{"226981":{"#nid":"226981","#data":{"type":"profile","title":"Anna Joo Kim","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/akim_2015_short_cv_gt.pdf\u0022\u003EView Kim\u0026#39;s C.V.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAnna Joo Kim is an assistant professor of city and regional planning at Georgia Institute of Technology. Her research examines the blurred boundaries between informal and formal jobs for low wage immigrant workers, and how these semi-formal employment arrangements translate into strategies for local economic growth in ethnic neighborhoods. Dr. Kim teaches community and workforce development, planning for immigrant communities, and other courses on social, economic, and environmental justice. Prior to coming to Georgia Tech, she held the Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Environmental Analysis at Pomona College. \u0026nbsp;Recently Dr. Kim has been awarded the highly competitive GT-FIRE (Transformative Research and Education Award) for her study of workforce development in Atlanta\u0026#39;s westside neighborhoods.\u0026nbsp;For her graduate studio on multi-ethnic immigrant communities and immigration policy in Georgia she has also been nominated for the \u0026quot;Faces of Inclusive Excellence\u0026quot; honor at Georgia Tech.\u0026nbsp;Her research and community collaborations have received grant awards from the\u0026nbsp;National Science Foundation,\u0026nbsp; National Institutes of Health,\u0026nbsp;American Studies Association,\u0026nbsp;Center for Urban Innovation, UC Center for New Racial Studies, UC-CHIS, and the UCLA Labor Center.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EEducational\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E Background\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2011 - Ph.D. (Urban Planning), University of California, Los Angeles\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2006 - M.A. (Ethnic Studies), University of California, San Diego\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E2004 - B.A. (Women\u0026#39;s Studies and History), Claremont McKenna College\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Cstrong\u003EStudio Reports\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/attachments\/Kim_ImmigrantAtlanta_AppendixA_Norcross.pdf\u0022\u003EDownload the report\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Professor Anna Kim\u0026#39;s studio research on demographic change and immigration to the Atlanta metro area, \u0026quot;Planning for Immigrant Communities in Norcross\u0026quot;. Conducted in partnership with the City of Norcross, the Gwinnett Village Community Improvement District, the Latin American Association, Asian Americans Advancing Justice, and Welcoming America.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/attachments\/WCA%20final%20report.pdf\u0022\u003EDownload the report\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/strong\u003E Professor Anna Kim and Professor Chris Burke\u0026#39;s studio research on \u0026quot;University-Community Partnerships for Workforce Development\u0026quot;, a closer look at discrimination, segregation, and African American unemployment in Atlanta\u0026#39;s Historic Westside neighborhoods. Conducted in partnership with the Georgia Tech Westside Communities Alliance, Georgia STAND-UP, and the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003Ecommunity and economic development, immigrant affairs, and labor markets\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"27714","created_gmt":"2013-08-06 22:51:23","changed_gmt":"2016-11-01 12:51:17","author":"Kyle James","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","extras":[],"hg_media":{"448551":{"id":"448551","type":"image","title":"anna kim photo","body":null,"created":"1449256264","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 19:11:04","changed":"1475895189","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:53:09","alt":"anna kim photo","file":{"fid":"203270","name":"ajk.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ajk_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ajk_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":521159,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ajk_0.png?itok=Hv5jSuWh"}}},"media_ids":["448551"],"groups":[{"id":"1221","name":"College of Design"},{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[{"id":"44391","name":"PhD Advisers"},{"id":"9296","name":"School of City and Regional Planning"}],"classification":["Faculty"],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":{"work":"4043857215"},"contact":[],"email":["anna.kim@coa.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}