Welcome to Korean-American Global Scholars and Professionals (K-GSP) Forum
A scholarly and professional community for Korean-American global thinkers.
There is something particular about thinking from the middle of two worlds. You carry the rigor of one tradition and the instincts of another. You have learned to read a room in more than one language, to hold ideas that do not always translate cleanly, and to find meaning in the space between where you came from and where you are. That position can feel like dislocation. We have come to believe it is actually a gift. K-GSP Forum is where that gift gets put to work.
K-GSP Forum is where that gift gets put to work.
What This Forum Is
K-GSP Forum is the Korean-American Global Scholars and Professionals Forum — a community of scholars, educators, researchers, and practitioners who live and work at the intersection of Korean and American intellectual life, and who care about ideas that reach beyond either. This Substack is one part of what we do. Here, we publish essays, reflections, book reviews, dialogues, and short takes on leadership, human development, organizational life, culture, and the future of work. Our writers are faculty members, consultants, independent scholars, and professionals who bring both academic depth and hard-won experience to everything they write. What holds us together is not a single discipline or institution. It is a shared commitment: to think carefully, write accessibly, and engage honestly with ideas that matter.
K-GSP Forum’s Goal
Vision
To build a global intellectual community where the experience of living and thinking between two worlds becomes a source of creative strength — transforming the position of cultural and scholarly intersection from a sense of dislocation into a distinctive and generative gift.
Mission
To bring together scholars, educators, researchers, and professionals who think carefully, write accessibly, and engage honestly with ideas that matter — publishing work that connects academic depth with lived experience, and reaching readers who lead, teach, consult, and navigate the space between cultures and institutions.
Core Values
Intellectual Honesty — We do not fabricate sources, sensationalize ideas, or compromise the integrity of what we publish. Every piece is held to a shared standard of accuracy, clarity, and care.
Scholarly Depth with Human Warmth — We believe rigorous thinking and accessible writing are not in tension. We pursue both, always in service of the reader.
Respect for Voice — We preserve each contributor’s distinctive perspective while lifting the clarity and momentum of every piece. We honor the particular vantage point each writer brings — diasporic, disciplinary, and professional.
Openness and Inclusion — We began as a Korean-American scholarly community and are building toward something more global. We welcome contributors and readers regardless of where they are from or what field they call home.
Purposeful Engagement — We write for readers who want ideas that connect to their real work and inner lives. We do not publish to impress. We publish to illuminate, provoke honest reflection, and leave readers with something worth carrying into their week.
Who We Write For
We write for curious professionals and scholars who are hungry for ideas that connect to their real work and inner lives. You do not need a faculty appointment to read us. You need only the desire to think a little more carefully about the world you are navigating. If you lead teams, study organizations, consult across cultures, teach in classrooms, or simply find yourself asking harder questions than your daily work allows — this is a space made with you in mind.
What You Will Find Here
Book Review — Honest, critically engaged evaluations of books that deserve more than a star rating — locating each work within a broader scholarly or professional conversation.
Expert Opinion — Informed perspectives from scholars and professionals who bring disciplinary depth and field-tested judgment to questions that matter — offering readers not just information, but earned insight.
Gateway to Korea — Essays, reflections, and resources that illuminate Korean history, culture, society, and global presence for readers navigating between worlds.
Research — Rigorous, evidence-based work drawn from peer-reviewed scholarship, original analysis, and empirical inquiry — presented in a form that is accessible to thoughtful readers beyond the academy.
Series — Multi-part contributions that develop an argument, narrative, or theme across successive installments, building intellectual continuity for returning readers.
Storytelling — Personal and professional narratives told with honesty and craft — where a single moment, memory, or experience opens into something worth reflecting on.
Our Commitments
We do not fabricate sources. We do not sensationalize. We preserve each contributor’s voice while holding every piece to a shared standard of clarity, honesty, and intellectual care. We began as a Korean-American scholarly community. We are building toward something more global. We welcome readers and contributors who share our values, regardless of where they are from or what field they call home.
Join Us
Subscribe to follow this Substack channel and stay connected with the broader K-GSP Forum community. If you are a scholar or professional who writes with care and has something worth saying, we would love to hear from you. Think carefully. Write clearly. Engage meaningfully. This Substack is a publication channel of the Korean-American Global Scholars and Professionals Forum (K-GSP Forum).
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How to Cite K-GSP Forum Articles
Articles published in the K-GSP Forum may be cited using any major academic citation style. Regardless of the format used, every citation should include four common elements: the author’s name, the full title of the article, the publication name K-GSP Forum Journal, the date of publication, and the complete URL.
