On March 8^th 2019, Prof. Han Sang-Jin and Prof. Shim Young-Hee participated in the reception of the East Asian Sociological Association’s inaugural general meeting. In the reception, about 250 scholars from Korea (Prof. Sung-Kuk Kim), Japan (Prof. Yazawa), and China (Prof. Bing Jeong) participated. Also, there are distinguished scholars from European countries such as Prof. Antimo Paro from Italy, Prof. Kevin McDonald from Englnad, and Prof. Stephen Dieppe from France.