Ji-Yeon Yuh

Bio:

Ji-Yeon Yuh is a professor of Asian American studies at Northwestern University. Yuh specializes in Asian diasporas and has conducted research on ethnic Korean communities in China, Japan, and the United States.

WMC News & Features
August 10, 2009 | Ji-Yeon Yuh | International, Violence against women
What Were Laura Ling and Euna Lee Looking For in North Korea?
The trafficking story is a dangerous pursuit—but without more information and world attention, tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are caught up as victims with no place to turn.
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