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KOREAN
QUILT EXHIBITION
by
Ae Kyeong Oh
May
1-7, 2003
Center for Korean Studies
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Opening
Receptions : 5 p.m., May 1
Workshop:
4 p.m., May 2
Sponsored
by the Center for Korean Studies,
The
Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration
to the
United States, and The Korean
American Women's Club
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| The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai`i―Mānoa Presents
Democracy, leadership and political culture in Korea: The analysis of the
twin forces of globalization and indigenization
Uichol Kim
Professor, Psychology
Chung-Ang University,
Korea
Thursday, May
1, 2003
4:00 p.m.
Center for Korean Studies
Building
1881 East-West Road
Free and open to the
public.
This presentation reviews the political culture of Korea in the
changing national and global context, focusing specifically on democracy,
leadership and political culture. In the first part of the presentation, the
results of a national study conducted to assess respondents’ conception of
political participation, political efficacy, trust, leadership, and social
relations will be presented. Second, the present Korean results will be compared
to a similar study conducted in Japan, China, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland.
Third, the results of a study that has examined the psychological, social, and
cultural basis of anti-American sentiments in South Korea will be presented.
These studies reveal that although the ideals of democracy are similar to
Western concepts, the ways of implementing these ideals can be linked to Korean
culture and tradition.
Professor Kim taught at the University of Hawai`i
at Mānoa and the University of Tokyo before returning to Korea in 1995. He has
specialized in the area of indigenous and cultural psychology and conducted
research in the area of family and parent-child relationship, education
attainment and school violence, organizational culture and change, democracy and
political culture, and negotiation and conflict resolution.
For further
information, including access for the handicapped, call 956-7041.
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Spring
2003 Colloquium
"Changing Korean Perceptions of the Post-Cold War Era and the U.S.-South
Korea Alliance"
Dr. Kim Choong Nam
Coordinator, POSCO Fellowships
Program
East-West Center
Thursday, April 24, 2003
4:00
p.m.
Center for Korean Studies Building
1881 East-West Road
US-ROK
relations have now hit their lowest level since 1954 when the two nations
signed a mutual defense treaty. Dr. Kim will present the results of recent
South Korean polls on Koreans' attitudes toward their neighbors and other
major security-related issues that reflect the profound changes taking place
in South Korea since the end of the Cold War. These polls indicate
significant attitudinal changes of South Koreans that have important implications for future US-ROK relations. He will explain the possible
sources of anti-American sentiment in South Korea such as generational
shift, the end of the Cold War, and the poorly coordinated policy toward
North Korea crafted by the U.S. and South Korea. Dr. Kim will also present
his ideas on how to maintain and manage the US-ROK alliance while dealing
with the North Korean nuclear crisis.
Dr. Kim earned his B.A. and
M.A. degrees from Seoul National University, and his Ph.D. in political
science from the University of Minnesota in 1978. He is currently writing a
book on Korean presidential leadership under a tentative title, Leadership
for Nation Building: Korean Presidency from Syngman Rhee to Kim Dae
Jung.
For further information, including access for the handicapped, call
956-7041.
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| East
Asia Council Presents: Career Seminar
Interpretation
& Translation
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Dr.
David Ashworth
Associate
Professor of Japanese, Dept.
of East Asian Language and
Literatures (EALL)
Director,
Center for Interpretation
& Translation Studies
(CITS)
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Ms.
Se Rah Lee
President,
Se Rah Lee Translation (Korean
language)
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Ms.
Yumiko Tateyama
Instructor
of Japanese, EALL
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Dr.
Susanne Zeng
Instructor
of Chinese, EALL, CITS
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UHM
faculty
members and professional interpreters/translators
will discuss the field of interpretation
and translation, jobs available in and
outside Hawaii, languages needed, pay,
training required, personal work experiences,
and the market palce (intelligence field,
academic, business, etc).
DATE:
Friday, April 4, 2003
Time:
3 PM
Place:
Tokioka Room (Moore Hall 319)
The
East Asia Council is formed by the Directors
of the Centers for Chinese, Japanese,
and Korean Studies. For more information
and disability access assistance, please
call CJS at 956-2665.
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| The Center for Korean Studies Seminar
Briefing
on the Korean Peninsula
A panel of
four scholars and community resource
people will provide an analysis of what
is happening on the Korean peninsula.
