Young Chun's guest appearances

Young Chun

The Korea Society

Korea and the World

Politics and Polls

In Service of Humanity

Sue Mi Terry

Donald Trump

Cecile Richards

Hillary Clinton

Kurt Andersen

Alexis Coe

Lawrence Lessig

Dave Daley

Caitlin Zaloom

Neal Gabler

Judy Joo

Nicholas Christakis

Robert Kelly

Adam Frank

Margaret MacMillan

OwlTail

When COVID-19 first emerged in South Korea, the country’s rapid response and decisive intervention enabled the country to detect cases early, slowing the spread of the infection and controlling mortality rates. Now, the country faces a new spike in cases, leaving many to wonder if a second wave is coming. Sam Wang and Julian Zelizer discuss South Korea’s response to Covid-19 in this episode – recorded live on May 19 – which features Dr. Asaph Young Chun, director-general of Statistics Research Institute in South Korea, the state-run think tank of official statistics and data innovation. Dr. Chun is faculty chair and director of the Pyongyang Summer Institute for Data Science, Survey Methodology and Interdisciplinary Research and Applications. He is a survey methodologist and sociologist with 25 years of experience in large-scale survey and census research funded by and conducted for U.S. federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Health and Human Service, and National Science Foundation. 

When COVID-19 first emerged in South Korea, the country’s rapid response and decisive intervention enabled the country to detect cases early, slowing the spread of the infection and controlling mortality rates. Now, the country faces a new spike in cases, leaving many to wonder if a second wave is coming. Sam Wang and Julian Zelizer discuss South Korea’s response to Covid-19 in this episode – recorded live on May 19 – which features Dr. Asaph Young Chun, director-general of Statistics Research Institute in South Korea, the state-run think tank of official statistics and data innovation. Dr. Chun is faculty chair and director of the Pyongyang Summer Institute for Data Science, Survey Methodology and Interdisciplinary Research and Applications. He is a survey methodologist and sociologist with 25 years of experience in large-scale survey and census research funded by and conducted for U.S. federal agencies, such as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the National Center for Education Statistics, Department of Health and Human Service, and National Science Foundation.

#187: South Korea’s Response to Covid-19 Featuring Asaph Young Chun

November 15, 2018 - The Korea Society invites you to the gallery talk and closing reception of the exhibition, Kwang Young Chun: Aggregation. Artist Kwang Young Chun discusses his craft and the techniques used to create his acclaimed artwork. For more information, please visit the link below: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1221-aggregation-artist-talk-closing-reception

November 15, 2018 - The Korea Society invites you to the gallery talk and closing reception of the exhibition, Kwang Young Chun: Aggregation. Artist Kwang Young Chun discusses his craft and the techniques used to create his acclaimed artwork. For more information, please visit the link below: <a href="https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1221-aggregation-artist-talk-closing-reception" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1221-aggregation-artist-talk-closing-reception</a>

Aggregation: Artist Talk with Kwang Young Chun

In South Korea, military service is a mandatory rite of passage for each and every able-bodied, male citizen. Conscription is strictly enforced and public opinion has very little tolerance for draft dodgers. Our guest for this episode, Young Chun, learned this the hard way. Born the son of Korean immigrants in Champaign, Illinois, and raised in Chicago and Seattle, he traveled to Korea at the end of 2002. He soon discovered that he was listed as a Korean citizen, despite his parents acquiring U.S. citizenship. The Korean Army wasted no time to draft him, and with his little command of Korean, Young had to start his service in January 2004. He served both in Korea and Afghanistan. Young wrote about his tough experience in his first book, The Accidental Citizen-Soldier, which sheds a unique light, from an outsider’s perspective, on life in the Korean military, its hardships, and sometimes its absurdity. Young Chun holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Visual Art from the University of Washington and an MA in International Studies from Seoul National University (SNU). He currently resides in South Korea and teaches English at SNU.

In South Korea, military service is a mandatory rite of passage for each and every able-bodied, male citizen. Conscription is strictly enforced and public opinion has very little tolerance for draft dodgers. Our guest for this episode, Young Chun, learned this the hard way. Born the son of Korean immigrants in Champaign, Illinois, and raised in Chicago and Seattle, he traveled to Korea at the end of 2002. He soon discovered that he was listed as a Korean citizen, despite his parents acquiring U.S. citizenship. The Korean Army wasted no time to draft him, and with his little command of Korean, Young had to start his service in January 2004. He served both in Korea and Afghanistan. Young wrote about his tough experience in his first book, The Accidental Citizen-Soldier, which sheds a unique light, from an outsider’s perspective, on life in the Korean military, its hardships, and sometimes its absurdity. Young Chun holds a BA in Interdisciplinary Visual Art from the University of Washington and an MA in International Studies from Seoul National University (SNU). He currently resides in South Korea and teaches English at SNU.

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