Selected CV
Born: Jinhae-si, South Korea
Citizenship: USA, adopted naturalized citizen
Contact Details: Please use contact page or social links below. My LinkedIn profile has a complete list of work history, teaching, and volunteer experience. If you're looking for information related to my academic/philosophical career, you can find me on PhilPeople in addition to LinkedIn.
Education:
Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies (Political Science and Writing), Western New Mexico University, 2016
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Goddard College, 2015
Master of Arts, Philosophy, Rice University, 2011
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Princeton University, 2008
Literary Magazine Experience:
Poetry Editor, The Hanok Review, 2021-current
Associate Editor, Uncharted Mag, 2021-current
Prose Editor, Chestnut Review, 2020-current
Managing Editor, Emerge Literary Journal, 2021
Reader, Longleaf Review, 2020-2021
Poetry Reader, SLICE Magazine, 2020-2021
Editor, ang(st), 2020-2021
Content Editor, the winnow, 2020-2021
Flash Fiction and Short Story Manuscript Reader, Split/Lip Press, 2021
Summer Reader, Headway Quarterly, 2020
Editor-in-Chief, Hapax, 2016
Staff, Twisted Vine Literary Journal, 2015
Publications:
Please see my publications page for a full list with links.
Residencies:
Sundress Academy for the Arts Residency, expected 2022
House of Two Urns Writer’s Retreat, Chicago, IL. January 2016
Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto, ON. July-August 2015
Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto, ON. August 2014
Starry Night Artist-in-Residence, Truth or Consequences, NM. May 2014
House of Two Urns Writer’s Retreat, Chicago, IL. February 2014
Grants and Awards:
Tin House Winter Workshop, 2022
Kundiman Fellow, Palm Beach Poetry Festival, 2022
3rd place, Porter House Review Editor's Prize in Poetry, 2021
Lighthouse Writers Writership Award, 2021
GrubStreet Novel Generator, 2021-2022
GrubStreet Scholarship, 2021
Lighthouse Writers Writership Award, 2021
Boston Writers of Color Group Literary Support Scholarship, 2021
Kundiman Craft Class Scholarship, 2021
LitFest Advanced Workshop, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 2021
SCWA Virtual Writers’ Conference Student Scholarship, 2021
Semi-finalist, Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize, 2021
Winner, Fractured Lit 100-word Story Mini-Contest, 2021
Selection, Best Small Fictions, 2021
The Speakeasy Project, Write Side-by-Side Scholarship, 2021
Kenyon Review Poetry Workshop and Scholarship, 2021
Voices of Our Nations Arts Weekend Intensive, 2021
HUES Scholar, HUES Foundation, 2021
2021 AWP Community Scholarship, AWP, 2021
Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship, Murphy Writers, 2020
BWOC Consulting Scholarship, GrubStreet, 2020
Write Down the Street Scholarship, GrubStreet, 2020
TWH Retreat Fellow, The Watering Hole Poetry, 2020
HUES Scholar, HUES Foundation, 2020
Winner, Cream City Review Summer Prize in Poetry, 2020
Honorable Mention, Mythic Picnic Tweet Story Prize: A Redress of Grievances, 2020
GrubStreet Scholarship, 2020
The Loft’s Wordsmith Conference Scholarship, 2020
Kundiman Summer Session Scholarship, 2020
Lighthouse Writers Writership, 2020
The Speakeasy Project, Growth Scholarship, 2020
The Speakeasy Project, Write Side-by-Side Scholarship, 2020
GrubStreet Scholarship, 2020
Lighthouse Writers Writership, 2020
Lighthouse Writers Writership, 2020
Fine Arts Work Center 24Pearlstreet Online Workshop General Scholarship, 2020
The Binnacle Ultra-Short Contest, Honorable Mention, 2016
Chicago Writers Retreat Fellowship, 2016
Spirit of Goddard Scholarship, 2014
Starry Night Retreat Fellowship, 2014
Chicago Writers Retreat Fellowship, 2014
Lighthouse Writers Workshop Award, 2013
Exhibitions:
Leominster Art Center and Gallery, 2014-2015
PalletFest 2015, Denver, CO, August 29-30, 2015
Alternative Holiday Gift Fair, Boulder, CO, December 5-6, 2015
Alternative Holiday Gift Fair, Boulder, CO, December 6-7, 2014
Leominster Art & Craft Bazaar, Leominster, MA, November 29, 2014
Languages:
Modern/spoken: English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese
Academic research: Ancient Greek, Latin, French, German
Basic: Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Italian
Additional Skills & Interests:
Jewelry-making, philosophy, piano, violin, gemology, graphic design, nonprofit management, productivity, translation, world literature, leadership, politics, Asian and Asian American issues, investing, social & racial justice
Countries Visited:
USA, Mexico, Canada, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Croix, Puerto Rico, Spain, Germany, Holland, Italy, Israel, Palestine, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Uganda, England
Citizenship: USA, adopted naturalized citizen
Contact Details: Please use contact page or social links below. My LinkedIn profile has a complete list of work history, teaching, and volunteer experience. If you're looking for information related to my academic/philosophical career, you can find me on PhilPeople in addition to LinkedIn.
