Faculty Profiles

Dr. Eunice Hong is Director of Research and Assistant Professor of Ministry on the Wheaton College Graduate Faculty. Dr. Hong earned her Master of Arts from Fuller Theological Seminary and Ph.D. from Biola University; her current research consists of issues related to the Asian American experience. Prior to joining Wheaton, Eunice served in multiple contexts, including Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies at Biola University and Assistant Professor of Intercultural Studies and Ministry at Cornerstone University. Dr. Hong is also an ordained minister and served as an English ministry pastor of a Korean immigrant church in downtown Los Angeles.

Eunice loves traveling, spending time with her family, and meeting new people.

Ph.D. in Intercultural Studies    
BIOLA University, La Mirada, CA

Master of Arts in Theology  
Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA

• Intercultural Studies
• Intergenerational Conflict
• Ethnic and Cultural Studies 
• Diaspora/Immigrant Studies (Asian American Studies)

Hong, E. and Botner, M. (2022). Competing Notions of Humility: Why Korean Americans Do Not Need to Abandon Confucius to Get to Christ. Great Commission Research Journal.

Hong, E. (2022). Asian American Faculty Experiences of Racism. Journal of Research on Christian Education. 

Holmes, R. and Hong, E. (2022). Perceptions of Juche Ideology by Expats in North Korea: A Qualitative Study. Missiology. 

Hong, E. and Starcher, R. (2021). Asian-Americans Students’ Experience of Race at a Christian University in Southern California. Journal of Research on Christian Education. 

Holmes, R. and Hong, E. (2021). Factors Influencing North Korean Worldview: Juche and Trauma. International Bulletin of Mission Research.

Holmes, R. and Hong, E. (2020). Contextualization of the Gospel for North Korean ideology: Engaging with North Korean refugees. In M. Raven & J. Ireland (Eds). Practicing Hope: Missions in Global Crises. William Carey Publishing.

Hong, E. (2016). Power play in the Korean American church. In R. C. Scheuermann & E. L. Smither (Eds.) Controversies in Mission: Theology, People, and Practice of Mission in the 21st Century. Pasadena, CA: William Carey Library.

Hong, E. and Starcher, R. (2011). Intergenerational church splits. Great Commission Research Journal 3(2).

Hong, E. (2024, March). Paving the Way for Asian American Women in Leadership for the New Frontiers: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences of Asian American Women Clergy. Paper presented at the North Central Regional Evangelical Missiological Society Meeting, Deerfield, IL.

Hong, E. (2022, January). Understanding the experiences of students of color on a private university campus. Paper presented at The Qualitative Report Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Holmes, R. and Hong, E. (2021, June). Life inside North Korea: Expatriate perceptions of Juche ideology. Paper presented at American Society for Missiology Annual Meeting, South Bend, IN.

Hong, E. (2020, February). Confronting race: Asian Americans at a Christian university. Paper presented at the Student Congress of Racial Reconciliation (SCORR) Conference, La Mirada, CA.

Hong, E., Pranoto, I., and Hernandez, N. (2020, February). Asian American faculty experiences of race. Paper presented at the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Hong, E. (2020, January). Teaching qualitative research to doctoral students around the world.
Paper presented at The Qualitative Report Conference, Fort Lauderdale, FL.

Holmes, R. and Hong, E. (2019, September). Contextualization of the Gospel for North Korean ideology: Engaging with North Korea refugees. Paper presented at the National Meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society, Dallas, TX.

Hong, E. and Starcher, R. (2019, February). Asian American experiences of race. Paper presented at the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, NV.

Hong, E. (2017, June). Surface level vs. deep level differentiations among intergenerational Korean immigrants. Paper presented at the American Society for Missiology Annual Meeting, Wheaton, IL.
 
Hong, E. (2017, May). Hope in humiliation: From behavior modification to inner transformation. Paper presented at the Annual Center for Christian Thought Conference, La Mirada, CA.

Hong, E. (2015, September). Power play in the immigrant church. Paper presented at the National Meeting of the Evangelical Missiological Society, Dallas, TX.