Curriculum Vitae of Professor In-Jin Yoon
(Updated on June 21, 2011)

Brief Bio
In-Jin Yoon is professor of the Department of Sociology, Korea University and thecurrent president of the Association for North Korean Migrants Studies and the former
president of the Association for the Studies of Koreans Abroad. He received his Ph. D.
from the University of Chicago and taught at the Asian American Studies Departmentof the University of California, Santa Barbara. 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 ofMigrant Workers and Multicultural Society, and Migration and Transnational Space inNortheast Asia, Mutual Perceptions of North Korean Migrants and South Koreans,Trends and Tasks of Studies of Koreans Abroad. His research interests include socialpsychology, minorities, international migration, and multiculturalism. His email address
is yoonin@korea.ac.kr and homepage is http://www.korea.ac.kr/~yoonin.
Personal Information
NameIn-Jin Yoon

Date of birthJune 30, 19631Work address

Department of Sociology, Korea University1, 5ga, Anam-dong, Sungbuk-ku
Seoul, Korea, 136-701(Phone and Fax: 82-2-3290-2490)(Mobile: 010-6324-2490)

E-mailyoonin@korea.ac.kr

Homepage

http://yoonin.hosting.paran.com

Education
PeriodAcademic Institution

March, 1981-August, 1985

BA degree in Sociology, Department of Sociology, Korea
University (Minor in Philosophy)
September, 1985-June, 1988
MA degree in Sociology, Department of Sociology,
University of Chicago
September,
1988-December, Ph degree in Sociology, Department of Sociology,
1991
University of Chicago

CareerPeriodAcademic Institution

September, 1991-June, 1992

Post-doctoral fellow of the Graduate School of PublicPolicy Studies, University of Chicago
July, 1992-June, 1995
Assistant Professor of the Asian American Studies
Department, University of California, Santa Barbara
October, 1995-August, 1997
Assistant Professor of the Department of Sociology, Korea
UniversityOctober, 1997- August, 2002
Associate Professor of the Department of Sociology,
Korea University
February, 2002 – February, Visiting Scholar of the Department of Sociology,
2003
University of Toronto
March, 2002 – March, 2005
Adjunct Faculty of the Department of Sociology,
University of Toronto
September, 2002 - present
Full Professor of the Department of Sociology, Korea
University
September, 2002 – August, Chair of the Department of Sociology, Korea University

22007
March, 2006 – present

Adjunct Faculty of the Faculty of Sociology, St.
Petersburg State University
March, 2006 – present
Head of the Brain Korea 21 Project Group for ConflictSocietyJanuary, 2009 – December, President of the Association for the Study of Koreans2010
AbroadJanuary, 2011 – present
President of the Association for North Korean Migrants
Studies

Professional Association
AmericanSociologicalAssociation,

Associationfor

AsianStudies,International Sociological Association, Asian Pacific Sociological Association,
Korean Sociological Association, Population Association of Korea, Associationfor the Study of Koreans Abroad, Korean Association of Health and MedicalSociology, Korea International Migration Association, Association for North
Korean Migrants Studies

Research Interests
International Migration, Multiculturalism, Minority, Social Psychology, Social
Inequality, Social Policy

Major Publications

1. Books

On My Own: Korean Businesses and Race Relations in America. 1997. Chicago: University ofChicago Press.

Self and Society: A Symbolic Interactionist Social Psychology. (Author: John P. Hewitt, Koreantranslation). 2001. Seoul: Hakjisa.

The Korean Diaspora: Migration, Adaptation, and Identity of Overseas Koreans. (in Korean)
2004. Seoul: Korea University Press.

The Present Conditions of Korean Youths in North America. (in Korean) 2007. Seoul: NationalYouth Policy Institute.

3South Koreans’ Perceptions of Social Conflict. (in Korean). 2009. Seoul: Korea UniversityPress.

North Korean Migrants: Life, Perceptions, and Support Policy for Resettlement. (in Korean)
2009. Seoul: Jipmundang Press.

