Sarah Park, Ph.D., M.S., M.A.

Assistant Professor

http:// sarahpark . com

spark (at) stkate (dot) edu

EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Professor, Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University, January 2009-current

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009

Dissertation “Representations of Transracial Korean Adoption in Children’s Literature”

Dr. Christine Jenkins, Dr. Betsy Hearne, Dr. Moon-Kie Jung, Dr. Eleana Kim

M.S. Library and Information Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2009

M.A. Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 2004

Thesis “Korean American Children’s Picture Books: Critical Analysis and Annotated Bibliography”

Dr. Clara M. Chu, Dr. Don Nakanishi, Dr. Virginia A. Walter

B.A. History and Asian American Studies, University of California, Los Angeles, 2002

SELECTED AWARDS

  • St. Catherine University Carol Easley Denny Faculty Research Grant, 2010
  • UIUC GSLIS Dissertation Completion Fellowship, 2007-2008
  • Honorable Mention for “All Look Same? Chinese and Korean Transracial/Transnational Adoption in American Children’s Books.” Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) Doctoral Student Poster Competition, 2008
  • Fulbright Research Grant Finalist, 2007

COURSES

Instructor, Storytelling for Adults and Children
Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University, Winter 2011

Instructor, Internet Fundamentals and Design
Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University, Winter 2011, Winter 2010, Winter 2009

Instructor, Introduction to Library and Information Science
Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University, Fall 2010, Fall 2009

Instructor, Library Materials for Children
Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University, Fall 2010, Fall 2009

Instructor, Social Justice in Children’s & Young Adult Literature
Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University, Summer 2010

Instructor, Library Materials for Young Adults
Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University, Winter 2010, Winter 2009

Instructor, Communication for Leadership
Master of Library and Information Science Program, St. Catherine University, Winter 2010

Teaching Assistant, Youth Services Librarianship
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UIUC, Fall 2008

Teaching Assistant, Libraries, Information and Society
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UIUC, Summer 2008

Instructor, Asian American Children’s Literature
Asian American Studies, UIUC, Spring 2006

Instructor, Social Justice in the Information Profession
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UIUC, Fall 2005

Teaching Assistant, History of Asian Americans
Asian American Studies, UCLA, Spring 2004

Reader, Korean American Experience
Asian American Studies, UCLA, Spring 2003

PUBLICATIONS

(under contract) Naidoo, Jamie and Park Sarah (eds). Sliding Doors in a Pluralistic Society: Critical Approaches to and Intercultural Perspectives on Diversity in Contemporary Literature for Children and Young Adults. ALA Editions.

Park, Sarah. “Ethnic Ambiguity and Transnational Adoptee Identities in Children’s Picture Books.” In Proceedings of the Second International Korean Adoption Studies Research Symposium, edited by Kim Park Nelson, Eleana Kim, Tobias Hübinette and Kim J. Seoul, Korea: International Korean Adoptee Associations, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Colonialism and War in Children’s Literature: Korea 1935-1953.” In An Invitation to Explore: New International Perspectives in Children’s Literature, edited by Laura Atkins, Nolan Dalrymple, Michele Gill and Liz Thiel, 115-127. Staffordshire, UK: Pied Piper Publishing, 2008.

Chu, Clara M., Rebecca Dean, and Sarah Park. “What about a Ph.D? APA LIS Doctoral Student Research, Experiences and Perspectives, Part I.” Asian/ Pacific American Librarians Association Newsletter 28, no. 1 (Winter 2008): 8-11.

Park, Sarah. Contributing writer to “Storytime.” Korean American Journal 19, no. 1 (January 2008): 78-79.

Park, Sarah. “‘I Flew to My Parents on a Spaceship’: Adopted Koreans in Children’s Picture Books.” In Proceedings of the First International Korean Adoption Studies Research Symposium, edited by Kim Park Nelson, Eleana Kim and Lene Myong Petersen, 165-183. Seoul, Korea: International Korean Adoptee Associations, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Book Reviews and Author Biographies: Caroline Hwang, Marie Lee, An Na, Frances Park, Ginger Park, Jane Jeong Trenka, David Yoo.” In Encyclopedia of American Ethnic Literature, 5 Volume Set, edited by Seiwoong Oh. Volume of Asian-American Literature. New York, NY: Facts on File, 2007.

