Nora Hui‐jung Kim
Biographic Data
| ID | 107338 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nora Hui‐jung Kim |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nora Hui‐jung |
| FAMILY NAME | Kim |
| SIGNATURE | KIM N H J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Mary Washington |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9969-5003 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 68 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
My Fiancé is Very Much a World Citizen: Gendered Orientalist Habitus and White Women’s Accounts of WWAM Relationships
Forgotten Refugees and Erased “Multicultural” Subjects: The Vietnam War and South Korea's Subimperial Nation-Building
This article revisits South Korea's mostly forgotten involvement in the Vietnam War and examines lingering effects of the war on South Korea's subimperial nation-building in general and on its contemporary multicultural policies in particular. The Vietnam War served as a stepping stone for South Korea to transform itself from a war-torn country to an economic subempire in Asia. Encounters with Vietnamese refugees in the aftermath of the war helpe…
Organized labor and civil society for multiculturalism: A solidarity success story from South Korea
Organized labor and civil society for multiculturalism: a solidarity success story from South Korea." Multicultural Education Review, 13(3), pp. 273–274
Cold War Refugees: South Korea’s Entry into the International Refugee Regime, 1950–1992
When and how does a state become a part of the international refugee regime, and how does a state’s role within the regime change over time? Using South Korea as a case study, this article highlights the significance of Cold War politics as a main cause of the expansion of the international refugee regime. South Korea was first entered into the international refugee regime during the US-led Korean War. And it was due to the neocolonial relationsh…
From a Spouse to a Citizen: The Gendered and Sexualized Path to Citizenship for Marriage Migrants in South Korea
Morality has been a key factor in naturalization. However, defining what constitutes good moral character has never been specified, leaving interpretation of the good moral character requirement to the discretion of immigration officials and judges. Based on an analysis of court cases filed by marriage migrants, this article expands our understanding of the legal interpretation of the "good morality" requirement in two significant ways. First, by…
Of Soldiers and Citizens: Shallow Marketisation, Military Service and Citizenship in Neo-Liberal South Korea
The Nationality Law and the Military Service Law in South Korea were changed in 2004 and 2005 respectively to enable tighter control over the conscription of male citizens. This movement stands in contrast to other industrialised countries, where conscription has been replaced by professional and marketised military services. This article explains the Korean exception as "shallow marketisation," one particular way the connection between citizensh…
Naturalizing Korean ethnicity and making ‘ethnic’ difference: A comparison of North Korean settlement and foreign bride incorporation policies in South Korea
This article compares North Korean immigrants and foreign bride policies in South Korea. Despite being constructed as distinctive policy target groups, North Korean settlement and foreign bride incorporation policies exhibit striking similarities. The similarities result from the way policy problems are identified and certain solutions are justified; both North Korean immigrants and foreign brides are constructed a burden on welfare and as potent…
Co-ethnics, refuges, or immigrants? Multiple identities of North Koreans in ‘multicultural’ South Korea
The Janus-faced court of naturalisation: Marriage and kinship in naturalisation litigation in South Korea
Migration scholars have noted the growing role of the courts in expanding migrants’ rights. Drawing from naturalisation litigation in South Korea for case studies, this article investigates the role of the court in determining national membership. Three main findings are presented based upon an analysis of 105 marriage-based and 36 kinship-based litigations filed against the Ministry of Justice in the Seoul Administrative Court. First, the Court …
The Retreat of Multiculturalism? Explaining the South Korean Exception
In the past 8 years, South Korea (hereafter Korea) has experienced a multicultural explosion-a growing emphasis on multiculturalism in both popular and political discourse. After demonstrating how multiculturalism has been framed as a means, indicator, and object of individual and national development, this article focuses on the improvement of global rank as one reason for the shift in Korea. In the course of diffusing the discourse and policies…
Making and Faking Kinship: Marriage and Labor Migration between China and South Korea by Caren Freeman
Multiculturalism and the politics of belonging: The puzzle of multiculturalism in South Korea
South Korea has experienced transformations in both discourse and policy regarding multiculturalism in recent years. The new discourse on multiculturalism implies that Korea is becoming, or should become, a multicultural society. This development can be viewed as an opportunity for migrants to take advantage of the dialogue about multiculturalism. However, migrants in Korea are indifferent to, and even critical of, the new discourse. The goal of …
Framing multiple others and international norms: The migrant worker advocacy movement and Korean national identity reconstruction
