When Stripes Collide

Joon Won Park
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"When Stripes Collide" is an interview podcast aiming to cover all the corners of the Korean diaspora through one-on-one discussions about identity and intersectionality from diverse Korean voices. The interviews will cover race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and other social identities and categories Koreans embody, with an aim to show the evolution of what Korean identity can look like for each individual. The conversations will also highlight issues and social developments within the Korean diaspora.

Episodes

  1. 04/30/2024

    David Sanders - Founder of halfkorean.com

    David Lee Sanders is the founder of halfkorean.com, a website "dedicated to providing information and acting as an extended family and network for mixed Koreans." Over the last few decades, Sanders has interviewed and written about many notable mixed-race Koreans in arts, sports, entertainment, and other industries. During the conversation, he discusses the origins of his website, past interviews, current goals he has for the website, and the mixed-race Korean community. Sanders is also a native of the San Francisco Bay Area and works as a real estate property manager.

    53 min

  2. 03/11/2024

    David Chung - Koryo Saram, Film about Koreans in Central Asia

    Koryo Saram: The Unreliable People is a documentary released in 2006 by Y. David Chung, a filmmaker, visual artist, and faculty member at the University of Michigan. The documentary details the migration history of Koreans in Kazakhstan, including their deportation from Far East Russia to Central Asia, orchestrated by Joseph Stalin in the 1930s. Along the way, the documentary also discusses the complex identity of Koreans in Kazakhstan and how they have integrated into Kazakh society. During the conversation, Chung discusses different aspects of his film and new insights he has about Koryo Saram, or the Koreans of Central Asia. Link: http://www.koryosaram.net/

    45 min

  3. 01/29/2024

    Emanuel Hahn - Koreatown Dreaming, Written by a Third Culture Kid

    Emanuel Hahn is an LA-based photographer and director who has recently released the second edition of his highly acclaimed book "Koreatown Dreaming," which depicts individual businesses in Koreatowns across the U.S. through photography and written narratives. Hahn, who is of Korean descent, grew up in Saipan, Singapore, and Cambodia before moving to the U.S. for college. During the conversation, Hahn discusses how his early life as a third-culture kid piqued his interest in the Korean diaspora and ultimately led him to document the Korean diaspora through photography. He also details the process of creating "Koreatown Dreaming" and the reasons behind its different aspects such as its structure and photography style. Koreatown Dreaming: https://www.emanuelhahn.com/koreatowndreaming

    1h 5m

  4. 10/23/2023

    Junko Takeda - Undocumented Immigrant with Japanese Korean Roots

    Junko Takeda is a history professor at Syracuse University with research interests in early modern European and Asian American history. Takeda was born in Japan to a Zainichi Korean father and Japanese mother and eventually moved to the United States in her father's efforts to flee ethnic persecution in Japan. Along the way, she and her parents faced issues regarding their immigration status and were undocumented for much of their lives. In the interview, Takeda discusses how she and her family handled difficulties from their undocumented status and bi-ethnic identity.

    1h 7m

  5. 09/06/2023

    Sharon A. Suh, PhD - Korean American Religion and Buddhism

    Sharon A. Suh is a Theology and Religious Studies professor focusing on Buddhism at Seattle University. During the conversation, Suh touches upon Korean American religious demographics with discussion of the conversion of many Korean American immigrants to Christianity. She also highlights aspects of the Korean American Buddhist experience such as community building, double minority status, and the growing social awareness of young Korean American Buddhists.

    47 min

  6. 03/20/2023

    Benjamin Coz - A Korean Adoptee's Life within a Global Framework

    Benjamin Coz is an admissions consultant and avid breakdancer from Minnesota who currently lives in Korea. Growing up, Coz was confused by his Korean identity and felt alienated in a community with few to no Koreans. During the hour, he discussed how he learned to navigate his Korean and Korean adoptee identities through his education and life in Korea and how Korean adoptees' lives fit into a global framework of intercountry adoption and geopolitics. If you would like to learn more about Korean adoptees, you can visit the sites below: 1. Global Oversees Adoptees Link (GOAL): https://goal.or.kr/ 2. Solidarity and Political Engagement of Adoptees in Korea (SPEAK): https://adopteesspeak.wordpress.com/ 3. Adoptee Solidarity Korea (ASK): https://www.facebook.com/AdopteeSolidarityKorea/ 4. Ibyang International Network (IbyangIN): https://www.ibyangin.org/

    1h 12m

  7. 02/27/2023

    Albert Kim - Korean American Journalist in Seoul

    In this episode, host Joon Won Park interviews Albert Kim, a freelance journalist and filmmaker in Seoul. They discuss Kim's early life in America and his motive for moving to Korea. Later, they delve into his adjustment to life in Korea and the view of overseas Koreans or Gyopos in Korea, with a nuanced discussion of different Gyopo groups. Finally, they touch upon the duality of the Korean American identity and how it becomes pronounced for Korean Americans living in Korea.

    53 min

  8. 01/08/2023

    Angela Park - Korean Brazilian Teacher from New York City

    In this episode, host Joon Won Park interviews Angela Park, a Brazilian graduate student of Korean descent at Teacher's College at Columbia University. Together, they talk about her Korean Brazilian background with a walkthrough of her early life along with how her background has affected her experience as a student and working professional in the United States. They also talk extensively about racial and ethnic identity and how such concepts compare between the U.S. and Brazil. Finally, the conversation ends with a chat about "futebol" and the recent World Cup match between Korea and Brazil.

    1h 35m
  • 8 Episodes

About

"When Stripes Collide" is an interview podcast aiming to cover all the corners of the Korean diaspora through one-on-one discussions about identity and intersectionality from diverse Korean voices. The interviews will cover race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, and other social identities and categories Koreans embody, with an aim to show the evolution of what Korean identity can look like for each individual. The conversations will also highlight issues and social developments within the Korean diaspora.

Information

  • Creator
    Joon Won Park
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Joon Won Park
  • Show Website
    When Stripes Collide