Park, Sarah. Racist Stereotypes and Asian Americans: Yesterday, Today, and Not Forever. Public bulletin display at the Asian American Cultural Center, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign: 2007.

Park, Sarah.“Illustrating the Unspeakable: the Korean War and Family Separation in Children’s Books.” Society for the History and Childhood of Youth: SCHY Newsletter 9 (Winter 2007).       

Park, Sarah. “Mirrors.” The OAK: Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link Newsletter (Fall 2006).

Park, Sarah. “Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Bibliography” on Center for Children’s Books Website. Graduate School of Library and Information Science. 2005 and 2007.

INVITED PRESENTATIONS & WORKSHOPS

Park, Sarah. “Information Seeking Behaviors of Transnationally Adopted Koreans.” Information Seeking Behavior, Professor Joyce Yukawa, Master of Library and Information Science Program at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, April 10, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Representations of Transracial Korean Adoption in Children’s Books.” Children’s Literature, Professor Melanie Kimball, Library and Information Science, Yonsei University, Korea, August 12, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Korean Transracial Adoption: History, Issues & Representations.” Social Change in Modern Korea, Professor Paul Y. Chang, Underwood International College, Yonsei International Summer School, Yonsei University, Korea, July 29, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Asian American Studies Courses in College.” Parent Workshop, Kamp Kimchee, Brainerd, MN, July 14, 2010.

Park, Sarah. LIS representative on “Children’s Literature Career Panel.’” Children’s Literature and Media: Children’s Literature Association, Ypsilanti, MI, June 2010.

Park, Sarah. Panelist on Innovative Pedagogy Panel. Children’s Literature and Media: Children’s Literature Association, Ypsilanti, MI, June 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Representations of Transracial Korean Adoption in Children’s Books.” Literature in a Diverse Society, Professor Thomas Crisp. Childhood Education and Literacy Studies, University of South Florida, March 24, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Adoption: History, Advocacy and Social Justice.” Asian Women’s Association General Meeting. St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, March 18, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Information Seeking Behaviors of Transnationally Adopted Koreans.” Monday Night Community Gathering. Master of Library and Information Science Program at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, March 15, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Representations of Transracial Korean Adoption in Children’s Books.” SCU Scholars’ Circle at the Minneapolis Campus. St. Catherine University, Minneapolis, MN, March 11, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Representations of Transracial Korean Adoption in Children’s Books.” Intercultural Youth Literature, Professor Jamie Naidoo. School of Library & Information Studies, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, February 27, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Information Seeking Behaviors of Transnationally Adopted Koreans.” Information Seeking Behavior, Professor Joyce Yukawa, Master of Library and Information Science Program at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, February 27, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Representations of Transracial Korean Adoption in Children’s Books.” SCU Scholars’ Circle at the St. Paul Campus, St. Paul, MN, February 25, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Jane Addams Children’s Book Awards.” 8th Annual Booked For the Evening:  Children’s and Young Adult Literature Review. Alumnae Association at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, November 2, 2009.

Park, Sarah. “Mirroring Adoption: Illusions of Transracially Adopted Koreans in Children’s and Young Adult Literature.” Adoption in the American Heartland Speaker Series, Professor Kim Park Nelson. University of Minnesota, Moorhead, March 11, 2009.

Park, Sarah. “Mirroring Adoption: Illusions of Transracially Adopted Koreans in Children’s and Young Adult Literature.” Monday Night Community Gathering. Master of Library and Information Science Program at St. Catherine University, St. Paul, MN, February 23, 2009.

Park, Sarah. “Good Enough? Korean American Young Adult Literature.” Young Adult Literature, Instructor Loretta Gaffney. University of California, Los Angeles, CA, October 15, 2008.

Park, Sarah. “Intersectionality and Interdisciplinary: Information Studies and Studies of the ‘Other’.” iFutures: Systems, Selves, Society–Roundtable at iConference 2008.  University of California, Los Angeles, CA, February 29, 2008.

Park, Sarah. “Representations of Adopted Koreans in American Children’s Literature.” Andersen Library Research Forum, Social Welfare History Archives and the Children’s Literature Research Collection at the University of Minnesota Andersen Library, Minneapolis, MN, November 27, 2008.