This paper analyses the discourse of the migrant worker advocacy movement in South Korea to examine how activists' strategic framing can expedite the mobilisation of international norms despite significant cultural barriers. Korean activists argue on behalf of migrant workers that adopting international norms will help the Korean nation gain more respect from other nation‐states and that international norms are not antithetical to the true nature…
Multiculturalism and the politics of belonging: The puzzle of multiculturalism in South Korea
South Korea has experienced transformations in both discourse and policy regarding multiculturalism in recent years. The new discourse on multiculturalism implies that Korea is becoming, or should become, a multicultural society. This development can be viewed as an opportunity for migrants to take advantage of the dialogue about multiculturalism. However, migrants in Korea are indifferent to, and even critical of, the new discourse. The goal of …
Framing multiple others and international norms: The migrant worker advocacy movement and Korean national identity reconstruction
This paper analyses the discourse of the migrant worker advocacy movement in South Korea to examine how activists' strategic framing can expedite the mobilisation of international norms despite significant cultural barriers. Korean activists argue on behalf of migrant workers that adopting international norms will help the Korean nation gain more respect from other nation‐states and that international norms are not antithetical to the true nature…
The Retreat of Multiculturalism? Explaining the South Korean Exception
In the past 8 years, South Korea (hereafter Korea) has experienced a multicultural explosion-a growing emphasis on multiculturalism in both popular and political discourse. After demonstrating how multiculturalism has been framed as a means, indicator, and object of individual and national development, this article focuses on the improvement of global rank as one reason for the shift in Korea. In the course of diffusing the discourse and policies…
Naturalizing Korean ethnicity and making ‘ethnic’ difference: A comparison of North Korean settlement and foreign bride incorporation policies in South Korea
This article compares North Korean immigrants and foreign bride policies in South Korea. Despite being constructed as distinctive policy target groups, North Korean settlement and foreign bride incorporation policies exhibit striking similarities. The similarities result from the way policy problems are identified and certain solutions are justified; both North Korean immigrants and foreign brides are constructed a burden on welfare and as potent…
Of Soldiers and Citizens: Shallow Marketisation, Military Service and Citizenship in Neo-Liberal South Korea
The Nationality Law and the Military Service Law in South Korea were changed in 2004 and 2005 respectively to enable tighter control over the conscription of male citizens. This movement stands in contrast to other industrialised countries, where conscription has been replaced by professional and marketised military services. This article explains the Korean exception as "shallow marketisation," one particular way the connection between citizensh…
Cold War Refugees: South Korea’s Entry into the International Refugee Regime, 1950–1992
When and how does a state become a part of the international refugee regime, and how does a state’s role within the regime change over time? Using South Korea as a case study, this article highlights the significance of Cold War politics as a main cause of the expansion of the international refugee regime. South Korea was first entered into the international refugee regime during the US-led Korean War. And it was due to the neocolonial relationsh…
From a Spouse to a Citizen: The Gendered and Sexualized Path to Citizenship for Marriage Migrants in South Korea
Morality has been a key factor in naturalization. However, defining what constitutes good moral character has never been specified, leaving interpretation of the good moral character requirement to the discretion of immigration officials and judges. Based on an analysis of court cases filed by marriage migrants, this article expands our understanding of the legal interpretation of the "good morality" requirement in two significant ways. First, by…
The Janus-faced court of naturalisation: Marriage and kinship in naturalisation litigation in South Korea
Migration scholars have noted the growing role of the courts in expanding migrants’ rights. Drawing from naturalisation litigation in South Korea for case studies, this article investigates the role of the court in determining national membership. Three main findings are presented based upon an analysis of 105 marriage-based and 36 kinship-based litigations filed against the Ministry of Justice in the Seoul Administrative Court. First, the Court …
Forgotten Refugees and Erased “Multicultural” Subjects: The Vietnam War and South Korea's Subimperial Nation-Building
This article revisits South Korea's mostly forgotten involvement in the Vietnam War and examines lingering effects of the war on South Korea's subimperial nation-building in general and on its contemporary multicultural policies in particular. The Vietnam War served as a stepping stone for South Korea to transform itself from a war-torn country to an economic subempire in Asia. Encounters with Vietnamese refugees in the aftermath of the war helpe…
Co-ethnics, refuges, or immigrants? Multiple identities of North Koreans in ‘multicultural’ South Korea
Framing multiple others and international norms: The migrant worker advocacy movement and Korean national identity reconstruction