Education:
Master of Arts, Interdisciplinary Studies (Political Science and Writing), Western New Mexico University, 2016
Master of Fine Arts, Creative Writing, Goddard College, 2015
Master of Arts, Philosophy, Rice University, 2011
Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy, Princeton University, 2008
Literary Magazine Experience:
Poetry Editor, The Hanok Review, 2021-current
Associate Editor, Uncharted Mag, 2021-current
Prose Editor, Chestnut Review, 2020-current
Managing Editor, Emerge Literary Journal, 2021
Reader, Longleaf Review, 2020-2021
Poetry Reader, SLICE Magazine, 2020-2021
Editor, ang(st), 2020-2021
Content Editor, the winnow, 2020-2021
Flash Fiction and Short Story Manuscript Reader, Split/Lip Press, 2021
Summer Reader, Headway Quarterly, 2020
Editor-in-Chief, Hapax, 2016
Staff, Twisted Vine Literary Journal, 2015
Publications:
Please see my publications page for a full list with links.
Residencies:
Sundress Academy for the Arts Residency, expected 2022
House of Two Urns Writer’s Retreat, Chicago, IL. January 2016
Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto, ON. July-August 2015
Artscape Gibraltar Point, Toronto, ON. August 2014
Starry Night Artist-in-Residence, Truth or Consequences, NM. May 2014
House of Two Urns Writer’s Retreat, Chicago, IL. February 2014
Grants and Awards:
Tin House Winter Workshop, 2022
Kundiman Fellow, Palm Beach Poetry Festival, 2022
3rd place, Porter House Review Editor's Prize in Poetry, 2021
Lighthouse Writers Writership Award, 2021
GrubStreet Novel Generator, 2021-2022
GrubStreet Scholarship, 2021
Lighthouse Writers Writership Award, 2021
Boston Writers of Color Group Literary Support Scholarship, 2021
Kundiman Craft Class Scholarship, 2021
LitFest Advanced Workshop, Lighthouse Writers Workshop, 2021
SCWA Virtual Writers’ Conference Student Scholarship, 2021
Semi-finalist, Zócalo Public Square Poetry Prize, 2021
Winner, Fractured Lit 100-word Story Mini-Contest, 2021
Selection, Best Small Fictions, 2021
The Speakeasy Project, Write Side-by-Side Scholarship, 2021
Kenyon Review Poetry Workshop and Scholarship, 2021
Voices of Our Nations Arts Weekend Intensive, 2021
HUES Scholar, HUES Foundation, 2021
2021 AWP Community Scholarship, AWP, 2021
Toni Brown Memorial Scholarship, Murphy Writers, 2020
BWOC Consulting Scholarship, GrubStreet, 2020
Write Down the Street Scholarship, GrubStreet, 2020
TWH Retreat Fellow, The Watering Hole Poetry, 2020
HUES Scholar, HUES Foundation, 2020
Winner, Cream City Review Summer Prize in Poetry, 2020
Honorable Mention, Mythic Picnic Tweet Story Prize: A Redress of Grievances, 2020
GrubStreet Scholarship, 2020
The Loft’s Wordsmith Conference Scholarship, 2020
Kundiman Summer Session Scholarship, 2020
Lighthouse Writers Writership, 2020
The Speakeasy Project, Growth Scholarship, 2020
The Speakeasy Project, Write Side-by-Side Scholarship, 2020
GrubStreet Scholarship, 2020
Lighthouse Writers Writership, 2020
Lighthouse Writers Writership, 2020
Fine Arts Work Center 24Pearlstreet Online Workshop General Scholarship, 2020
The Binnacle Ultra-Short Contest, Honorable Mention, 2016
Chicago Writers Retreat Fellowship, 2016
Spirit of Goddard Scholarship, 2014
Starry Night Retreat Fellowship, 2014
Chicago Writers Retreat Fellowship, 2014
Lighthouse Writers Workshop Award, 2013
Exhibitions:
Leominster Art Center and Gallery, 2014-2015
PalletFest 2015, Denver, CO, August 29-30, 2015
Alternative Holiday Gift Fair, Boulder, CO, December 5-6, 2015
Alternative Holiday Gift Fair, Boulder, CO, December 6-7, 2014
Leominster Art & Craft Bazaar, Leominster, MA, November 29, 2014
Languages:
Modern/spoken: English, Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese
Academic research: Ancient Greek, Latin, French, German
Basic: Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Italian
Additional Skills & Interests:
Jewelry-making, philosophy, piano, violin, gemology, graphic design, nonprofit management, productivity, translation, world literature, leadership, politics, Asian and Asian American issues, investing, social & racial justice
Countries Visited:
USA, Mexico, Canada, St. Maarten, St. Thomas, St. Kitts, St. Croix, Puerto Rico, Spain, Germany, Holland, Italy, Israel, Palestine, Korea, Thailand, Cambodia, Japan, Uganda, England