ABOUT

Hello! My name is Jinwoo Kang and I'm currently a freshman at Williams College, a liberal arts college in western Massachusetts. This blog is my final project for ENVI267: Coastal Communities and Climate Justice, which is a course in which we focused in on the wide array of issues facing frontline communities across the United States and beyond.

 

For the final project, we were tasked with identifying a frontline community somewhere in the country and exploring its issues and possible paths forward. The emphasis was on working with the community members and stakeholders, and on really listening to what they saw as best for their communities. This meant that the research was as much about reading journals and data as it was about reaching out to local experts and residents for input and guidance.

 

Throughout the entire process of putting together this project, I found myself shocked, saddened, inspired, and humbled, often simultaneously, at the disregard of human rights by powerful players and resilience of community members to remain standing. I hope that this project can share a little of what I have found.