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Lili M. Kim is a Professor of History and Global Migrations at Hampshire College, specializing in U.S. history from global and transnational perspectives. Her work bridges disciplines such as critical race theory, gender studies, and Asian-American studies, with a focus on marginalized communities.
- Research areas include (im)migration, Korean diasporas, U.S. imperialism, and comparative racial formations.
- She is currently on leave for fall 2025 and spring 2026.
Her research has been supported by prestigious awards, including the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) stipend, Fulbright grant, and Whiting Foundation Fellowship. She previously served as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles (Institute of American Cultures) and has taught at the University of Pennsylvania and the University at Buffalo.
Professor Kim’s scholarly projects include her first book, Unlikely Enemy: Korean Americans, World War II, and the Transnational Struggle for Justice on the Homefront, and her ongoing second book, In Transit: Migration, Globalization, and Koreans in Argentina and the United States, which examines Korean migration to Argentina since 1965 and subsequent remigration to the U.S.
Scientific awards:
- NEH stipend
- Fulbright grant
- Whiting Foundation Fellowship
She teaches interdisciplinary courses on topics like Korean transnational history, immigration narratives, U.S. imperialism, and race-labor intersections, and has advised numerous Division III projects addressing themes of social justice, liberation movements, and identity.
