Jiwon Yun

Jiwon Yun is a PhD candidate in Sociology. His research interests are in race, ethnicity, migration, and organizational diversity. His dissertation explores the question of how we can bring marginalized populations to sectors that have historically been inaccessible to them, using the field of classical music as an example. To answer this question, he is currently conducting an ethnography of a nonprofit that provides a free music program to students from low-income, racial minority families in New England. As an ISPS fellow, Jiwon will expand his research agenda to include other comparable organizations in the region to gain a deeper understanding of the obstacles that arise as nonprofits engage with diversity-related issues.