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Manager of Research Team

Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation

Conducted in-depth investigations into historical human rights violations at the Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation. My work included archival research (e.g., U.S. National Archives), collecting victim testimonies, and researching critical aspects like state responsibility, military/police brutality, and enforced migration for the national 'follow-up investigation.' Also managed victim exhumation/DNA identification and contributed to policy recommendations and UNESCO Memory of the World registration.

• DNA Identification of State-violence Victims; UNESCO Memory of the World

Researcher

Jeju 4.3 Peace Foundation

Specialized in archiving Jeju 4.3-related historical documents in the U.S. Achieves. Actively managed human remains excavation and identification projects for victims. Played a key role in organizing and executing three international symposiums as a practical coordinator for international academic exchange conferences. Directly involved in the practical work of drafting the UNESCO Memory of the World application for Jeju 4.3 historical materials.

• Archieve Research; Excavation of State-violence Victims; UNESCO Memory of the World

PhD in Media and Communication

Institute of Communications Research, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Software Development

• Dissertation- We Will Remember You, forever! Active Forgetting of Moo-hyun Roh in the Age of Mediatized Memories. A memory studies inquiry into the regeneration and transformation of cultural memory, examining the performance of spontaneous forgetting and selective recollection within political and media landscapes.

Silencing the Sound of Cracking Bones: Victim Identification as Memorial Practice in Jeju 4.3

The Korean Jornal of History of Science

This article examines the exhumation and identification process conducted at Jeju International Airport to search for the Jeju 4.3 victims who have been missing for more than 70 years. The discovery of a thousand intricate bones beneath the airport's surface shattered the imagined anonymity and uniformity of the space, revealing a profound connection to memory and history. I argue that this project shed light on the relationships among human remains, memory, and history, uncovering critical evidence of extreme violence and providing a platform to address the unspoken wounds of the community.

Talking to the Small Tableau – Touring the site of mediatized memory and forgiveness in Bongha

Cultural Studies ⬄ Critical Methodologies

In this article, I observe the way Bongha, a small town of South Korea, constructs the tourist experience, using continually maintained silence regarding certain aspects of the past. The town became famous after the former president Moo-hyun Roh committed a politically controversial suicide in 2009. Then Bongha serves as memory-dispositif, putting forward memory aids for Roh that are chosen to highlight his life selectively.

Echoing Ghosts

Qualitative inquiry: QI

This article is an autoethnodrama that explores the reminiscences by two authors’ immigration experiences as an international student and the dependent spouse. The story we will tell evokes how immigrant students’ adjustment requires an endless border-crossing that exists in geographical, cultural, and everyday-life levels.