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Sung Eun Kim

Assistant Professor of Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Asian & Middle Eastern Studies
Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708-0414
2204 Erwin Road, Room 104, Box 90414, Durham, NC 27708-0414

Selected Publications


“Freedom Is Not Free from Colonialism”

Journal Article The Journal of Asian Studies · August 1, 2024 AbstractThis article analyzes the augmentation of local Korean men to the US Army and UN Command during the Korean War. Scholars have conventionally interpreted Korean augmentee soldiers as having been vital ... Full text Cite

Redefining U.S. Military Camptowns: Reviewing Keum Bowoon’s “Bases' Expansion and Borderland of Life”

Chapter · December 22, 2020 The long-term impact of American military presence in “host” countries around the world in the second half of the twentieth century has been the subject of sustained scholarly attention for decades. In this time, various approaches from diplomatic analyses ... Link to item Cite