Topics to be included are the recent
election and inauguration of President
Roh Muhyun, the nuclear issue in North
Korea, the relations between the US
and North Korea, and other issues identified
by the audience.Students
and the
public are most welcome to participate,
raise questions, and seek understanding.
The panel will be moderated by Edward
Shultz, Director of the Center for Korean
Studies
Presenters:
Prof. Yong-ho
Ch'oe, Professor Emeritus of History,
University of Hawaii
Prof. Alexander
Vovin, Professor of East Asian Languages
and Literatures, University of Hawai'i
Dr. Barry Gills,
Director, Globalization Research Center,
University of Hawai'i
Ms. Duk Hee
Lee Murabayashi, Community Liaison
cosponsored
by the Globalization Research Center
Center
for Korean Studies
4 P.M. March
5, 2003
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| Dance
Korea!
A
CELEBRATION OF KOREAN IMMIGRATION
Performance
by students from UHM
and the Korea National University of the Arts
February
14, 15, 21, 22 at 8pm; February 16 & 23 at 2pm
Tickets on sale February 3
This
unique collaboration between dance students
from Hawaii'i and Korea celebrates the 100th anniversary
of Korean immigration to our islands.
The
concert includes performances by UH students
choreographed by Jeong Ho Nam, a pre-eminent
choreographer form Korea. Hawaii'i audiences and students
will experience some of the cutting-edge work that is
going on in
Korea's contemporary dance scene as well as
the work of a local Korean dance instructor.
Partial funding provided by the UH center for Korean
Studies
and the Asian Cultural Council of New York.
Advance
Ticket Super Sale
$12 Regular
$10 Seniors, Military, UH Faculty/Staff
$ 8 Non-HUM Students, Youth
$ 3 UHM Students w/validated Photo ID
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| The
Center for Korean Studies cordially
invites you to a ceremony and reception
marking the opening of the
KIM
CH'ON-HUNG
COLLECTION
Wednesday,
January 29, 2003
4:30 p.m.
The
Center for Korean Studies
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Kim Ch’ôn-hûng’s contributions to the
perpetuation of traditional Korean dance and music are as extensive as his life
is long. At a time when most young boys
were playing tennis and hiking in the mountains, Kim was playing tennis and
hiking, but also learning to play some of the complex musical instruments used
in elaborate banquets of the royal court.
While just a teenager, he was summoned to learn dances so that he could
participate in a special court event.
These early days set a pattern that would continue for a lifetime.
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Despite political upheavals and economic
hardships, Kim remained deeply committed to the performing arts of Korea. He sought out master teachers, established
his own dance studio, performed traditional repertoire, and choreographed some
of his own dances based on the styles of those he had learned. His
efforts were rewarded on numerous occasions with prizes and citations by
offices of the Korean government, and in 1968 and 1971 he received Korea’s
highest recognitions; he was twice
designated a National Living Treasure, first for his expertise in Royal
Ancestor Shrine music and dance and then for the important court dance,
Ch’ôyongmu. Mr.
Kim continues, today, to go to his office at the National Center for Korean
Traditional Performing Arts. He records
the music he remembers from his childhood, and creates written records of a
past that many, today, have never lived through.
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Mr.
Kim’s gift to the Center for Korean Studies continues his commitment to
preserving the regal traditions of Korea’s past. The books, audio and video recordings, and other items will
provide a valuable resource to future generations of students and
researchers. It is particularly
significant that we acknowledge this gift at a time when Korean immigration is
being celebrated throughout the United States.
Some of Mr. Kim’s precious materials have migrated to Hawaii. We are, indeed, fortunate to receive these
materials. We express our sincerest
thanks and warmest aloha to him for this treasure that we now have, and wish
him the very best as he approaches his 94th birthday.
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| Political
Scientist from Korea to Explain "Anti-Americanism"
Professor
Jae-Bong Lee, a University of Hawai‘i-educated political scientist, will give a
public lecture on "Anti-Militarism and Anti-Americanism in South Korea,
1945-2003.
