing back against right-wing regimes around the world, with a focus on immigration, higher eduction, and gender and reproductive justice. Register: bit.ly/CBSMevent
April 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
Join us for a virtual conversation exploring global resistance to democratic backsliding. We’ll discuss how social movements are pushing back against right-wing regimes around the world, with a focus on immigration, higher eduction, and gender and reproductive justice. Register: bit.ly/CBSMevent
However painful, spring does come.
April 23, 2025 at 10:33 PM
However painful, spring does come.
The article’s theoretical framework has completely shifted—from an ethnographic expansion of world society theory to a decolonial critique of cosmopolitanism—and has been shaped by my evolving understanding of, and relationship with, the field both within academia and in the activist world.
April 16, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The article’s theoretical framework has completely shifted—from an ethnographic expansion of world society theory to a decolonial critique of cosmopolitanism—and has been shaped by my evolving understanding of, and relationship with, the field both within academia and in the activist world.
It’s hard to keep up with anything these days, but I’m grateful that my new article, “Decolonizing the Global: Contested Cosmopolitanisms in Global Queer Activism,” is finally out—after seven rejections over eight years: doi.org/10.1111/1468...
April 16, 2025 at 3:19 PM
It’s hard to keep up with anything these days, but I’m grateful that my new article, “Decolonizing the Global: Contested Cosmopolitanisms in Global Queer Activism,” is finally out—after seven rejections over eight years: doi.org/10.1111/1468...
Join us on Friday for a special community screening of Until the Stones Speak 돌들이 말할 때까지, which follows the stories of five women who survived the Jeju April 3 Massacre and state violence during the Cold War. This event also commemorates other instances of state violence in South Korea.
April 9, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Join us on Friday for a special community screening of Until the Stones Speak 돌들이 말할 때까지, which follows the stories of five women who survived the Jeju April 3 Massacre and state violence during the Cold War. This event also commemorates other instances of state violence in South Korea.