Heekyoung Cho

Heekyoung Cho is an Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Languages & Literature at the University of Washington, affiliated with the College of Arts & Sciences. She holds a Ph.D. in East Asian Languages and Civilizations from the University of Chicago. Her research focuses on the literary and cultural relationships among Korea, Russia, and Japan, translation studies, seriality in cultural production, and popular culture and comics. She teaches courses within the department and serves as an advisor, though specific grants or advising records are not detailed here.

Education:

• Ph.D., East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago

Research Interests: Dr. Cho’s work bridges digital humanities with East Asian studies, examining transnational cultural dynamics through graphic narratives and new media. She explores postcolonial textual frameworks and the role of translation in shaping cross-cultural narratives. Her engagement with popular culture, including comics, highlights contemporary storytelling and its sociopolitical implications.

Affiliations & Labs: She contributes to departmental initiatives such as the Early Buddhist Manuscript Project and the Bilingual and Biliteracy Research Lab, though specific leadership roles in these are not explicitly stated.