Tuesday,
28 January, 2003
4:00 p.m., Webster
hall 113
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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With a master’s
from Texas Tech (1990), Jae-Bong Lee is a 1994 Ph.D. alum of the University of
Hawai'i at Manoa. At the UH, he studied Korean patriotism and anti-Americanism
in Korean literature and art. Since 1996, Lee has been teaching introduction to
political science, U.S. politics, North Korean politics and peace studies in
the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy at Wonkwang University in
Chollabuk-Do, central South Korea.
Lee’s research
specializes in civil society movements and international relations. In 2002, he
completed a sabbatical at the State University of New York-Stony Brook.
The UH Departments of Ethnic Studies and English and
the Center for Korean Studies are sponsoring Jae-Bong Lee's Tuesday lecture.
This event is free, and the public is invited to participate. Time has been
allotted for questions from the audience.
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Webster Hall,
2528 McCarthy Mall, is on the Ewa side of the Manoa Campus, just DH of Maile
Way and mauka of the Student Services Building.
The #18
University/Ala Moana Bus passes through the Manoa Campus, stopping near Webster
Hall. The "A" Express Bus stops on University Avenue near Sinclair
Library. The #4 Nuuanu/Punahou and the #6 stop at University and Metcalf.
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| Proposal
for “Pojagi:
A Concert of Korean & Korean-American Performing
Artists”
In commemoration of
the 100th
Anniversary of Korean Immigration to Hawai’I, a concert
featuring the work of four internationally recognized
Korean and Korean-American music and dance artists will
be presented in Jan./Feb. 2003.
Confirmed
Venue Dates:
Jan.
25, 2003, 7:30 p.m., UHH Theatre, Hilo, HI
Feb. 1, 2003, 7:30 p.m., Mamiya Theatre, Honolulu, HI
This
event is co-sponsored by:
The Center
for Korean Studies at UH-Manoa,
The
Centennial Committee for Korean Immigration
to the United States,
Big Island
Korean Club,
Big Island Dance Council,
Hawai'i
Community College,
UH-Hilo,
County
of Hawai'i,
Aloha Airline
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Theme:
“Pojagi” is the patchwork craft used as table
coverings or gift-wrappings in Korea. Many of these pieces exhibits the
brilliant colors often associated with Korean cultural aesthetics. This theme
has been selected to connote the diaspora of immigration from Korea to Hawai’I
resulting in a rich expression influenced by traditional Korean culture,
western influence, and Asian-Pacific components. The fascinating resultant
personal expressions and the development of unique, but reflecting personal voice,
makes for a delightful celebration of the history of Korean immigration and its
continuing cultural evolution in diasporic ways.
The
Featured Artists:
The featured artists are Dulsori, a dynamic Korean
drumming group from Seoul, Korea whose work highlights traditional techniques
in contemporary and traditional compositions. They are one of the most active
and prominent organizations that promote and practice arts and cultural
activities in Korea.
They have received numerous prestigious awards in Korea, such as the First
Place in the Samulnori Competition and the National Traditional Music Festival
in 1993.
Jeong-ho Nam, who will be Artist-In-Residence at the
University of Hawai'i Manoa Dance Program during Jan, and Feb. 2003,will also
premier a new modern dance solo entitled "Ka Si Ri" which was
inspired by a poem of the same name written during the Koryo Dynasty. Ms. Nam
was educated at the prestigious Ewha Women’s University in Seoul, Korea and
studied and performed in France with jean Gaudin Dance Company in Paris. Upon
returning to Korea, she started an experimental dance company called “Zoom” in
1988. Zoom Dance Company has been called “the most vitalizing dance group in
Korea.” In 1997, she became a Professor at the Korean National Dance Academy.
Rounding
out the rich tapestry of performing artists will be Hilo's own contemporary
dance choreographer and performer, Trina Nahm-Mijo, who will premier a piece
created for the Centennial Celebration entitled: "Du Maeum, Han Jungshin
(Two Minds, One Heart" which explores the poignant social reality of a
divided Korea and the hope for reunification. A third-generation
Korean-American, she has won awards for her Choreography which has often
explored Korean and Korean-American social themes. She recently received a Fullbright-Freeman
fellowship to study Thai and Burmese culture.
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Ticket
information is available by calling
Trina Nahm-Mijo at 974-7551
or
966-7312 |
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Traditional Korean Tea Ceremony: A Lecture Demonstration
Presented
by
Kim Eui-jong
Chairwoman, Myung Won Cultural Foundation of Seoul
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Thursday, January 16, 4:00 p.m.
