With more than forty faculty members offering courses or conducting research related to Korea, the Center has, by far, the greatest number of scholars of any such institution in the United States. Our resources for scholarship on Korea also rank in the upper echelon of academic institutions throughout the world. Courses relating to Korea in fields such as anthropology, Asian studies, business, communication, dance, economics, history, journalism, language, law, linguistics, literature, music, political science, social work, and sociology are regularly offered. With its dedicated faculty and staff, and its many Korea-related activities, the Center for Korean Studies offers a rich opportunity for those interested in the study of Korea.
Listed below are the faculty members of CKS, both past and present, who has helped the center become what it is today. To read more about them, please visit our CKS Faculty page.
Full Members
![Allen_Chizuko Allen_Chizuko](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Allen_Chizuko-e1639685076166.jpg)
Chizuko T. Allen
![Bae_Christopher Bae_Christopher](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Bae_Christopher-e1639685320160.jpg)
Christopher J. Bae
![image003 Tae-Ung Baik](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image003-e1639687211671.jpg)
Tae-Ung Baik
![image004 Sang Yee Cheon](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image004-e1639687900368.jpg)
Sang Yee Cheon
![image005 image005](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image005-e1639688010718.jpg)
Han-Byul Chung
![image006 Cheehyung Harrison Kim](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image006-e1639688094508.jpg)
Cheehyung Harrison Kim
![image007 image007](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image007-e1639688138877.jpg)
Karl E. Kim
![image008 image008](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image008-e1639688350100.jpg)
Mary Shin Kim
![image009 image009](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image009-e1639688449509.jpg)
Min-Sun Kim
![image010 image010](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image010-e1639688485608.jpg)
Yung-Hee Kim
![image011 image011](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image011-e1639688521892.jpg)
David Krolikoski
![image012 image012](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image012-e1639688591445.jpg)
Byong Won Lee
![image013 image013](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image013-e1639688640971.jpg)
Hye-ryeon Lee
![image014 image014](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image014-e1639688682236.jpg)
Sang-Hyop Lee
![image015 image015](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image015-e1639685360216.jpg)
Yean Ju Lee
![image016 image016](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image016-e1639685431640.jpg)
William O'Grady
![image030 image030](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image030-e1639687262688.jpg)
Thomas A. Osborne
![image018 image018](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image018-e1639685543932.jpg)
Hyoung-June Park
![image019 image019](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image019-e1639685635666.jpg)
Mee-Jeong Park
![image020 image020](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image020-e1639685682642.jpg)
Young-a Park
![image021 image021](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image021-e1639685756467.jpg)
S. Ghon Rhee
![image022 image022](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image022-e1639685824372.jpg)
R. Anderson Sutton
![image031 image031](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image031-e1639687279899.jpg)
Donald R. Womack
![image023 image023](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image023-e1639686061355.jpg)
Myungji Yang
To read more about our full contributing members, please visit our CKS Faculty page.
Associate Members
![image024 image024](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image024-e1639686567711.jpg)
Sun-Ki Chai
![Erica Chang Erica Chang](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Erica-Chang-e1639769632375.jpg)
Erica Soonyoung Chang
![image025 image025](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image025-e1639686892707.jpg)
Sumi Chang
![image026 image026](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image026-e1639686943361.jpg)
Andre Haag
![image027 image027](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image027-e1639687041137.jpg)
Seunghye Hong
![image028 image028](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image028-e1639687118455.jpg)
Ji Young Kim
![image029 image029](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image029-e1639687160612.jpg)
Hye Seung Lee
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To read more about our contributing associate members, please visit our CKS Faculty page.
Community Associate Members
![image032 image032](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image032-e1639687323814.jpg)
Karl Moskowitz
![image033 image033](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image033-e1639687364933.jpg)
Duk Hee Murabayashi
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To read more about our contributing community associate members, please visit our CKS Faculty page.
Retired Members
![image034 image034](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image034-e1639687411626.jpg)
Minja Kim Choe
![Yongho Choe Yongho Choe](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Yongho-Choe-e1639705222441.jpg)
Yong-ho Ch'oe
![Hugh W Kang Hugh W Kang](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Hugh-W-Kang-e1639706374973.jpg)
Hugh H.W. Kang
![cropped-tile001.png https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-tile001.png](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/cropped-tile001-150x150.png)
Joung-Im Kim
![image035 image035](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image035-e1639687456523.jpg)
Hagen Koo
![image036 image036](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image036-e1639687546748.jpg)
Frederick Lau
![dongjae lee dongjae lee](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/dongjae-lee-e1639706325642.png)
Dong Jae Lee
![image017 image017](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image017-e1639685495156.jpg)
Gary Yong Gi Pak
![MW-mp-071713-NedShultz MW-mp-071713-NedShultz](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/MW-mp-071713-NedShultz-e1639706740673.jpg)
Edward J. Shultz
![image039 image039](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image039-e1639687680287.jpg)
Ho-min Sohn
![image040 image040](https://manoa.hawaii.edu/koreanstudies/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/image040-e1639687722541.jpg)
Judy Van Zile
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To read more about our members, please visit our CKS Faculty page.