Park, Sarah. “Imagining Adoption: Adopted Koreans in American and Korean Children’s Literature.” Children’s Literature, Dr. Ilgu Kim. English Literature and Languages at Hannam University, Daejeon, Korea, September 28, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Windows and Mirrors: The Asian Diaspora in the Asian/American Imagination.” Bibliotherapy, Hyunae Kim. Library and Information Science at Sookmyung Women’s University, Seoul, Korea, September 18, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Truth Be Told: Learning East Asian History through Children’s Literature.” Parent Workshop. Kamp Kimchee, Brainerd, MN, July 10, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “‘I Flew to My Parents on a Spaceship’: Adopted Koreans in Children’s Picture Books.” IMLS Project Athena Workshop. American Library Association, Washington, D.C., June 22, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Issues in Chinese American History and Chinese American Children’s Literature.” Parent Workshop. Illinois Chinese Adoptee Sibling Program at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, April 21, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Korean American Children’s Literature.” The Korean American Experience, Dr. Nancy Abelmann. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, April 17, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “4-29 in the Public and Private Spheres: The 1992 Los Angeles Riots.” Korean Culture Center at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, April 15, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Korean American Children’s Literature.” Literature and Resources for Young Adults, Instructor Loretta Gaffney. Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, February 21, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Korean American Children’s Literature.” Literature and Resources for Young Adults (LEEP), Instructor Anna Nielsen. Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, February 21, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Asian American Children’s Literature.” Asian American Popular Culture, Dr. Kent A. Ono. Asian American Studies at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, September 14, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “The Five Chinese Brothers: Orientalism and Children’s Literature.” Chinese American Experience, Instructor Shanshan Lan. Asian American Studies at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, September 13, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Doctoral Research in Children’s Literature.” Youth Services Meeting at the Center for Children’s Books. Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, September 11, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Networking and Mentoring: A Guide to Creating a Successful Graduate Studies Career.” Graduate Students of Color Welcome. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, September 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Issues in Korean American History and Korean American Children’s Literature.” Parent Workshop. Kamp Kimchee, Brainerd, MN, July 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Beyond the Library: Getting a Ph.D in LIS.” SILS Student Association. School of Information and Library Science at Pratt Institute School of Information and Library Science, New York, NY, April 18, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Diversity in Children’s Literature.” PULSE Knowledge Seminar. School of Information and Library Science at Pratt Institute, New York, NY, April 18, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Welcome Address.” Emerging Critical Scholarship on Asian Pacific American Issues: A Graduate Students Conference. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 3-4, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Transnational Adoption: Rethinking Asian America.” Emerging Critical Scholarship on Asian Pacific American Issues: A Graduate Students Conference. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 3-4, 2006.

Park, Sarah. Panelist, “Life After College: Pursuing Asian American Studies in Grad School.” East Coast Asian American Student Union Conference. Washington, D.C., February 19, 2006.

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Park, Sarah. “Mis/Understanding the ‘Angry Adoptee.’” Revolt, Rebellion, Protest: Change and Insurrection in Children’s Literature: Children’s Literature Association, Hollins, VA, June 23-25, 2011. 

Park, Sarah and Thomas Crisp, moderators. “Resisting ‘Americanization’ in Literature for Young People.” Revolt, Rebellion, Protest: Change and Insurrection in Children’s Literature: Children’s Literature Association, Hollins, VA, June 23-25, 2011.

Park, Sarah. “Diversifying the Academy: Going to Graduate School for Asian American Studies.” Midwest Asian American Student Union Conference. Minneapolis, MN, April 9, 2011.

Park, Sarah. “Picturing Adoption.” The Fifth Annual Conference of the Children’s Literature Symposium:Images and Illustrations in Children’s and Young Adult Literature, The University of South Florida Sarasota-Manatee, Florida, February 5, 2011.

Park, Sarah. “Redefining ‘Adoption Triad’: Three Categories of Korean Transracial Adoption on Children’s Literature.” InterCountry Adoption Summit, Ontario, Stratford, Canada, September 23-26, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Writing Children’s Stories about Adoption.” The Gathering, International Korean Adoptee Associations, Lotte Hotel, Seoul, Korea, August 4, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Adopted Koreans, Birth Searching, and Burdensome Barriers.’” Children’s Literature and Media: Children’s Literature Association, Ypsilanti, MI, June 2010.

