Elaine Kim

Who is Elaine Kim?

Elaine H. Kim is an award winning writer, editor and professor in Asian American Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Kim is widely published in her field. Some of her books include Dangerous Women: Gender and Korean Nationalism; Making More Waves: New Writing by Asian American Women; and East to America: Korean-American Life Stories. Kim has also produced several videos about Asian American women.

Kim is the co-founder of the non-profit organization Asian Women United of California, and was a former president at AWU. She also co-founded the Oakland Korean Community Center and the Asian Immigrant Women Advocates.