Jean Kim

Jean Kim, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at George Washington University, received her M.A. in writing from Johns Hopkins. She is a blogger for Psychology Today and has written for The Washington Post, The Daily Beast, and other publications.

What Squid Game Is Really About 

How decades of Korean trauma have spawned a pop culture phenomenon 

By Jean Kim | Saturday October 16, 2021

Caught Between Worlds

Minari, Nomadland, and reflections on Asian-American identity

By Jean Kim | Thursday April 22, 2021

The Case for Motherhood

What does it mean when you don’t want your own child?

By Jean Kim | Thursday November 5, 2015

What Squid Game Is Really About 

By Jean Kim | Saturday October 16, 2021

Caught Between Worlds

By Jean Kim | Thursday April 22, 2021

The Case for Motherhood

By Jean Kim | Thursday November 5, 2015

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