Park, Julie and Sarah Park. “Diversifying the Academy: Going to Graduate School to be a Professor or Student Affairs Administrator.” Midwest Asian American Student Union Conference. Columbus, Ohio, April 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Adoption: History, Advocacy and Social Justice.” Midwest Asian American Student Union Conference. Columbus, Ohio, April 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Let’s Skype!” Youth Services Special Interest Group’s Program, “Inclusive Voices: Embracing Diversity in Youth Services”: Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, January 13, 2010.

Park, Sarah. “Transracially Adopted Koreans’ Information Seeking Behaviors, Needs and Resources.” Works-In-Progress Poster Session: Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference, January 12, 2010.

Park Sarah, Susan Griffith and Margaret Jensen.  “Bringing What is Hidden to Light: Jane Addams Award.” Children’s Books: Where Worlds Meets, 8th IBBY Regional Conference, St. Charles, IL, October 3, 2009.

Park, Sarah. “Redefining ‘Adoption Triad’: Three Categories of Korean Transracial Adoption on Children’s Literature.” The Best of Three: Children’s Literature Association, Charlotte, NC, June 12, 2009.

Park, Sarah. “All Look Same? Chinese and Korean Transracial/Transnational Adoption in American Children’s Books” (Doctorial Student Research Competition Honorable Mention). Doctoral Research Poster Session: Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference. Philadelphia, PA, January 9, 2008.

Park, Sarah. “Power and Privilege: American Children’s Books about Transracial Adoption from China and Korea to the U.S.” Power and Children’s Literature: Past, Present and Future, The 18th Biennial Congress of International Research Society for Children’s Literature, Kyoto, Japan, August 25-29, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “‘I Flew to My Parents on a Spaceship’: Adopted Koreans in Children’s Picture Books.” First International Korean Adoption Studies Research Symposium, International Korean Adoptee Associations Gathering. Seoul, Korea, July 31, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Truth Be Told: Multiple Versions of Japan’s Colonization of Korea.” Anniversaries, Histories, and Colonialisms: Children’s Literature Association. Newport News, VA, June 14-17, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Transracial Adoption in Children’s Literature.” Crosstown Connections: Asian American Urbanism and Interracial Encounters, Association for Asian American Studies Annual Meeting, New York, NY, April 4-8, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Perpetual Foreigner: Korean American Children in School Stories.” Immigration, Transnationalism, Diaspora: Issues for Asian/American Communities, Asian Pacific American Graduate Students Organization Conference. University of Illinois Chicago, March 16-17, 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Double Vision: Korean Adoptees in Children’s Literature.” Doctoral Research Poster Session: Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference. Seattle, WA, January 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Illustrating the Unspeakable: The Korean War and Family Separation in Children’s Books.” Works-In-Progress Poster Session: Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference. Seattle, WA, January 2007.

Park, Sarah. “Silence in Children’s Fiction: Memories of Korea, 1935-1953.” Modern Language Association Convention, Philadelphia, PA, December 29, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Double Vision: Korean Adoptees in Children’s Literature.” Research Forum. Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, December 6, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “My Family is Forever: Korean Adoptees, Family and Race.” Family, Youth, and Literature: Youth Literature Interest Group Allerton Conference. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, October 20-22, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Whiteout: The Transformation of Korean Adoptees in Children’s Fiction.” Transformations: Children’s Literature Association’s 33rd Annual Conference. Manhattan Beach, CA, June 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Colonialism and War in Children’s Literature: Remembering Korea 1935-1953.” The Child and the Book. Newcastle University, England, April 7-9, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Trauma in Children’s Fiction: Memoirs of Korea 1935-1953.” Bodies, Communities, Regions: Association for Asian American Studies Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, March 2006.

Park, Sarah. Roundtable participant, “Building Community and Scholarship: The Asian Pacific American Graduate Student Movement at UIUC.” Bodies, Communities, Regions: Association for Asian American Studies Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, March 2006.

