William Paik, ’20, has been using his Fulbright research scholarship to study and perform stand-up comedy in Seoul, South Korea, for the past five months. Paik previously performed in Chicago and has embraced the challenge of performing in Korea while studying how cultural dynamics shape comedy abroad.
This episode of the Weinberg in the World Podcast features a conversation with Paik, who graduated from Northwestern with English and American Studies Majors and an Asian-American Studies Minor.
William shares insights on the Asian American Studies Program, Law school decisions, Comedy at Northwestern, Fulbright Research in Korea, how an Interdisciplinary education has helped him.
Timestamp Details:
0:40: Student Experience
3:30: Moving away from Law school
6:25: Starting Comedy at Northwestern
10:15: First Job During the Pandemic
13:05: Experience During Research
15:00: Fulbright in Korea (here)
20:40: The Value of an Interdisciplinary Education