Background
Kim, Chin-Woo was born on March 22, 1936 in Chungju, Republic of Korea. Son of Hyong-gi and Kyong-ok Kim. came to the United States, 1961, naturalized, 1983.
Kim, Chin-Woo was born on March 22, 1936 in Chungju, Republic of Korea. Son of Hyong-gi and Kyong-ok Kim. came to the United States, 1961, naturalized, 1983.
Bachelor of Arts English, Yonsei U., Seoul, Korea, 1958; Bachelor of Arts English, Washington State University, 1962; Master of Arts, University of California at Los Angeles, 1964; Doctor of Philosophy in Linguistics, University of California at Los Angeles, 1966.
Assistant professor linguistics University Illinois, Urbana, 1967—1969, associate professor linguistics, East Asian languages, speech, and English as an international language, 1969—1972, professor, since 1972, chairman department linguistics, 1979—1986, director Illinois-Tehran Research Center, 1974—1978, associate director Linguistic Institute, 1977, director Program in East Asian Studies, 1990—1991. Associate director Konan International Exchange Center Konan University, Kobe, Japan, 1993—1994, Japan, 2004—2005. Head linguistics University Illinois, 1999—2004.
Visiting professor linguistics University Hawaii, 1972-1973, 86-87, adjunct professor University Tehran, Iran, 1974-1976, visiting professor English Yonsei University, Korea, 1983-1984, Konan University, Kobe, Japan, 1993-1994, Korea University, Seoul, 1995-1996, chair professor in humanities Yonsei University, Seoul, since 2007.
Board directors East Asian Language Institute Indiana University, 1984-1993, William O. Dingwall Foundation, since 1996. President, board trustees Korean Language School, Urbana, Illinois, 1988-1992. Served with Korean Air Force, 1958-1961.
Member Linguistic Society of America, Linguistic Society Korea, International Circuit Korean Linguistics (president 1978-1980), Phonology-Morphology Circuit (advisory board 1995^), International Society Korean Studies (member executive committee, since 2007), International Association Humanistic Studies Language (president 2000—2009), Korean Association Speech Sciences (senior advisor since 1999).
Married Beverly Jean Kircher, June 14, 1964 (divorced June 1982). Children: Joseph H., Daniel H. Married Kui-Soon Choe, October 29, 1988.