2006 Mar. “‘We Can and Wish to Speak for Ourselves’ : Korean Adoptees in Children’s Literature”
Research Showcase Poster Session
Graduate School of Library and Information Science, UIUC

Park, Sarah. “‘We Can and Wish to Speak for Ourselves’: Korean Adoptees in Children’s Literature.” Research Showcase Poster Session. Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 2006.

Park, Sarah. “‘We Can and Wish to Speak for Ourselves’: Korean Adoptees in Children’s Literature.” Emerging Critical Scholarship on Asian Pacific American Issues: A Graduate Students Conference, Asian Pacific American Graduate Students Organization Conference.  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, March 3-4, 2006.

Park, Sarah. “The Search for Jane Jeong Trenka: The Portrayal of Korean Adoptees in Children’s Literature.” Works-in-Progress Poster Session: Association for Library and Information Science Education Annual Conference. San Antonio, TX, January 2006.

Park, Sarah. “Trauma in Children’s Fiction: Memoirs of Korea 1935-1953.” Libraries in Times of War, Revolution, and Social Change: Library History Seminar XI. Graduate School of Library and Information Science at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, October 2005.

Park, Sarah. “School Stories: The Lore of Korean American Students’ Experiences in Picture Books.” Globalization, Regionalism, and Identity: Association for Asian American Studies Annual Meeting. Los Angeles, CA, April 21, 2005.

Park, Sarah. “School Stories: The Lore of Korean American Students’ Experiences in Picture Books.” Activism, Ethnic Studies and Diaspora and Beyond: Commemorating the 1995 Hunger Strike for Asian American Studies at Northwestern University. Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, April 15, 2005.

Park, Sarah. “Breaking Through: Korean American Children’s Literature.” Manifold Destinies: 35 Years of Arts, Advocacy and the Academy, Association for Asian American Studies Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA, May 8, 2003.

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

St. Catherine University

  • Faculty advisor, MLIS Program American Library Association Student Chapter, 2011-current
  • Student Services Committee, MLIS Program, 2010-current
  • Convener, MSP Youth Literature Interest Group, 2009-current
  • Scholarship Committee, MLIS Program, 2009-current
  • Faculty Assessment Committee, MLIS Program, 2009-current
  • Syllabus Committee, MLIS Program, 2009-current
  • Faculty Co-Advisor,Asian Women’s Association, 2009-current
  • Advisory Council, MLIS Program, 2009-2010
  • Department Assessment Lead, 2009-2010

Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE)

  • Judge, Doctoral Poster Session, January 13, 2010
  • Member, ALISE/University of Washington Information School Youth Services Graduate Student Travel Award Committee, 2009

American Library Association (ALA)

Literary Awards Committees

Children’s Literature Association

  • Elected Member, Diversity Committee, 2010-current
  • Co-Convener, Diversity Panel, 2010-curre
  • Reviewer, Children’s Literature Association Quarterly

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

  • Mentor, Asian American Cultural Center Mentoring Program, 2005-2007
  • President, Asian Pacific American Graduate Students Organization, 2006-2007
  • Asian American Cultural Center Advisory Committee, 2005-2007
  • Designer, Bibliographies and Book Displays for the GSLIS Center for Children’s Books (Black History Month, President’s Day, Asian Pacific American Heritage Month), 2004-2007
  • Graduate Student Representative, Asian American Studies Program Assistant Director Search Committee, 2006
  • Co-Coordinator, Asian Pacific American Graduate Students Organization Conference, 2005-2006
  • Vice-President, Asian Pacific American Graduate Students Organization, 2005-2006

Reviewer, MELUS Journal

Planning Committee, Library and Information Science Organizations at the 2005 Association for Asian American Studies Conference, 2004-2005

