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Program: Ph.D. candidate

Field of Study: American womenā€™s history

Advisor: Dr. Katherine Jellison

Degrees held: B.A. in History, Ewha Womansā€™ University, Seoul, South Korea; M.A. in History, Ewha Womansā€™ University, Seoul, South Korea

Research interests: I am exploring how beauty standards have been established around whiteness, and how it influenced on the lives of women of color, especially Asian American women.

Recent Accomplishments

Fellowship and Travel Grant

• Klinder Fellowship (Fall, 2024-Spring, 2025), Contemporary History Institute, 51ĀŅĀ×
• Conference Travel Grant (Spring, 2024), Western Association of Women Historian
• Conference Travel Grant of Contemporary History Institute (Spring, 2024), 51ĀŅĀ×

Activities

• Graduate Student Representative, Fall 2024-2026, Western Association of Women Historian

Presentations

• ā€œWesternizing the Oriental Bodies: The History of Double Eyelid Surgery and Asian American Women,ā€ Western Association of Women Historians, Portland, Oregon, April 20, 2024
• ā€œEndless Makeover: How Racialized Beauty Standards Have Pressured Asian American Women,ā€ History Club, Purdue University Fort Wayne, March 12, 2024
• ā€œEndless Makeover: How Racialized Beauty Standards Have Pressured Asian American Women,ā€ Guest Lecture, Medicine and Humanities, Montclair State University, New Jersey, February 22, 2024