CHIT CHAT

“The Korean Diaspora in Japan and the US: A Personal Journey”

By Dr. Haruki Eda

Haruki Eda (he/they) is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at UCCS, where he teaches Globalization and Development, Race and Ethnicity, Asian American Communities, and sociological theory and methods. Haruki is a community organizer working in the Korean diaspora communities in the US and Japan, bridging across generations, divisions, and identities. 

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By James Proby

James Proby is a Colorado Springs native with a passion for this community. He has held leadership roles and several capacities with different organizations throughout El Paso County and is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. James has severed on several boards and commissions in the Pikes Peak Region, including co-chairman of The Black Advisory Council for the El Pomar Foundation, Board of Directors for the Women's Resource agency, founding Committee Member for Community Advancing Public Safety and Student of Dean of minority Affairs at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs among others. His latest venture is The Men's Xchange was founded in 2017. The Men's Xchange is a social impact men's professional clothing boutique that specializes in dressing men in business and dress apparel for $200 or less. For about every 9 men that shop at The Men's Xchange, The Men's Xchange can dress one person in our community at no cost.  

James is a paid public speaker, consultant, and diversity equity and inclusion change agent. He has provided services for El Paso county, the Small Business Development Center of the Pikes Peak region, Colorado College, the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Pikes Peak Community College and several others.