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

International Board on Books for Young People, 2009-current

Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association, 2008-current

Children’s Literature Association, 2005-current

ALISE Youth Services Special Interest Group, 2005-current

Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom, 2005-current

Association for Library and Information Science Education, 2004-current

American Library Association, 2003-current

Ethnic Materials & Information Exchange Round Table, 2003-current

Association for Library Services to Children, 2003-current

Association of Asian American Studies, 2002-current

International Research Society for Children’s Literature, 2007-2008

UIUC Asian Pacific American Graduate Students Organization, 2004-2008

UIUC Youth Literature Interest Group, 2005-2007

Covenant Fellowship Church Graduate Bible Study, 2004-2007

UIUC Korean American Student Association, 2004-2007

Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, 2003-2006

UCLA Korean Graduate Student Association, 2003-2004

UCLA Asian American Studies Graduate Student Association, 2002-2004

Asian Professionals EXchange, 2002-2004

UCLA Han Ool Lim, Korean Culture Awareness Group, 2000-2003

Los Angeles Christian Presbyterian Church, 1999-2003

UCLA Korean Student Association, 1998-2002

UCLA Poong Mul / Sa Mul No Ri (Traditional Korean Drumming), 2001

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

Asian American Studies Courses in College
Youth Teacher, Kamp Kimchee, Brainerd, MN, July 14, 2010

International Korean Adoptee Associations Gathering 2007
Volunteer, Seoul, Korea, August 1-5, 2007

Contemporary Korean/Korean American Culture
Youth Teacher, Kamp Kimchee, Brainerd, MN, July 9-13, 2007

Contemporary Korean/Korean American Culture
Youth Teacher, Kamp Kimchee, Brainerd, MN, July 10-14, 2006

Chicago Kollaboration
Korean American Youth Talent Show, 2004-2005

Korean American Intercollegiate Network
National Chair, 2001-2002

Korean Culture Night
Finance Director, Screenwriter and Director, UCLA, 2000-2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Graduate Assistant, UIUC Asian American Studies Program, 2006-2007

Fellow, Project Athena: Spinning the Web of our Future, 2004-2006

Project Athena Outcomes Based Evaluation Workshop, Orlando, Florida, 2004

Research Assistant, UCLA Asian American Studies Program, Dr. Henry Yu, Asian Pacific American History Collective, 2001-2004

Receptionist and Amerasia Journal Database Editor, UCLA Asian American Studies Center Management, 2001-2002

STUDY PROGRAMS

Information Studies in the Republic of Korea
Study program at Ewha Womans University organized by Dr. Wooseob Jeong of the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee School of Information Studies, Summer 2006

Asian American/American Studies Travel Study Program
Study program at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa organized by the UCLA Asian American Studies Program, Summer 2000

OTHER FELLOWSHIPS, HONORS & AWARDS

  • UIUC GSLIS Conference Travel Award ($500 Association for Library and Information Science Education Conference), 2008
  • UIUC Outstanding Asian American Graduate Student Leader Award, 2007
  • UIUC GSLIS Reece Fund Award ($1,100 University of Minnesota Research Trip), 2007
  • UIUC GSLIS Lucile Huntington Wilkinson Fellowship Conference Travel Award ($1,000 IRSCL Conference Kyoto), 2007
  • Korean American Scholarship Foundation, 2007
  • IMLS Project Athena Professional Development Fellowship Travel (Association for Library and Information Science Education Conference), 2007
  • UIUC Susan Yung Maul Award for Outstanding Asian American Program/Event, 2006
  • UIUC GSLIS McAlister Travel Fellowship ($3,700 Korea Library and Information Science Study Abroad Program), 2006
  • UIUC GSLIS Lucile Huntington Wilkinson Fellowship Conference Travel Award ($1,000 The Child and the Book Conference Newcastle), 2006
  • IMLS Project Athena Professional Development Fellowship Travel (Association for Library and Information Science Education Conference), 2006
  • Korean American Scholarship Foundation, 2006
  • Korean Embassy Honor Scholarship, 2006
  • Institute of Museum and Library Science Project Athena Fellowship, 2004-2006
  • Korean Embassy Honor Scholarship, 2005
  • UIUC Asian American Leadership Award, 2005
  • IMLS Project Athena Professional Development Fellowship Travel ($370 American Library Association Conference), 2005
  • IMLS Project Athena Professional Development Fellowship Travel (Association for Library and Information Science Education Conference), 2005
  • IMLS Project Athena Professional Development Fellowship Travel ($1,080 East Coast Asian American Student Union Conference), 2005
  • UCLA Provost Honors List, 2001-2004
  • UCLA Dean’s List, 1999-2004
  • Kyunggi High School Alumnae Association Scholarship, 2001
Updated June 28, 2011