Elaine H. Kim

Elaine H. Kim is an award winning writer, editor and professor in Asian American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.[1] Kim is widely published in her field. Some of her books include Dangerous Women: Gender and Korean Nationalism (co-editor with Chungmoo Choi); Making More Waves: New Writing by Asian American Women (co-editor with Lilia V. Villanueva and Asian Women United of California); and East to America: Korean-American Life Stories (co-editor with Eui-Young Yu). Kim has also produced several videos about Asian American women.[2]

Kim is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Asian Women United(AWU) of California, and was a former president at AWU.[3] She also co-founded the Oakland Korean Community Center and the Asian Immigrant Women Advocates.

Biography

Kim received her B.A. in English and American Literature from the University of Pennsylvania, M.A. in English and Comparative Literature from Columbia University, and her Ph.D. in Social Foundations of Education from University of California, Berkeley.

Kim was a recipient of Rockefeller and Fulbright Fellow.

Documentary production

Selected publications

Selected Awards

References

  1. ↑ faculty profile: University of California, Berkeley
  2. ↑ documentary film Slaying the Dragon Reloaded
  3. ↑ Asian Women United(AWU) of California
  4. ↑ documentary Reloaded: Representing Asian Women Beyond Hollywood
  5. ↑ Book review: Asian American Literature: An Introduction to the Writings and Their Social Context
  6. ↑ Book review: Fresh Talk/Daring Gazes: Issues in Asian American Visual Art

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