The examples below using a representative article demonstrate how these elements are arranged across the four most widely used academic citation styles.
APA 7th Edition
Hong, P. C. (2026, April 9). War ends at the breaking point: Why America will redefine, not win, its next conflicts. K-GSP Forum Journal. https://www.k-gsp.org/p/war-ends-at-the-breaking-point
MLA 9th Edition
Hong, Paul C. “War Ends at the Breaking Point: Why America Will Redefine, Not Win, Its Next Conflicts.” K-GSP Forum Journal, 9 Apr. 2026, www.k-gsp.org/p/war-ends-at-the-breaking-point.
Chicago 17th Edition
Hong, Paul C. “War Ends at the Breaking Point: Why America Will Redefine, Not Win, Its Next Conflicts.” K-GSP Forum Journal. April 9, 2026. https://www.k-gsp.org/p/war-ends-at-the-breaking-point.
Harvard Style
Hong, P. C. (2026) ‘War ends at the breaking point: Why America will redefine, not win, its next conflicts’, K-GSP Forum Journal, 9 April. Available at: https://www.k-gsp.org/p/war-ends-at-the-breaking-point (Accessed: 9 April 2026).
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Our Editorial Board
Prof. Dr. Young Choi — Regent University
Young B. Choi, PhD is a Professor at Regent University bringing a rare combination of technical expertise and creative spirit to everything he does. A scholar in cybersecurity, network management, and telecommunications, he has published 157 refereed articles, 13 book chapters, and a Cambridge Scholars Publishing volume on cybersecurity. Beyond the academy, Dr. Choi is a passionate poet, essayist, and wooden block engraving artist whose reflective writing invites readers to rediscover life’s quiet beauty.
Distinguished Professor, Dr. Paul Hong — University of Toledo
Paul C. Hong is a Distinguished University Professor and Chair of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management at the University of Toledo. His work focuses on leadership, governance, and decision-making in the AI era, integrating strategy, technology, and institutional trust. He has published extensively in leading academic journals and writes on how individuals and organizations navigate complexity, disruption, and global transformation.
Prof. Dr. John J. Han — Missouri Baptist University
John J. Han, PhD is Professor of English and Creative Writing and Associate Dean of the School of Humanities and Theology at Missouri Baptist University. A native of South Korea and naturalized U.S. citizen, he is the author, editor, or translator of 35 books published by Rodopi, Peter Lang, McFarland, and Bloomsbury Academic. He has published hundreds of scholarly articles and nearly 3,000 poems in literary journals worldwide, earning international recognition as one of the finest English-language haiku poets.
Prof. Dr. Yoon G. Kim — California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Yoon G. Kim is a Professor of Statistics in the Department of Mathematics at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, where he teaches statistics, data analysis, and quantitative methods across undergraduate and graduate programs. His research spans safety engineering, quality assurance, industrial engineering, and applied statistics. A dedicated educator and practitioner, he brings rigorous quantitative expertise and a passion for evidence-based inquiry to his teaching, research, and professional contributions — including his most recent work on redwood ecosystem restoration in northern California.
Prof. Dr. Jeonghwan (Jerry) Choi — Editor-in-Coordination, University of Maine at Presque Isle
Jeonghwan (Jerry) Choi, PhD is an Associate Professor of Business at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and Editor-in-Coordination of K-GSP Forum (contact: jeonghwan.choi@gmail.com). With over 25 years of industry and consulting experience, he specializes in leadership development, human resource management, organizational behavior, and social entrepreneurship. His research focuses on workforce resilience, organizational health, and self-directed leadership — bridging rigorous scholarship with practical insight to cultivate leaders who create meaningful, sustainable, and humane organizations .
Invited Authors
Dr. Chung Gil Lee is Professor Emeritus of Veterinary Medicine at Chonnam National University, where he served on the faculty until 2007. He holds an M.Sc. and Ph.D. from James Cook University, Australia, and began his career as an Interpreter Officer in the Korean Army. A graduate of Chonnam National University (1963), he is currently a member of the Korean Literature Society of America.
Dr. Blaine Stout is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Toledo and Principal of LBDS Inc., a manufacturing and technology management consultancy. With expertise in operations, data analytics, and supply chain management, he bridges rigorous scholarship and industry practice across small and mid-market manufacturing firms.
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The K-GSP Forum was established on April 6, 2026, and officially inaugurated on May 5, 2026.
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