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Ramapo College Of New Jersey
505 Ramapo Valley Rd
Mahwah NJ, 07430


Phone: 201-684-7216
E-mail: tkwak@ramapo.edu

 

Office: A-201
Office Hrs:
W 1:00 -3:00

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)
 

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