South Koreans’ Perceptions of Migrant Workers and Multicultural Society. (in Korean). 2010.
Paju: Korean Studies Information.

Migration and Transnational Space in Northeast Asia. (in Korean). 2010. Seoul: Asiatic
Research Institute Press.

Mutual Perceptions of North Korean Migrants and South Koreans: With a Focus on Identityand Social-Cultural Adjustments. (in Korean). 2010. Seoul: North Korean Refugee Foundation.

Trends and Tasks of Studies of Koreans Abroad. (in Korean). 2011. Seoul: Book Korea.

2. Articles1) English journal articles (in English)
"The Changing Significance of Ethnic and Class Resources in Immigrant Businesses: The Caseof Korean Immigrant Businesses in Chicago." 1991. International Migration Review 25(summer): 303-332.

"Korean Immigration to the United States." 1995. The Asian American Encyclopedia, edited byFranklin Ng. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp, pp. 894-906.

"Korean American Business." 1995. The Asian American Encyclopedia, edited by Franklin Ng.
New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp, pp. 860-863

"The Growth of Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurship in Chicago." 1995. Ethnic and RacialStudies 18 (No. 2): 315-335.

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"Attitudes, Social Distance, and Perceptions of Influence and Discrimination amongMinorities." 1995. International Journal of Group Tensions 25 (No. 1): 35-56.

"Immigrant Small Business and International Economic Linkage: A Case of the Korean Wig
Industry in Los Angeles, 1968-1977." (Co-authored with Ku-Sup Chin and David Smith). 1996.
International Migration Review 30: 485-510.

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"Self-Employment in Business among U.S. Ethnic Groups." 1996. Korean Journal ofPopulation and Development 25: 124-154.

"A Cohort Analysis of Korean Immigrants' Class Backgrounds and Socio-economic Statuses inthe United States." 1997. Korean Journal of Population and Development 26: 61-81.

4"Who Is My Neighbor?: Koreans' Perceptions of Blacks and Hispanics as Employees,Customers, and Neighbors." 1998. Development and Society 27 (No. 1): 49-75.

"Forced Relocation, Language Use, and Ethnic Identity of Koreans in Central Asia." 2000.
Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 9 (No. 1): 35-64.

"North Korean Diaspora: North Korean Defectors Abroad and in South Korea." 2001.
Development and Society 21: 1-26.

“Korean American Experience: Ethnic Mobilization as a Mode of Incorporation.” 2001. Reviewof Korean Studies 4 (No. 2): 11-54.

“The Korean Diaspora.” 2004. Encyclopedia of Diasporas: Immigrant and Refugee Cultures
Around the World, Volume 1: Overviews and Topics, edited by Melvin Ember, Carol R. Ember,and Ian Skoggard. Kluwer/Plenum Publishers, pp. 201-213.

“A Comparison of the North and South Korean Policies of Overseas Koreans.” 2007. Koreanand Korean American Studies Bulletin 16 (Nos 1/2): 80-99.

“International Family Migration and Labor-market Outcomes of Immigrant Couples: Do Typesof Migration Matter?” 2007. Development and Society 36(no.2, December 31): 49-75. (Coauthored with Hae-Bong Woo).

“Social Inclusion and Length of Stay as Determinants of Health among North Korean Refugeesin South Korea.” 2009. International Journal of Public Health 54 (No. 3): 175-182. (Coauthored with Kunhee Park, Youngtae Choe, and In-Jin Yoon)

“The Development of Multiculturalism Discourse and Multicultural Policy in South Korea:
With a Focus on the Roles of the Government and Civil Society.”

Trans-Humanities 1 (June):1-36.
“The Intergenerational Transition in Occupation and Economic Status among KoreanAmericans.” 2009 (May). Korean American Economy & Community in the 21st Century, editedby Eui-Young Yu, Hyojoung Kim, Kyeyoung Park, Moonsong David Oh. Los Angeles:
KAEDC(Korean American Economic Development Center), pp.423-453.

