Environmental Activism & Sustainability – Professor Albert Park

Join Professor Albert L. Park and Natalie Chen ’26 as they discuss Professor Park’s multidisciplinary expertise in the environment, Korean history, and Japanese history. In this episode, Professor Park discusses how change can stem from a social and cultural point, rather than a political one. He surveys the impact that can come to pass locally, rather than politically, and brings us into the work he engages at CMC, through the classroom and the Envirolabs he leads. He also offers a new perspective into how we can remain curious about one another, and become empowered to make a difference on micro, rather than macro levels.   At CMC, Professor Park is the Associate Dean of the Faculty for Research; the Bank of America Associate Professor of Pacific Basin Studies in the History Department; and he’s also the Director of EnviroLab, a laboratory at the Claremont Colleges for cross-disciplinary research and experiential learning in science and technology and environmental issues. Professor Park is an expert in Design & Architecture, East Asian History & Political Economy, the Environment, Korean History, and Modern Japanese History. Professor Park also recently earned a grant from the Japan Foundation for a multi-disciplinary project he directed and wrapped up this summer on the relationship between Globalization, demographic changes, the rural and the elderly/elder care technology in Japan, U.S.A., and Asia.Professor Park's Faculty Profile: https://www.cmc.edu/academic/faculty/profile/albert-parkProfessor Park's Website: https://cmc.academia.edu/httpwwwclaremontmckennaeduacademicfacultyprofilephpFac510Learn more about EnviroLab at Claremont McKenna College: https://sites.cmc.edu/envirolab/