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Ohsoon Yun

Ohsoon Yun
Name Ohsoon Yun
Affiliation Visiting Researcher, African Studies Center - TUFS
E-mail ohsoon.yuntufs.ac.jp
Research Field Asian-African Area Studies, Human Geography, International Relations
Key Words Asia-Africa Relations, Coffee, Human Geography, Culture, History, Cross-Cultural Studies
Research Interest My research focuses on how coffee, which originated in Ethiopia, has taken root, grown, and evolved in Asia.
① East Asia Chapter (Japan, Korea, China): Conducted public lectures over the past two years, currently preparing for book publication.
② East Asia Chapter: Scheduled for an academic presentation in Dakar, Senegal, June 2025.
③ West Asia Chapter (Yemen, Turkey, Saudi Arabia): Three public lectures in Korea, May 2025.
I will continue researching coffee from a cultural and historical perspective and hope to serve as a bridge between Asia and Africa.
Academic Career Feb 1998 B.A. Ewha Womans University, Korea
Mar 2007 M.S. Hitotsubashi University, Japan
Jun 2015 Ph.D. University of Exeter, UK
Degree BA, Ewha Womans University, Korea, 1998
MS, Hitotusbashi University, Japan, 2009
PhD, University of Exeter, UK, 2016
Professional Career 2016-2018: Research Professor, Institute of African Studies, HUFS, Korea
Academic Associations AAG (The American Association of Geographers)
Major Works

【Papers】

  • DeVerteuil, G., & Yun, O. (2020). Evidence of the East Asian Model of Gentrification in LA's Koreatown. Area, 52(2), 306-313.
  • DeVerteuil, G., Yun, O., & Choi, C. (2019). The Immigrant Gentrifier in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Social & Cultural Geography, 20(1), 64-86.
  • Coffee Tourism in Ethiopia - Opportunities, Challenges and Initiatives (PhD Thesis, University of Exeter, 2014), (Over 4,500 downloads)

【Books】

  • Because the Excitement is Coffee, Seoul: Beletu, 2021
  • [Book Chapter] 　"Coffee Markets in Ethiopia", Visiting Markets Around the World, HK Research Project in Pusan University (eds.), Book Korea, pp.86-96, 2017
  • ??? ??? ?? ?????? ?? An Invitation to Ethiopia - The Cradle of Coffee and Humanity, Seoul: Noolmin, 2016

【Presentations】

  • July 2024 ICAS 13 (Surabaya, Indonesia) An Empirical Approach to Coffee Tourism in Coffee-Producing Countries: A Case Study of Ethiopia
  • May 2024 EBS Documentary Appearance (Korea)
  • July 2024 Arirang TV TV Interview (You can view in English) (Korea)
  • Jan 2019 Invited Presentation, Coffee and Tea Authority, Ethiopia
  • Dec 2018 Invited Presentation, UN Conference Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

【Research Grants Awarded (in the last 10 years)】

2018: Visiting Professorship Fellowship, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies (ASAFAS), Kyoto University, Japan

2018: Visiting Research Fellowship, Seoul National University Asia Center

Follow my academic and cultural outreach activities:

? Instagram: @puandma

? LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ohsoon-yun-283200126

? YouTube: @JustDoItDrYun