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Edward T. Chang, professor of ethnic studies and founding director of the Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies at UC Riverside. He stands in front of the statue of Korean independence activists, Dosan Ahn Chang Ho in downtown Riverside on May 26, 2021. (UCR/Stan Lim)

Korean American history to become a traveling exhibition

UCR professor receives $850,000 Mellon Foundation grant to share history of American’s first Koreatown.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Social Science / Education
Pachappa Camp residents in front of Riverside citrus groves. Photo courtesy of the Korean American digital archive at USC.

‘Uncovering the buried past of early Korean American history’ in Riverside

The book ‘Pachappa Camp: The First Koreatown in the United States’ was published this week by Professor Edward T. Chang.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Social Science / Education

Graduation with a global perspective

An international education was key for these UCR students’ futures.
By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | | Students

Small slice of the American pie, big impact

An oral history project archives the experiences and contributions of more than 50 notable Korean Americans and counting
By Tess Eyrich | | Arts / Culture
UCR’s Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies was established seven years ago to enable high-level research on Korean American history and identity.

$370,000 gift to support UCR’s Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies

The donation comes from Myung Ki “Mike” Hong, a longtime advocate of the center and other initiatives related to Korean American affairs
By Tess Eyrich | | Social Science / Education