U.S. Race Relations and the Asian American Achievement Paradox.

Andrew Kim, PhD, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee at Knoxville 

Thursday, April 9, 2026 

4:30 PM- 6:00 PM (Pacific)

Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC), Room 515

1812 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97201

Trena Gillette Memorial Lecture (Title: TBA)

Seungkyung Kim, PhD, Korea Foundation Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures, Director of Institute for Korean Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Thursday, May 14, 2026 

4:00 PM- 5:30 PM (Pacific)- refreshment starts at 3pm

Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC), Room 515

1812 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97201

Late Industrialization, Tradition, and Social Change in South Korea

Yong-Chool Ha, PhD, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Social Science, University of Washington

Friday, May 29, 2026 

4:00 PM- 5:30 PM (Pacific)- refreshment starts at 3pm

Academic & Student Recreation Center (ASRC), Room 515

1812 SW 6th Ave, Portland, OR 97201