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The Asian Center for Women's Studies at Ewha Womans University presents "Critical Feminist Interventions in Asia: A Series of Emerging Scholars' Talks."

This lecture series features early-career feminist researchers who have recently completed their master's or doctoral degrees in Asian Women's Studies or Women's Studies programs. It aims to critically reconsider the politics of gender and sexuality through an intersectional lens.

Over the six sessions, the series will explore gender and sexuality across diverse Asian contexts, challenge dominant narratives, and highlight local knowledge grounded in specific positionalities.

Temporarily Essential: Korean Nurses Navigating Imperial Borders in Saipan

This fourth lecture will critically examine the migration of Korean nurses to Saipan to understand how the U.S. empire governs care labor through militarized borders and legal exceptions, made especially visible during COVID-19. 

Speaker: Se Youn Yim (M.A., Women’s Studies, Ewha Womans University)
Discussant: Sohoon Yi (Professor, Global Korean Studies, Korea University)

Date & Time: October 22, 2025 (Wed), 5:00–6:30 PM (KST)
Language : English (with live text translation in Korean available / 한국어 AI 문자 통역 제공)
Location: Zoom( https://ewha.zoom.us/j/ 5736905575  )

* You can join the event without prior registration by accessing the Zoom link or scanning the QR code on the poster.

* This lecture will be recorded for internal purposes.

For more details, please refer to the poster attached below.