Occupation Sociologist Hangul 윤인진 McCune–Reischauer Yun Injin | Employer Korea University Revised Romanization Yun Injin | |
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Born June 30, 1963 (age 53) ( 1963-06-30 ) Hongseong, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea Books On My Own: Korean Businesses and Race Relations in America Alma maters Korea University, University of Chicago | ||
In-Jin Yoon (born June 30, 1963) is a South Korean sociologist.
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Early life and career
He was born in Hongseong, South Korea and raised in Daejeon until high school. He graduated from Korea University with BA in sociology in August 1985. He received his Ph. D. from the University of Chicago and taught at the Asian American Studies Department of the University of California, Santa Barbara between 1992 and 1995 before he joined the Department of Sociology in Korea University. He is now professor of the Department of Sociology, Korea University and the former presidents of the Association for North Korean Migrants Studies and the Association for the Studies of Koreans Abroad, and head of the Brain Korea 21 Project Group for Conflict Society. His research interests include social psychology, minorities, international migration, and multiculturalism.
Publications
His major publications include On My Own: Korean Businesses and Race Relations in America, Korean Diaspora: Migration, Adaptation, and Identity of Overseas Koreans, and North Korean Migrants: Lives, Consciousness, and Support Policy for Resettlement, South Koreans' Perceptions of Migrant Workers and Multicultural Society, and Migration and Transnational Space in Northeast Asia, Mutual Perceptions of North Korean Migrants and South Koreans, Trends and Tasks of Studies of Koreans Abroad, and the History of Koreas Abroad, History of Overseas Koreans, International Migration and Multiculturalism in Northeast Asia, Reflections on Multiculturalism in Korea and Its Prospects.