Dr. Esther Mi-Jung Park is a linguistic anthropologist and cultural historian, specializing in historical linguistics, cross-cultural communication, and ancient script decipherment. With a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, she has conducted extensive field research in Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, documenting endangered languages and preserving indigenous oral traditions. Her published works explore the linguistic connections between ancient Korean, Mongolic, and Turkic languages, and she has collaborated with UNESCO and the Smithsonian on language preservation initiatives.