Asian Studies Seminar Series: Jihyun Choi In brief Date - 4 March 2026Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Jihyun Choi (University of Nottingham)Title - Multiculturalism In South Korea – Racialization Of Migrants And Migrant Culture About the speakerJihyun Choi is a Teaching Associate in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham. Her doctoral research explored South Korean multiculturalism through:neoliberal and developmentalist urban governance in a multicultural city project for revitalising local economy and everyday experiences of relevant processes;racialization in the co-racial/co-ethnic contexts through both public policies and discourses and everyday perceptions.Building on this work, she has recently expanded her research to the historical/spatial racialization of ethnic Chinese population, Hwagyo, in South Korea, focusing on Hwagyo food and Chinatowns through the post-colonial nation-building and urban regeneration processes.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Tags Asian Studies Mar 04 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Jihyun Choi An in-person seminar by Dr Jihyun Choi (University of Nottingham), titled 'Multiculturalism In South Korea – Racialization Of Migrants And Migrant Culture'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Asian Studies Seminar Series: Jihyun Choi In brief Date - 4 March 2026Venue - Project Room 1.06, 50 George SquareSpeaker - Dr Jihyun Choi (University of Nottingham)Title - Multiculturalism In South Korea – Racialization Of Migrants And Migrant Culture About the speakerJihyun Choi is a Teaching Associate in the School of Sociology and Social Policy at the University of Nottingham. Her doctoral research explored South Korean multiculturalism through:neoliberal and developmentalist urban governance in a multicultural city project for revitalising local economy and everyday experiences of relevant processes;racialization in the co-racial/co-ethnic contexts through both public policies and discourses and everyday perceptions.Building on this work, she has recently expanded her research to the historical/spatial racialization of ethnic Chinese population, Hwagyo, in South Korea, focusing on Hwagyo food and Chinatowns through the post-colonial nation-building and urban regeneration processes.How to attendThis event is free to attend and open to all. No registration is required, simply turn up on the day.Are you interested in studying with us?We are the only university in Scotland to offer full undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes in both Chinese and Japanese, as well as postgraduate programmes in Korean Studies and East Asian Studies. Find out more about Asian Studies at Edinburgh Tags Asian Studies Mar 04 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Jihyun Choi An in-person seminar by Dr Jihyun Choi (University of Nottingham), titled 'Multiculturalism In South Korea – Racialization Of Migrants And Migrant Culture'. Project Room 1.06 50 George Square University of Edinburgh EH8 9LH Find the venue: 50 George Square
Mar 04 2026 16.15 - 18.00 Asian Studies Seminar Series: Jihyun Choi An in-person seminar by Dr Jihyun Choi (University of Nottingham), titled 'Multiculturalism In South Korea – Racialization Of Migrants And Migrant Culture'.
