Kyong Yoon, University of British Columbia

Research

Digital media platforms YouTube Asian Canadian Youth Cultural citizenship Qualitative research Microcelebrity User generated content

Latest papers

Discourse of the Post-COVID 19 New Deal in South Korea.
East Asia (Piscataway, N.J.) · 2021 · first author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

Asian Canadian YouTubescape: Youth Cultural Politics of Visibility
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$74,900
COVID-19: Developing Korean Canadians' Civic Engagement Strategies in the COVID-19 Era
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$24,870
Being digital, migratory, and narrative: the diaspora of Korean digital native immigrants in Canada
SSHRC · 2013 · Principal investigator
$62,448

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

Discourse of the Post-COVID 19 New Deal in South Korea.

Yoon K

East Asia (Piscataway, N.J.)2021First author

DOI: 10.1007/s12140-021-09363-0 PMID: 33897253

Asian Canadian YouTubescape: Youth Cultural Politics of Visibility

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Yoon, Kyong

Keywords: Digital media platforms; YouTube; Asian Canadian; Youth; Cultural citizenship; Qualitative research; Microcelebrity; User generated content; Race and ethnicity; Popular culture

$74,900

COVID-19: Developing Korean Canadians' Civic Engagement Strategies in the COVID-19 Era

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Partnership Engage Grants (PEG) COVID-19 Special Initiative

Principal investigators: Yoon, Kyong

Keywords: COVID-19; ethnic community; civic engagement; Korean Canadians; communication

$24,870

Being digital, migratory, and narrative: the diaspora of Korean digital native immigrants in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Yoon, Kyong

Keywords: digital technologies; migration; narratives; diaspora; Korean immigrants; cultural identity

$62,448

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Digital media platforms Dear Professor Yoon, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Discourse of the Post-COVID 19 New Deal in South Korea." (2021), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Asian Canadian YouTubescape: Youth Cultural Politics of Visibility" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]