I went to the Ewha International Summer College (EISC) with the main goal of improving my Korean language skills. I left feeling culturally enriched, with a much greater understanding of the Korean and Korean American communities, and with friends from across the globe.

When I arrived on campus, I was greeted by my roommate from the Netherlands, and we instantly bonded over comparisons between our home countries, cultures, and...

Thanks to the unparalleled financial support from Harvard’s centers, Korea Institute in particular, I was able to conduct fieldwork for my senior thesis this past summer. The generous funding from Korea Institute specifically enabled me to travel to Korea and base in Seoul for two months, having covered living expenses and the cost of site visits.

My tentative research question of how Vietnamese migrant divorcees in Korea...

The past eight weeks have been a whirlwind of personal growth, cultural immersion, and unforgettable experiences that I am incredibly grateful for!

The opportunity to study abroad has always been a dream of mine. This summer, that dream became a reality as I found myself in the heart of Seoul, South Korea, exploring, learning, and forging lifelong friendships. What I had initially believed to be primarily an academic pursuit quickly transformed into a profound connection with people, places, and a culture I would have otherwise never experienced!

One of the two courses I...

Ethnographic Exploration of the Right to be Forgotten in South Korea

With the increasing awareness of unwanted online exposure and the advancement in AI technology, data privacy and management have become the critical contemporary issue, intertwined with sociocultural, political, and legal transformations. The South Korean government’s initiative to establish legal and institutional ground for “the right to be forgotten” by 2024 further highlights the...