“Transition from School to Work before and after the '97 Korean Economic Crisis:
Macroeconomic Context and Differential Impacts of Education.” 2010. Korean Journal ofSociology 44 (No.6): 87-109. (Co-authored with Haebong Woo).

“Multicultural Minority Groups and Multicultural Coexistence in Korean Society.” Korea
Observer 41 (No.4): 517-557.

2) Korean journal articles (in Korean)5"Generational Differences in Ethnic Identity and Attachment of Korean Americans." (inKorean) 1996. Studies of Koreans Abroad 6: 66-95.

"Social Scientific Use of Statistical Data." (in Korean). 1996. Journal of Korean Sociology 10:113-140.

"Minority-Minority Group Relations in Multiracial Society. (in Korean) 1997. Korean Journalof Sociology 31: 529-562.

"Residential Differentiation by Class and Its Social Implication: A Case Study of Seoul." (inKorean) 1998. Journal of Seoul Studies 10: 229-270.

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"Language and Ethnic Identity of Koreans in Central Asia." (in Korean) 1998. Studies ofKoreans Abroad 7: 63-120.

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"The State of Ethnic Education of Koreans in Japan." (in Korean) (Co-authored with JungHoon Lee) 1998. Studies of Koreans Abroad 7: 175-222.

"The State of Adjustment of North Korean Refugees/Defectors in South Korean Society. (inKorean) 1999. Korean Journal of Sociology 33: 511-549.

"Opinions on Ethnic Relations among Koreans in the CIS." (in Korean) 1999. Studies ofKoreans Abroad 8: 111-143.

"A Model of Self-Support for Successful Settlement of North Korean Defectors in SouthKorea." (in Korean) 1999. Journal of North Korea and Unification 1999: 119-163.

"Changes and Prospects of Korean Cities and Local Communities." (in Korean) 1999. Journalof Social Research 2: 199-238.

"Social Integration of South and North Koreas and the Roles of Overseas Koreans." (in Korean)
2000. Korean Journal of Unification Affairs 12 (No. 1): 5-24.

"Intergenerational Conflicts of Korean Immigrant Families." (in Korean) 2000. Studies ofKoreans Abroad 9: 1-38.

"Mechanisms of Discrimination against Minorities." (in Korean) 2000. Social Criticism
25(autumn): 24-36.

"A Quest for a New Model of Social Integration of South and North Koreas." (in Korean) 2000.
Journal of Asiatic Studies 43 (No. 2): 143-183.

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"A Synthetic Model of Defection and Social Adjustment: A Case Study of North Korean
Defectors in South Korea." (in Korean) 2000. North Korean Studies Review 3 (No. 2): 123-184.

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"Plans for Institutionalizing the Participation and Contribution of Overseas Koreans for Socialand Economic Development of Korea." (in Korean) 2001. Korean Journal of Unification
Affairs 13 (No.1): 75-108.

"A New Model of Social Integration of South and North Koreas." (in Korean) 2001. Journal ofAsiatic Studies 44 (No.1): 199-228.

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"Differences in the Health Status of the Korean Elderly by Socioeconomic Factors." (in6Korean) 2001. Health and Social Science 9: 67-106. (Co-authored with Hae Bong Woo).
“Conditions and Perceptions of Immigrant Life of Koreans in Toronto.” (in Korean) 2001.
Studies of Koreans Abroad 11: 5-56.

“Corruption and Civility of Korean Society: A Case Study of a J ward in Seoul.” (in Korean)
2001. Journal of Social Research 4: 83-118.

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“Political and Economic Situations of the Commonwealth of Independent States andConfronting Tasks for Koreans.” (Co-authored with Won-Chang Jang, Kwang-Kyu Lee, JongHoon Rhee, and Heon-Yong Sim). (in Korean). 2001. Journal of Asiatic Research 44 (No. 2):145-173.