Center for Korean Studies Auditorium
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Free and open to the public.
$3 charge for on-campus parking.
The Myung Won Cultural Foundation, established in 1967, is a cultural
educational institution for traditional Korean tea culture and
ceremonies and is a proprietor of Intangible Cultural Asset of Seoul No.
27, the Royal Court Tea Ceremony.
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The East-West Center Arts Program and the Music Department, University of
Hawai‘i at Manoa present
"Kayagum Music from Korea"
featuring
Byungki Hwang, kayagum
and Woong-Sik Kim,
changgu
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Professor Byungki Hwang holds a unique position in both composing for and
performing on the kayagum, the traditional 12-string Korean musical instrument
related to the Japanese koto and the Chinese ku-cheng.
Woong-Sik Kim is
one of Korea’s finest changgu drum soloists/accompanists. Changgu is an
hour-glass shaped drum utilized in almost all types of Korean music.
This
performance features the impressive folk genres, Kayagum Sanjo and Changgu Nori,
followed by three of Hwang’s compositions, “Forest,” “The Silk Road,” and
“Spring Snow.”
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Sunday, January 12, 2003, 7:00 p.m.
Orvis Auditorium, UHM Music
Department
Corner Dole Street and University Avenue
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$12 General Admission
$8 Students, senior citizens, military, EWC
Friends
Tickets available at the UHM Campus Center Box Office
(M-F
9:00-4:30) and at the door.
Info and Charge-by-Phone: 944-7177
The
performers are EWC Visiting Artists, cosponsored by the Honolulu Symphony
Orchestra, the Centennial Committee of Korean Immigration to the U.S., and the
East-West Center. They performed as soloists with the Honolulu Symphony
Orchestra January 3 and 5. Prof. Hwang will present a seminar, “Creating Kayagum
Music-focusing on The Silk Road” January 13 at 12:30 p.m. in the Music
Department, Room 116. Admission is free.
EWC Arts Programs are supported
by the Hawai‘i Pacific Rim Society, Hawai‘i Community Foundation, Hawaiian
Airlines, the Jackie Chan Foundation, and generous contributions to the EWC
Foundation. Primary_Contact: EWC Arts Program
feltzb@EastWestCenter.org
(808)944-7177
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| 2003
Korea Centennial Conference on
Enhancing
the Partnership between Korea and the
United States in the 21st Century
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by the
East West Center and University
of Hawai'i, Center for Korean
Studies
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| Honolulu,
Hawaii, 6-8 January 2003
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Schedule
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Monday, January 6, 2003
East West Center
9:00 a.m. Registration (outside of Asia Room)
Panel
1: The Partnership
Between Korea
and the United
States: A History
Moderator:
Edward J. Shultz
Discussant: Choong
Nam Kim 9:30-10:30
a.m. Hong Koo
Lee: The Korean Perspective
James
Palais:
The U.S. Perspective
10:00-12:00
a.m. Coffee
Break (Rahman
Room)
11:00-12:00
noon Discussion
Panel
2: The Partnership
Between Korea
and the United
States: The
Future
Moderator:
Lee-Jay Cho
Discussant:
Jin-Hyun Kim
and Hagen
Koo 2:00-3:00
p.m. Jang-Jip
Choi: The Korean Perspective
Carter
Eckert: The U.S. Perspective
3:00-3:30
p.m. Coffee
Break (Rahman
Room)
3:30-4:30
p.m. Discussion
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Tuesday, January 7, 2003
East West Center
Panel 3: U.S./Korea Security Relations
Moderator:
Charles Morrison
Discussant:
Young Shik Yang
9:00-10:00 a.m. In Taek Hyun: A Korean Perspective
Victor
Cha: A U.S.
Perspective
10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee
Break (Rahman
Room)
10:30-11:30.a.m.
Discussion
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Wednesday, January 8, 2003
East West Center
Panel 4: The Partnership between Korea
and the United
States,
the New Economy
Moderator: Chung H. Lee
Discussant:
Hugh Patrick
9:00-10:00 a.m. Chang Young Jung: A Korean Perspective
Larry
Krause: A U.S.
Perspective
10:00-10:30 a.m. Coffee
Break (Rahman
Room)
10:30-11:30.a.m.
