A CROSS-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE
About me
Understanding mobility.
Connecting communities.
Exploring the human side of migration, rural life, and belonging — across Vietnam and Korea.
I am a doctoral researcher in Agricultural Economics at Jeonbuk National University, interested in how people move, adapt, and build a sense of belonging.
My work focuses on foreign seasonal workers and their relationships with rural communities in the Republic of Korea. With a background in Korean Studies and Agricultural Economics, I bring a cross-cultural perspective to questions of labor mobility, rural transformation, and agricultural cooperation.
I combine field-based and mixed-method research — from interviews and participant observation to survey design, quantitative analysis, and structural equation modeling.
Research Interest
- International Migration and Labor Mobility
- Foreign Seasonal Workers
- Rural Communities and Social Integration
- Agricultural and Rural Development
- Migration Governance and Rural Labor Policy
QUESTIONS THAT GUIDE MY WORK
Research
At the intersection of migration,
agriculture, and everyday life.
Migration &
labor mobility
International migration, foreign seasonal workers, and the policies shaping agricultural labor mobility.
Community &
belonging
Social support, mutual adjustment, and relationships between migrant workers and local residents.
Rural futures &
cooperation
Rural development, agricultural transformation, and locally grounded cooperation in Southeast Asia and Korea.
Factors Affecting Seasonal Workers’ Adaptation to Rural Life, focusing on relationships with local residents.
Co-researcher, Daesan Rural Foundation
WRITING, RESEARCH & CONVERSATIONS
Publications
“Being With” Beyond Language and Culture: Seasonal Migrant Workers and Local Residents as (Quasi-)Family and Neighbors
Kim Jooyoung & Hoang Thi Ngoc Huyen
Korean Cultural Anthropology, 58(3), 61–101.
The Two-Sided Integration: Social Support and Mutual Adjustment in Korea’s Seasonal Worker Program
Hoang Thi Ngoc Huyen, et al.
Asian & Australasian Society of Labour Economics (AALSE)
Factors Affecting Seasonal Workers’ Adaptation to Rural Life: Focusing on Relationships with Local Residents
Kim Jooyoung & Hoang Thi Ngoc Huyen
Daesan Rural Foundation
Perceptions of Foreign Workers Participating in the Seasonal Worker Program: A Case Study of Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province
Hoang Thi Ngoc Huyen
Jeonbuk Labor Policy Research Institute
A Study on Perception and Policy of Seasonal Workers: Focusing on Vietnamese Seasonal Workers
Hoang Thi Ngoc Huyen
Jeonbuk National University
Perceptions of Foreign Workers Participating in the Seasonal Worker Program: Focusing on Vietnamese Seasonal Workers in the Jeonbuk Region
Hoang Thi Ngoc Huyen & Kim Su-Hyun
Korean Agricultural Economics Association · Winter Conference
MY ACADEMIC JOURNEY
Education & experience
An academic path shaped by language, culture, and a curiosity about rural life.
Vietnamese Nationality: Vietnamese
Korean TOPIK Level 6
English TOEIC 820
Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics
Jeonbuk National University · Republic of Korea
In progressM.A. in Agricultural Economics
Jeonbuk National University · Republic of Korea
Research on foreign seasonal workers and institutional dimensions of Korean agriculture.
B.A. in Korean Language & Literature
Jeonbuk National University · Republic of Korea
Transferred from Hue University of Foreign Language, Vietnam, from the third year.
05 / BEYOND RESEARCH
Building bridges, in practice.
Academic collaboration
Research assistant for the Vinh University veterinary medicine and livestock capacity-building project, supporting interpretation and coordination for Vietnamese professors in Korea.
Community engagement
Volunteer at Jeonju Immigration Office, assisting foreign residents with visitor guidance and administrative inquiries.
Finding my voice
Encouragement Award, JBNU 3-Minute Thesis Competition (2026). Grand Prize, JBNU Korean Speech Contest (2023).
OPEN TO RESEARCH CONVERSATIONS
Let’s connect
For research conversations, academic collaboration,
or shared interests in migration and rural communities.