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 eventIn this talk, multiculturalism in South Korea is explored by focusing on the racialisation of Asian migrants in four key aspects:labour division and exploitationdifferentiationcriminalisationmarginalisation and exclusion.Drawing on theories of racial capitalism and racialisation beyond ‘colour’, the speaker discusses how Asian labour migrants are constructed as specific population categories through policy, discourse, and everyday practices, and how they are represented through idealised or stigmatised stereotypes. Long-term migrants, such as ethnic Chinese migrants (Hwagyo), are also discussed in terms of how they are marginalised within multicultural frameworks. The talk highlights the importance of recognising and addressing subtle and non-visible forms of racialisation in understanding Korean multiculturalism. It demonstrates how the denial or ‘silencing’ of race enables inequality to be reproduced through multicultural discourse, policy, and everyday practices in South Korean society.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 eventIn this talk, multiculturalism in South Korea is explored by focusing on the racialisation of Asian migrants in four key aspects:labour division and exploitationdifferentiationcriminalisationmarginalisation and exclusion.Drawing on theories of racial capitalism and racialisation beyond ‘colour’, the speaker discusses how Asian labour migrants are constructed as specific population categories through policy, discourse, and everyday practices, and how they are represented through idealised or stigmatised stereotypes. Long-term migrants, such as ethnic Chinese migrants (Hwagyo), are also discussed in terms of how they are marginalised within multicultural frameworks. The talk highlights the importance of recognising and addressing subtle and non-visible forms of racialisation in understanding Korean multiculturalism. It demonstrates how the denial or ‘silencing’ of race enables inequality to be reproduced through multicultural discourse, policy, and everyday practices in South Korean society.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'.