Discussion
Panel 5: The Partnership between Korea
and the United
States:
A Cultural
Perspective
Moderator: Yong-ho Choe
Discussant:
John Duncan
and Se-il Park
1:00-2:00 p.m. Sang Jin Han: A Korean Perspective
David
McCann: A U.S. Perspective
2:00-2:30 p.m. Coffee
Break (Rahman
Room)
2:30-3:30
p.m. Discussion
Panel 6: General Discussion
Moderator: Lawrence Kraus
3:30-5:30 p.m. Open
Discussion
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University
of Hawai'i
KAPI'OLANI
Community
College
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A
lecture and Demonstration
on
Traditional Korean
Food
by
Mrs.
Yoon Sook-Ja
Director
of the Institute of Traditional
Korean Food
Seoul, Korea
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8:30pm
Where: Kapi'olani Community College - Ohia 118
Cost: Free
Co-sponsored
by The Center for Korean Studies at University of Hawai'i at Manoa
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Join Mrs. Yoon and KCC for an exciting
look into traditional Korean cuisine.
Mrs. Yoon is a member of many culinary organizations in Korea and served
as the culinary advisor for the ’88 Seoul Olympics and ’97 Winter Games. In addition, Mrs. Yoon is the President of
the National Association of Professors of Culinary Departments in Korea as well
as the author of several publications including A Study of Eating and Life,
Korean Traditional Food: Korean Taste, Korean Preserving and Fermented Food,
Korean Seasonal Food and more.
This lecture and demonstration will
introduce traditional Korean food through a one-hour lecture followed by a
one-hour demonstration with samples.
Participants will receive a number of hand-outs including a recipe for a
traditional Korean dish.
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For more
information, please contact the KCC
Arts &
Sciences Office of Continuing Education at 734-9315
or by e-mail
at lariccia@hawaii.edu
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| Universal Values for a
Democratic Society
Nisei Veterans Endowed Forum Series
HONORING TRADITIONAL KOREAN
VALUES
| In celebration of the upcoming centennial
of Korean immigration to the United States, this
public forum will feature four community leaders
of Korean ancestry whose lives have been positively
influenced by traditional Korean values. As such,
Hawaii'i has benefited greatly from their professional
and personal endeavors.
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| Yong-ho
Choe
Professor
Emeritus of History
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Patricia
Lee Hamamoto
Superintendent
State Department of Education
Donald
C. W. Kim
Former Chairman and CEO, R.M. Towill Corporation
Chairperson, 2003 Centennial Committee of Korean
Immigration to the United States
Ronald
T. Y. Moon
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawai'i |
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Richard Dubanoski, Charles F. Hayes
Judith R. Hughes, and Joseph O'Mealy
Deans of the Colleges of Arts & Sciences
University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Cordially
invite you to
Universal
Values for a Democratic Society
Nisei Veterans Endowed Forum Series
Honoring
Traditional Korean Values
featuring
Yong-ho
Choe, Patricia Lee Hamamoto,
Donald C. W. Kim and Ronald T.Y. Moon
and
performance of traditional song and dance
Tuesday,
December 10, 2002
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Japanese
Cultural Center of Hawai'i
2454 South Beretania Street |
| Korean
lunch and beverage will be available for $7 at
the forum.
Place your lunch order at time of RSVP.
RSVP by December 5, 2002, Colleges of Arts and
Science, 944-7771.
$2 parking with validation at the JCCH parking
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The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Presents
Andong and Its Culture, Part II
Center for Korean Studies
University
of Hawai'i at Manoa
November 10-14, 2002
The Center for Korean Studies will host the second Honolulu
conference on Andong and Its Culture November 10-14, 2002. The conference is
part of a joint research project sponsored by The Center for Korean Studies,
Andong National University, and the Center for the Advancement of Korean
Studies (Hanguk Kukhak Chinhungwon) in Andong. The project, which is looking
intensively at Andong and its roots, commenced in 2001, with sessions in both
Andong and Honolulu, and resulted in a publication titled Andong Yongu.
This year's conference will include presentations by Prof.
