Jinsuk Bae

Jinsuk Bae

HK Research Professor

Migration, Diaspora, Multiculturalism

Personal Profile

  • Mobility Humanities, Editorial Assistant (2022.01~)
  • Academy of Mobility Humanities, HK Research Professor (2020.04 ~)
  • Secretary of Research/Editorial Secretary, Association for the Studies of Koreans Abroad (2015.01~ )
  • General Secretary, Korean Society for Literature and Religion (2015.08. ~ 2016.07)
  • Secretary of Research, American Studies Association of Korea (2014.01. ~ 2017.12)
  • Research Professor, Institute of American Studies, Sogang Univ. (2016.09. ~ 2017.08)
  • Research Professor, Asiatic Research Institute, Korea Univ. (2013.12. ~ 2015.11)
  • Immigration Advocacy Policy Intern, New York Immigration Coalition (2009.12. ~ 2010.06)

Research Outputs

  • “Diversification of Korean Americans and Digital Diaspora: Online Community Activities of Parents with Half Korean Children”, Contemporary Society and Multiculture, Vol. 13, No. 1. 2023.
  • “Ethics of Korean International Adoptees’ Utilization of Cyberspace and DNA Technology”, Interdisciplinary Studies of Literature, Vol.6, No.4, 2022.
  • “Diaspora, Mobility, and Food Culture:Continuity and Change in Dietary Habits and Foodways among Korean Return Migrants from Latin America,” OMNES: The Journal of Multicultural Society 11(2), 2021.
  • “Remigration as a Strategy for Maximizing Mobility: The Relocation of Korean Ex-miners from Germany to Canada and Their Contributions to the Korean Canadian Community,” Multiculture & Peace 15(1), 2021.
  • “Online Community Activities among Mixed-Race Koreans in the U.S.: Focusing on the “HalfKorean.com” Facebook Group,” Journal of Diaspora Studies 14(2), 2020.
  • “Transnational Student Mobility: Educational and Social Experiences of Mixed-Race Koreans in Seoul,” Multiculture & Peace 14(2), 2020.
  • “Korean Ex-Miners’ Contributions to the Formation and Development of Korean American Communities in the Chicago and Los Angeles Areas,” Multiculture & Peace 13(3), 2019.​
  • “A Study of Korean Ex-Miners’ Re-migration to the U.S. and Their Occupational Changes,” Multi-Cultural Contents Studies 32, 2019.
  • “Inheritance and Spread of Transnational History and Culture: Korean Americans’ Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of March 1st Korean Independence Movement and the Establishment of the Korean Provisional Government,” Studies of Koreans Abroad 49, 2019.
  • “Examining the Experiences of Korean Student Returnees from Latin America: Legal Aspects,” Multiculture & Peace 12(2), 2018.
  • “A Study of Social Networks among Korean Student Return Migrants from Latin America,” Journal of DIASPORA Studies 12(1), 2018.
  • “Acquiring Higher Education Credentials at Home: Korean Student Return Migrants from Latin America,” Multi-Cultural Contents Studies 27, 2018.
  • “Arriving with Machines, Skills, and Transnational Networks: Korean Immigrants’ Involvement in the Garment Industry in Latin America,” OMNES: The Journal of Multicultural Society 8(1), 2017.
  • “Cross-country Occupational Continuity and Changes: Korean Remigrants in New York Garment-related Businesses,” Journal of British and American Studies 40, 2017.
  • “Religious Interactions in Multiethnic New York: Korean Christians’ Outreach to Latino Immigrants,” Literature and Religion 21(2), 2016.
  • “Moving and Gathering through Religion: Transnational Connections among the Korean Diaspora from Latin America,” Journal of British and American Studies 35, 2015.
  • “Secondary Migration and Workplace Language Use among Korean Immigrants from Latin America,” Multi-Cultural Contents Studies 20, 2015.
  • “South Korean Nationals’ Perceptions of Overseas Koreans: The Effects of National Consciousness, Multicultural Acceptance, and Contact Experience,” The Korean Journal of Unification Affairs 27(1), 2015.
  • “New York Koreans from Latin America: Education, Family, and Class Mobility,” Journal of British and American Studies 30, 2014.

  • Mobility, Ethos, Common Culture, Seoul: LP, 2023.
  • Korean Immigrants from Latin America: Fitting into Multiethnic New York, Lanham: Lexington Books, 2021.
  • Mobility Life World Studies: Technology, Urban Space, Community, Seoul: LP, 2021.
  • Newcomers and Global Migration in Contemporary South Korea, Lanham: Lexington Books, 2020.
  • A Study on Legislation Related to Multiple Nationality (including Congenital Multiple Nationality): Focusing on Legislative Improvement Plans, Jeju: Overseas Koreans Foundation, 2019.