Robert Ji-Song Ku
Biographic Data
| ID | 6022256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Ji-Song Ku |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert Ji-Song |
| FAMILY NAME | Ku |
| SIGNATURE | KU R J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Robert Ji-Song Ku is acting director of the Asian American Studies Program at Hunter College of the City University of New York. |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1991 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Beyond pojangmacha
Across Seoul, Korea, countless tented food stalls called pojangmacha have for generations purveyed cheap, tasty fare from early evening unto the wee hours of the night. The foods sold are familiar nosh that can be washed down with beer or soju. But while these foods are as popular as ever, in recent years, other sorts of street food that are decidedly more “international” have emerged. One such place is Ewhayeodae Street that leads to the front g…
Branding Japanese Food
Pop Empires
“Is that Kimchi in My Taco?” A Vision of Korean American Food in One Bite
Race and Resistance
Not much has changed since 1899 when Onoto Watanna and Sui Sin Far—the Eaton Sisters—confronted the dreaded binary that seems perpetually to define Asian Americans as either "model minorities" or "bad subjects," as those who either collaborate with or resist corrupt American racial practices. A century later, the "mainstream Asian American intellectual class," inclusive of "academics, artists, activists, and nonacademic critics," still struggles …
September 11
How shall I henceforth celebrate my birthday? What shall I wish for when I blow out the candles next year and the year after that? As millions of my fellow New Yorkers and Americans mourn annually the tragedy of September 11, how do I annually celebrate my birthday? I'm certain that, more American flags will be unfurled on my birthday than any other day on the American calendar, more than the Fourth of July. But, as my friend Elena observed, the …
September 11
War Is Not a Metaphor Thoughts after Reading Joyce Carol Oates' On Boxing
Leda
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War Is Not a Metaphor Thoughts after Reading Joyce Carol Oates' On Boxing
Leda
September 11
How shall I henceforth celebrate my birthday? What shall I wish for when I blow out the candles next year and the year after that? As millions of my fellow New Yorkers and Americans mourn annually the tragedy of September 11, how do I annually celebrate my birthday? I'm certain that, more American flags will be unfurled on my birthday than any other day on the American calendar, more than the Fourth of July. But, as my friend Elena observed, the …
September 11
Race and Resistance
Not much has changed since 1899 when Onoto Watanna and Sui Sin Far—the Eaton Sisters—confronted the dreaded binary that seems perpetually to define Asian Americans as either "model minorities" or "bad subjects," as those who either collaborate with or resist corrupt American racial practices. A century later, the "mainstream Asian American intellectual class," inclusive of "academics, artists, activists, and nonacademic critics," still struggles …
“Is that Kimchi in My Taco?” A Vision of Korean American Food in One Bite
Pop Empires
Branding Japanese Food
Beyond pojangmacha
Across Seoul, Korea, countless tented food stalls called pojangmacha have for generations purveyed cheap, tasty fare from early evening unto the wee hours of the night. The foods sold are familiar nosh that can be washed down with beer or soju. But while these foods are as popular as ever, in recent years, other sorts of street food that are decidedly more “international” have emerged. One such place is Ewhayeodae Street that leads to the front g…
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