Judy Van Zile of the University of Hawaii Department of Theatre and Dance and
Prof. Byongwon Lee and Ms. Sunhee Ko of the University of Hawaii Music
Department. Prof. Jae Hae Lim of Andong National University, Prof. Oh Sung Kwon
of Hanyang University, and Prof. Bo Weol Seo of Andong National University will
present on dance, music, and linguistics respectively.
Discussion sessions are planned for Monday, November 11, and
Tuesday, November 12. The public is most welcome to attend.
The Center for Korean Studies joined Andong National
University in this cooperative research project with the goal of increasing
understanding of regional change in Korea. Andong is unique from a number of
perspectives. Situated in a remote area of North Kyongsang province, it still
maintains a strong traditional identity that can serve as a window into Korea's
past. At the same time, the area has experienced immense social and
economic change as a result of major construction along its rivers. Andong's
attempts to maintain its traditional culture and be a repository of the past
provide an avenue to an earlier age, and as the area experiences rapid
transformation at the same time, one can perceive a vision of the future. This
joint research project is a multidisciplinary study that invites participation
from other universities, both in Korea and abroad.
For additional information about the Andong Project, contact
Edward J. Shultz (shultz@hawaii.edu), director, Center for Korean Studies,
University of Hawaii at Manoa, 1881 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI 96822.
Telephone: 808-956-7041. Fax: 808-956-2213.
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"Wave After Wave:
Domestic Violence in the Korean American Community"
Center for
Korean Studies Auditorium,
University of Hawai`i-Manoa
Wednesday,
November 6, 2002 4:00 PM
The Center for Korean
Studies at the University of Hawai`i will feature a new film about the lives of
Korean-American women and children who are survivors of domestic
violence.
"Wave After Wave: Domestic Violence in the Korean American
Community" (45min.) by Jisu Kim interweaves the stories of three generations of
Korean/Korean American women: one who still lives with her husband even after
decades of verbal and physical abuse, one who is divorcing a husband who has
beaten her children for years, and one who has begun a new life a few years
after her marriage to a man who raped and abused her.
"Wave After Wave"
has been screened at the Pusan International Film Festival, Chicago Asian
American Showcase, Chicago Asian American Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film
Festival, and the Director's View Film Festival, among others.
Director
Jisu Kim has been working as a documentary filmmaker in New York, Tokyo and
Shanghai since completing graduate work in Cinema Studies at New York
University. She will be in attendance at the special showing.
Free and open to the public. Parking: $3 charge
For
further information, including access for the handicapped, call
956-2212
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You
are invited to the world premiere
of
Arirang:
The Korean American Journey
HONOLULU
ACADEMY OF ARTS THEATER
SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 3, 2002 - 12: 30 P.M.
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The
premiere of Part 1 of Tom Coffman's two-part documentary on the Korean American
experience will be presented in conjunction with the centennial of Korean
immigration to the United States and the 2002 Hawaii International Film
Festival.
A seminar
on the making of Arirang: The Korean American Journey will
follow the presentation of the documentary. Seminar participants will include
Tom Coffman, Edward J. Shultz, Duk Hee Lee Murabayashi, Yong-ho Ch'oe, and E.
Park.
For
tickets, use the form on page 17 of the 2002 Hawaii International Film Festival
program guide.
Download Ticket Order Form 
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Sponsored by The Committee of Korean Immigration
to the United States and The Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawai'i
at Manoa.
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"Institutional Reform in Japan and Korea: Why the Difference?"
Dr. Chung
H. Lee
Professor, Department of Economics
University of Hawai'i at
Ma-noa
Wednesday, October 30, 2002
4:00 P.M.
Center for Korean
Studies, University of Hawai`i at Manoa
Why has Japan been unable to carry
out structural reform--reform that almost everybody now thinks is needed?
The answer commonly offered by many observers of the Japanese political
economy is that opposition by powerful interest groups has blocked reforms
from taking place. South Korea, in contrast with Japan, undertook a major
restructuring of its economy during the years following the 1997-98 economic
crisis. The speedy restructuring may have been due to the fact that Korea is
not a rich country and that it was experiencing a severe economic crisis
rather than economic malaise. Professor Lee argues that there is an
additional factor that accounts for the difference: for a country to
change its institutions it must have a model of institutions acceptable
as superior to the existing institutions. Japan has had no such model
whereas Korea has had a definite model to follow.