This paper analyses the discourse of the migrant worker advocacy movement in South Korea to examine how activists' strategic framing can expedite the mobilisation of international norms despite significant cultural barriers. Korean activists argue on behalf of migrant workers that adopting international norms will help the Korean nation gain more respect from other nation‐states and that international norms are not antithetical to the true nature…
Multiculturalism and the politics of belonging: The puzzle of multiculturalism in South Korea
South Korea has experienced transformations in both discourse and policy regarding multiculturalism in recent years. The new discourse on multiculturalism implies that Korea is becoming, or should become, a multicultural society. This development can be viewed as an opportunity for migrants to take advantage of the dialogue about multiculturalism. However, migrants in Korea are indifferent to, and even critical of, the new discourse. The goal of …
Making and Faking Kinship: Marriage and Labor Migration between China and South Korea by Caren Freeman
The Retreat of Multiculturalism? Explaining the South Korean Exception
In the past 8 years, South Korea (hereafter Korea) has experienced a multicultural explosion-a growing emphasis on multiculturalism in both popular and political discourse. After demonstrating how multiculturalism has been framed as a means, indicator, and object of individual and national development, this article focuses on the improvement of global rank as one reason for the shift in Korea. In the course of diffusing the discourse and policies…
Naturalizing Korean ethnicity and making ‘ethnic’ difference: A comparison of North Korean settlement and foreign bride incorporation policies in South Korea
This article compares North Korean immigrants and foreign bride policies in South Korea. Despite being constructed as distinctive policy target groups, North Korean settlement and foreign bride incorporation policies exhibit striking similarities. The similarities result from the way policy problems are identified and certain solutions are justified; both North Korean immigrants and foreign brides are constructed a burden on welfare and as potent…
Co-ethnics, refuges, or immigrants? Multiple identities of North Koreans in ‘multicultural’ South Korea
The Janus-faced court of naturalisation: Marriage and kinship in naturalisation litigation in South Korea
Migration scholars have noted the growing role of the courts in expanding migrants’ rights. Drawing from naturalisation litigation in South Korea for case studies, this article investigates the role of the court in determining national membership. Three main findings are presented based upon an analysis of 105 marriage-based and 36 kinship-based litigations filed against the Ministry of Justice in the Seoul Administrative Court. First, the Court …
Of Soldiers and Citizens: Shallow Marketisation, Military Service and Citizenship in Neo-Liberal South Korea
The Nationality Law and the Military Service Law in South Korea were changed in 2004 and 2005 respectively to enable tighter control over the conscription of male citizens. This movement stands in contrast to other industrialised countries, where conscription has been replaced by professional and marketised military services. This article explains the Korean exception as "shallow marketisation," one particular way the connection between citizensh…
From a Spouse to a Citizen: The Gendered and Sexualized Path to Citizenship for Marriage Migrants in South Korea
Morality has been a key factor in naturalization. However, defining what constitutes good moral character has never been specified, leaving interpretation of the good moral character requirement to the discretion of immigration officials and judges. Based on an analysis of court cases filed by marriage migrants, this article expands our understanding of the legal interpretation of the "good morality" requirement in two significant ways. First, by…
Organized labor and civil society for multiculturalism: A solidarity success story from South Korea
Organized labor and civil society for multiculturalism: a solidarity success story from South Korea." Multicultural Education Review, 13(3), pp. 273–274
Cold War Refugees: South Korea’s Entry into the International Refugee Regime, 1950–1992
When and how does a state become a part of the international refugee regime, and how does a state’s role within the regime change over time? Using South Korea as a case study, this article highlights the significance of Cold War politics as a main cause of the expansion of the international refugee regime. South Korea was first entered into the international refugee regime during the US-led Korean War. And it was due to the neocolonial relationsh…
Forgotten Refugees and Erased “Multicultural” Subjects: The Vietnam War and South Korea's Subimperial Nation-Building
This article revisits South Korea's mostly forgotten involvement in the Vietnam War and examines lingering effects of the war on South Korea's subimperial nation-building in general and on its contemporary multicultural policies in particular. The Vietnam War served as a stepping stone for South Korea to transform itself from a war-torn country to an economic subempire in Asia. Encounters with Vietnamese refugees in the aftermath of the war helpe…
My Fiancé is Very Much a World Citizen: Gendered Orientalist Habitus and White Women’s Accounts of WWAM Relationships
Political science (12 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Law (10 works) · Gender Studies (9 works) · Law (7 works) · Migration, Refugees, and Integration (7 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Multiculturalism (6 works) · Politics (6 works) · Citizenship (5 works)