Global Changes in Children’s Lives

Professors Uwe Gielen and Sunghun Kim will discuss their new book, Global Changes in Children’s Lives (Cambridge University Press, 2019), comparing the nature of childhood and adolescence in three representative societies differing in their subsistence activities. The societies include Tibetan nomadic pastoralists, traditional farmers in India, and South Korean students growing up in a digital … Read more

Making a Visual Map of Demographic and Social Changes: Variety of Asian Americans and Others

Professor Beveridge will present an analysis of the varieties of Asian Americans and other groups in New York Metropolitan area and the nation. He will examine their residential patterns, their economic, educational and other achievement and demonstrate how users may examine the demographic and other trends in their own areas or any area at all … Read more

The New Profile of Chinese Americans

Kwong will talk about dramatic economic and political changes that have occurred within the Chinese community during the last twenty years and the challenges they have posed.

Societal Changes and Transformations of Families in South Korea

South Korea achieved urbanization and industrialization with a faster speed than any other country in the world; it was transformed from a predominantly agrarian society in 1960 to a premier postindustrial society in 2000. This presentation will take a comprehensive overview of the changes in family system in South Korea affected by societal changes between … Read more