[5] Min is frequently quoted in Korean-language and English-language media outlets, both in the metropolitan New York area and South Korea.
Early in his academic career, Min was a scholar of educational philosophy and was very interested in John Dewey and pragmatic ethics, as evidenced by his first two peer-reviewed journal articles.
The first phase of his sociological career was characterized by research on ethnic entrepreneurship, using Korean-owned small businesses as case studies.
In addition to publishing journal articles and a monograph and an edited book on the subject, he also became very involved in the redress movement for the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery, acting as an activist-scholar.
In 1991, he was recognized by the New York City Comptroller's office and presented with an award for Contribution to Community Research on the Occasion of Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
In the autumn of 2009, he received an individual contribution of $200,000 from Francis An of Bogopa Inc. to establish The Research Center for Korean Community (RCKC) at Queens College.