Dr. Don Baker, PhD

Professor

Faculty of Arts

Dept. of Asian Studies

Vancouver Campus

Fields

Asia, History, Religion

Contact Information

Chosen name and pronouns:

Don Baker (He/Him/His)

don.baker@ubc.ca

Tel: 604-822-4478

Alternate Contact

Erik Rolfsen

Senior Media Relations Specialist

Tel: 604.822.2644

Cell: 604.209.3048

Email: erik.rolfsen@ubc.ca

Expertise

Korean history, religion in Korea, the Kwangju (Gwangju) Democratization Movement of 1980,

Languages

Korean

In the Media

• North Korea’s strange hoop dreams
• Is war with North Korea a possibility?
• UBC experts available to speak about North Korean leader Kim Jong-il