Mark Chung

Mark is a PhD student at UH Mānoa’s American Studies department, with focuses on trans-Pacific cultural exchange, Third World Studies, and diasporic studies. Mark graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in Asian and Pacific History, where he studied the role of transnational intimacies in the formation of the 1980’s South Korean minjung movement.

Mark’s research aims to better understand decolonial movements as a transnational phenomenon and unpack the tensions that exist between settler colonial rhetorics and liberatory movements in the diaspora. His academic work has led him to work for organizations including OCA–Asian Pacific Advocates and the Native Hawaiian Legal Corporation, along with learning ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi and Te Reo Māori.

Mark is honored to be joining UH Mānoa’s American Studies department, where he hopes to continue to grow as an Asian American Studies scholar whilst actively engaging in efforts to uplift the lāhui. In his free time, Mark enjoys hiking, painting, and learning about the unique ecosystems of Hawaiʻi nei.