TAE YANG KWAK

Assistant Professor of History
B.A. University of Chicago
M.A. University of Chicago
A.M. Harvard University
Ph.D. Harvard University

Year Joined RCNJ: 2007

Courses Offered:

• Intro. to East Asian Civ., World Civilization, Modern Korea and The World, Korean Cinema & Modern Society, Japan:  Early Civ. to Modern Revolution, United States and East Asia

Teaching Interest:

• Modern Korean History, Modern Japanese History, US-East Asian Relations,  Cold War History

Research Interest:

• Modern Korean History, Vietnam War, Nation-Building, Democratization

Recent Publications:

• Dissertation:  The Anvil of War: The Legacies of Korean Participation in the Vietnam War (2006)