Assistant Professor of History, Arizona State University
Sungik Yang is currently Assistant Professor of History at the School of Historical, Philosophical and Religious Studies (SHPRS) at Arizona State University. He received his PhD in History and East Asian Languages (HEAL) at Harvard University.
South Korea shook a presidential power grab – failure to impeach now risks damaging democracy
Dec 13, 2024 05:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Days after announcing and then rescinding martial law in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeols future remains uncertain. Immediate efforts to impeach the president over the attempted power grab have failed, due to the...
President Yoon is lauded in West for embracing Japan
Mar 07, 2024 07:37 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
When South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol broke out into an impromptu performance of the song American Pie at a gala White House dinner in 2023, it was more than just a musical interlude. It was symbolic of how on the big...