Hye-Kyung Kang, M.A., M.S.W., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Hye-Kyung Kang has continued to research immigrant communities, cultural citizenship and immigrant and refugee social and mental health. In 2011, Dr. Kang presented at the Smith College School for Social Work; the Society for Social Work and Research Annual Conference in Tampa, Florida; the 4th Conference on International Social Work in Los Angeles, California; the University of Washington School for Social Work in Seattle, Washington; and Antioch University in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Kang is concerned with the interconnection between personal struggles, environmental problems and societal oppression and inequalities, and continues to teach clinical social work practice that integrates multiple contexts and narratives. She has been working with a local grassroots community organization, Julius Ford/Harriet Tubman Healthy Living Community, to help organize an intergenerational conference on community/youth health and liberation, which successfully finished in July 2011.
Education
Ph. D., University of Washington
M.S.W., University of Washington
M.A. Antioch University
B.S. University of Washington
Professional Interest Areas
- Cultural citizenship; social and cultural space-making
- Social work practice with immigrants and refugees
- Immigrant and refugee social and mental health
- International migration; U.S. immigration and refugee policies
- Community mobilization and organizing
- Globalization and transnationality
- Application of poststructural perspectives in social work practice, research and education
Areas of Current Research
- Cultural citizenship; social, political and cultural space-making
- Social work practice with immigrants and refugees; immigrant community identity
- Immigrant and refugee social and mental health
- Community mobilization and organizing
- International migration; U.S. immigration and refugee policies
Selected Publications
Kang, H. (2010). Cultural citizenship and immigrant community identity: Constructing a multi-ethnic Asian American community. El Paso, TX: LFB Scholarly Publshing, LLC.
Nicotera, N., & Kang, H. (2009). Beyond diversity courses: Strategies for integrating critical consciousness across social work curriculum. Journal of Teaching in Social Work.
Kang, H. (2008). Korean-American community-based social service organizations in the Metropolitan New York/New Jersey area. A project report published by the Beautiful Foundation, USA.
Kang, H. (2003). Integrated care project. An evaluation project report submitted to the SAMHSA.
Selected Presentations
October 2011: Claiming cultural citizenship: The case of Mrs. Moon. Accepted for paper presentation at the 57th Annual Program Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Atlanta, GA.
October 2011: Psychosocial capacity building in response to disasters: Empowerment and sustainability. Accepted for paper presentation (as a co-author) at the 57th Annual Programming Meeting of the Council on Social Work Education. Atlanta, GA.
March 2011: Re-imagining citizenship, re-imagining social work: U.S. immigration policies and social work practice in the age of AZ SB 1010. Paper presented at the Fourth Conference on International Social Work. University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
January 2011: Re-imagining citizenship: Cultural citizenship as a conceptual frame for practice with immigrants. Paper presented at the Korean American Needs Assessment Conference. New York, NY.
July 2009: Asian American Community Activism History. Presentation as part of the Immigration Forum Series, sponsored by the Smith College School for Social Work Council for Students of Color.
April 2009: Cultural Compentence in Mental Health Services. Presentation and workshop (with Yoosun Park) for clinical administrative staff at the Brien Center for Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. Pittsfield, MA.
October 2008: Korean-American community-based organizations in the Metropolitan New York/New Jersey Area. Paper presented at the Korean American Community Needs Assessment Conference. New York, NY.
July 2008: Making a racialized (non) citizen: U.S. immigration and naturalization policies from a historical perspective. Summer Lecture Series, Smith College School for Social Work. Northampton, MA.
July 2008: Making of a racialized (non) citizen: U.S. immigration and naturalization policies from a historical perspective. Keynote speech. Upward Bound Diversity Conference. Northfield, MA.
April 2008: The Strength Perspective: Discovering Resources, Mobilizing Assets, Respecting Wisdom. Keynote speech. The Empowered Youth Worker Conference. New York, NY.
May 2007: Contestation, negotiation, and historicity: Discursive construction of Seattle's International District. Paper presentation at the ATINER Socioloty Conference. Athens, Greece.
October 2006: Contestation, negotiation, and historicity: Discursive construction of Seattle's International District. Paper presentation at the Place Matters: Seeking Equity in a Diverse Society conference. Seattle, WA.
September 2005: Beyond diversity courses: Strategies for integrating critical consciousness across social work curriculum. Paper presentation at the 18th Asia-Pacific Social Work Conference. Seoul, Korea.
February 2005: Beyond diversity courses: Strategies for integrating critical consciousness across social work curriculum. Paper presentation at the 51st Annual Program Meeting of the Council of Social Work Education. New York, NY.
January 2004: Grounded theory: Implications for critical social work research. Paper presentation at the Society for Social Welfare Research (SSWR) Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA.
November 1998: How a victim's or offender's race, ethnicity, and class impacts safety and accountability issues. Presentation and workshop at the Creating a Public Response to Private Violence Conference (an international conference on domestic violence). Duluth, MN.
September 1998: Creating a coordinated community response to domestic violence in Asian Pacific Islander immigrant refugee communities. Presentation at the Immigrant and Refugee Services Administration's National Conference. San Francisco, CA.
May 1998: Culturally relevant mental healthcare for immigrant and refugee clients. Presentation at the Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference. Ellensburg, WA.
May 1998: Cultural and linguistic interpretation for Asian domestic violence perpetrators treatment group: A preliminary report. Paper presentation at Critical Link 2: Interpreters in the Community (an international conference on interpretation). Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Awards
2005: NIMH Prevention Research Scholar Award. University of Washington School of Social Work.
2005: Rainbow Award (for excellence in teaching GLBTQ issues). University of Washington School of Social Work.
2004: Faculty presenter. (Selected by the BASW class of 2004). University of Washington School of Social Work Graduation Ceremony.
2003: Nominee. Excellence in Teaching Award. University of Washington. (Nominated by University of Washington School of Social Work Dean's Office.)
2003: Golden Feather Award (for excellence in teaching disability issues). University of Washington School of Social Work.
Grants
Kang, H. (2008). Korean-American Community-Based Social Service Organizations in the Metropolitan New York/New Jersey Area. Research funded by the Beautiful Foundation, USA.
