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Welcome to the UCLA Center for Korean Studies!

The UCLA Center for Korean Studies was established in 1993 to coordinate development of UCLA's burgeoning programs in this field of research. Center presides over the biggest Korean Studies program on the mainland of the United States, with the most specialists dedicated to Korea on its faculty and the largest number of students studying Korean subjects, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Director


Namhee Lee
Namhee Lee
Professor, Asian Languages & Cultures

Staff


Hyung-Wook  Kim
Hyung-Wook Kim
Assistant Director, Ph.D.
Peyton Park
Peyton Park
Program Representative
Daniel Ko
Daniel Ko
Program Assistant
Annika Brucia
Annika Brucia
Program Assistant

Core Faculty


Affiliated Faculty


Lecturers