Yoon Kim

I am an Assistant Professor of Graphic design at the University of Houston. I have been working on research and documentation, via artifacts and photography, of the culture and history of Korean war in America. The focus of my creative work is to tell the story of the “Korea war” through the lens of the camera and artifacts. The veterans who take part in war are quickly slipping into history. When they are gone, real story will be forever changed, and the culture and history from which it originated will be obscured. This project is looking at the last generation of Korean War veterans through photography and artifacts creating images that describe the deep sadness in this rich historic event. The Korean war continues to be a source of inspiration for writers, historians, artists and as a designer, I am committed to creating graphic narratives that encourage readers to remember the events and can bridge memory to its own past.