“Ethnic Relations in Indonesia: A Case of the Ethnic Chinese.” (in Korean) 2002. Journal ofAsiatic Research 45: 227-275.

“A Comparison of the History of Migration and Adaptation and Ethnic Identity of Overseas
Koreans.” (in Korean) 2002. Studies of Koreans Abroad 12 (No. 1): 5-64.

“Perceptions and Attitudes toward Affirmative Action.” (in Korean) 2003. Economy andSociety 58: 222-248.

“Korean Diaspora: Migration, Adaptation, and Identity.” (in Korean) 2003.

Korean Journal ofSociology 37 (No. 4): 101-142.
“Immigration and Social Adaptation of Koreans in Canada.” (in Korean) 2003. Studies ofKoreans Abroad 13 (No. 1): 133-166.

“Rural-to-urban Migration, Social Adaptation, and Urban Community of Ethnic Koreans inChina: A Case Study of Qindao.” (in Korean). 2003. Studies of Koreans Abroad 13 (No. 2): 4989.

“The Determinants of Economic Status and the Role of Intergenerational Support
among Elderly Koreans.” (Co -authored with Hae-bong Woo) (in Korean). 2005.
Journal of the Korea Gerontological Society 25 (No. 2): 73-93.

“A Comparison of the North and South Korean Policy of Overseas Koreans.” (in Korean) 2005.
Journal of Social Research 6: 199-238.

“Health and Medical Service of North Korean Defectors.” (Co-authored with Sookie Kim) (inKorean). 2005 Health and Social Science 17: 149-182.

“Social Group Differences and Inequality in Leisure Activities.” (Co-authored with Sang-WoonKim) (in Korean). 2005. Social Science Studies 13 (No. 2): 162-202.

“The The State of Future Generations of Overseas Koreans and Plans to include them in theGlobal Korean Community: A Case Study of Korean Americans.” (in Korean)

2005. Journalof Dangun Studies 13: 191-243.
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“The State of Adaptation of Korean Immigrants in Canada.” (in Korean). 2005. Korean Reviewof Canadian Studies 11: 79-108.

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“Characteristics of Social Support for North Korean Migrant Adolescents and Its Effects on
their Adaptation in South Korea.” (in Korean) 2007. Korean Journal of Sociology 41 (No. 1):
124-155. (Co-authored with Yun Sook Park)“Relationships between Health and Economic Adaptation of North Korean Migrants.” (inKorean). 2007. Health and Social Science 21: 65-97.

“Social Adjustments of North Korean Migrants and Measures to Facilitate Their Resettlement.”(in Korean). 2007. Journal of Asiatic Research 50: 106-143.

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“Origins and Characteristics of the New Korean Immigration to the United States.” 2007. (inKorean). History of Overseas Koreans Vol. 4: North America. Seoul: National Institute ofKorean History.

“The Formation and Development of Koreatowns.” 2007 (in Korean). History of Overseas
Koreans Vol. 4: North America. Seoul: National Institute of Korean History.

“Social Adaptation of North Korean Migrant Families and Changes in Family Relations.” (inKorean). 2007. Korean Journal of Family Welfare 12 (No. 2): 89-108. (Co-authored withYoung-Hee Park, Yeo-Sang Yoon, Hye-Kyung Chang, In-Sook Lim)

“A Study on Psychological Adaptation of North Korean Adolescent Refugees in South Korea.”(in Korean). 2007. Studies on Korean Youth 18 (No. 2): 183-211. (Co-authored with Hye-JeongBaek, Eun-Bae Kil, Young Ran Lee).

“An International Comparison of Parenting Styles of Occupational Classes.” (in Korean). 2007.
Studies on Korean Youth 18 (No. 3): 167-192. (Co-authored with Chang-Kyu Lim and JaeYoung Jung).

