Fires from Across the River: Korean American Racial Discourse

Erin worked as an intern with the ACLU of Georgia during the summer of 2020, while simultaneously researching her senior thesis under Professor Gunther Peck’s supervision. Entitled “Fires from Across the River: Korean American Racial Discourse,” Erin’s thesis explored the complex understandings of race and blackness among Korean and Korean Americans over the past three decades in Los Angeles, using and translating Korean language newspaper sources. Erin also collaborated with two Bass research teams in the fall of 2020, helping them in their effort to reach out to Asian American young voters across North Carolina in Korean, providing them with advice, translation help, and support from North Carolina Asian Americans Together (NCAAT).

Disclaimer: Erin would like to note that as of 2023, she currently does not prescribe fully to her 2020 thesis.