Bryce Kobayashi currently attends American University’s School of International Service. At the School, he majors in International Peace and Conflict Resolution Studies with a regional focus in East Asia. This major and regional focus led him to spend the Fall of 2011 abroad at Yonsei University to acquire a Korean perspective on East Asian foreign relations and the ongoing conflict between the North and South. His research interests include marginalized minority groups as sources of conflict as well as resolving current human rights concerns in North Korea as a means to reconcile with the South and the greater international community.