“A Study on Determinants in Accepting Landfill Location and Their Changing Significance byDistance to Landfill Location.” (in Korean) 2007. Seoul Studies 8 (No. 4): 53-71. (Co-authoredwith Young-Sun Jin, Seong-Hoon Park, En-Sik Bae, Kyoo-Hong Park).

“Korean Diaspora and Transnationalism: The Experience of Korean Chinese.” 2008. Journal of
Cultural and Historical Geography 20 (No. 1): 1-18.

“The Effects of Professional Autonomy and Ideology on Occupational Satisfaction amongKorean Physicians.” (in Korean) 2008. Korean Journal of Health Policy & Administration 18(No. 1): 63-84. (Co-authored with Hyung Gon Yoon, Seok Jun Yoon, Young Bae Moon, andHee Young Lee).

“The Development and Characteristics of Multiculturalism in South Korea: With a Focus on theRelationship of the State and Civil Society.” (in Korean) 2008. Korean Journal of Sociology 42(No. 2): 72-103.

“Analysis of First-Job Attainment among Young Koreans Using Competing-Risks Survival
Analysis.” (in Korean) 2008. Studies on Korean Youth 19 (No. 2): 225-250. (Co-authored withHaebong Woo).

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“The Korean Diaspora and Plans for Developing the Global Korean Community.” (in Korean)
2008. Journal of Korean Studies 142: 179-229.

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“Methods for Handling Incomplete Repeated Measures Data.” (in Korean) 2008. Survey
Research 9 (No. 2): 1-27. (Co-authored with Haebong Woo).

“The Impact of Socioeconomic Status and Subjective Class Identification on Life Satisfaction:
With a Focus on Mediating Effects of High-class Leisure Activity.” (in Korean) 2008. Journalof Urban Management 21 (No. 2): 161-194. (Co-authored with Sang-don Kim)

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“Attitudes of North Korean Migrants toward Gender Roles and the Change and Maintenance of
their Conjugal Power Relations.” (in Korean) 2008. Journal of Family Study 20 (No. 3): 99-126.
(Co-authored with In-Sook Lim)

“Perceptions of Public Interests and Social Conflict.” (in Korean) 2008. Journal of Social
Research 9 (No. 1): 119-152.

“Demographic Characteristics and Socioeconomic Status Attainment of the Future Generationof Korean Americans: Inter-generation and Inter-group Comparisons.” (in Korean) 2008.
Korean Journal of Area Studies 26 (No. 3): 409-438. (Co-authored with Chang-Kyu Lim)

“A Study of Generational Differences and Determinants of Identity of the Separated Family.”(in Korean) 2009. Journal of Asiatic Research 52 (No. 1): 178-300.

“Business Establishment as a Self-Support Model for Women Marriage Immigrants: With aFocus on Civic Resources.” (in Korean) 2009. Korean Journal of Family Welfare 14 (No. 1):25-44. (Co-authored with Young Ho Song)“Changes in Leisure Activity and Effects of Economic Activity on Leisure Activity- A
Comparison of Results of the Time Use Survey of 1999 and 2004.” (in Korean). 2009. Journalof Leisure Studies 7 (No. 2): 89-111. (Co-authored with Eunsik Bae)

“Evaluation of Multicultural Education of Korea and Its Future Tasks.” 2009. Teaching Korean
as a Foreign Language 34: 65-88.

“Current Situations of Overseas Koreans and Directions for Korean Language Education for
Overseas Korean Youths.” Education of Korean Language 131: 49-77.

“Political Consciousness and Participation of Korean American Young Adults: With a Focus on
the Los Angeles Survey Results.” Studies of Koreans Abroad 23: 129-161.

“South Koreans' Perceptions of National Identity and Acceptance of Multiculturalism.” Korean
Journal of Unification Affairs 23 (1): 143-192. (Co-authored with Young-Ho Song)“New Typology of the Dispersed Family and Plans for Activating Family Reunion Programs ofDispersed Families.” Minjok Yeonku 46: 96-111. (Co-authored with Yeosang Yoon and YoungHo Song)9