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The Center for Korean Studies at the University of Hawai'i-Manoa Presents
"Dancing Upward: Korean Roots/Hawaiian Soil" [A lecture/demonstration]
Friday, October 11, 2002
7:30 P.M.
Center for Korean Studies
University
of Hawai`i-Manoa
Originally from Hawai'i, Peggy Myo-Young Choy talks story about her
Korean
ancestors and their lives on Hawaiian soil. She pays tribute to their legacy,
focusing on the inspiration they provided for her own dance and performance
career and for her transforming Korean identity. Choy will perform a
traditional Korean dance, S'alpuri, and a dance piece of her own, "Seung
Hwa."
Peggy Myo-Young Choy has been on the dance faculty at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1993. Her work re-envisions/re-embodies
the politics, history and cultural aesthetics of what it means to be
an Asian woman in America. Choy has performed her work from Honolulu to
New York. Most recently she was awarded the Danspace Project's
Commissioning Initiative with funding from the Jerome Foundation, Joyce
Mertz-Gilmore Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts for the
premier of her work, "Ki-Ache: Stories From the Belly."
Free and open
to the public.
Campus parking: $3 charge
For further information,
including access for the handicapped, call
956-7041.
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Cultural Exchange through Fashion:
The
2002 Joint International Conference and Exhibition
Presented by
The Costume Culture Association of Korea
The Centennial Celebration of Korean Immigration
The
Center for Korean Studies, University of Hawaii
Schedule
September 26, 2002
2:30-6:30 p.m.
Exhibit Setup – East-West Center Gallery
Poster Presentation Setup - Center for Korean Studies
September 27, 2002
8:30-9:00 a.m.
Hawaiian Historical Costume Exhibit – Miller Hall,
University of Hawaii at Manoa
9:00-9:20 a.m.
Viewing of Posters - Center for Korean Studies
Note: Posters will be available for viewing throughout
the day
9:30 a.m.
Opening of Korean Costume Exhibit – East-West Center
Gallery
Note: Costume exhibit open to the public Friday, 9:30 a.m
to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
10:00-10:40 a.m.
Lecture 1: Dr. Linda Arthur - "Hawaiian Attire and
Rites of Passage in Hawaii"
10:40-11:40 a.m.
Lecture 2: Dr. Bou-ja Koh – “Korean Traditional Ritual
Robes for Wedding”
11:45 a.m. – 1:20 p.m.
Lunch break and tour to Queen Emma’s Summer Palace
1:30-2:00 p.m.
Oral presentation: Ray Sasaki – “American Marketing
Development”
2:00-2:30 p.m.
Oral presentation: Carol Pregil – “Industry Marketing”
2:30-3:00 p.m.
Oral presentation: Paula Rath – “Public Relations and
What the Media Needs From You”
3:00-3:45 p.m.
Poster/Oral session
5:30-7:30 p.m
Private reception hosted by Lt. Gov. Mazie Hirono
Honolulu Academy of Arts, Central Court and viewing of
Asian Galleries
September 28,2002
10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Korean Costume Exhibit – East-West Center Gallery
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Center
for Korean Studies Colloquium
No. 196
Center
for Korean Studies Fall 2002 Colloquium
Falling
Between the Cracks:
North Korean Women's Human
Rights
in the Politics of Turbulence
Dr.
Mikyoung Kim
Country Program Specialist
U.S. embassy, Seoul
Wednesday,
August 28, 2002
4:00 p.m.
Glimpses
into the lives of North Korean women that
have trickled out of the North through occasional
visitors, Pyongyang's official propaganda,
and NGO workers on the China-North Korea
border raise concerns about the way South
Koreans perceive them. The women of the
North are often portrayed as things, not
as human beings, reduced to asexual bodies
ridden with starvation and disease, sexual
objects exemplified by Kim Jong Il's "pleasure
unit," and the archetypical female idolized
by nostalgic patriarchal observers. Expressing
concern over Pyongyang's human rights abuses
has been dangerous in South Korea. The implicit
message from all corners of society has
been that you have nothing to gain by putting
North Korea's human rights situation on
the table as a legitimate public agenda
item. Academia has kept silent too as a
systematic study of the topic has been virtually
impossible due to the dearth of reliable
data. Under these complex circumstances,
Dr. Kim argues that the women of the North
have fallen between the cracks of ideological
manipulation, academic calculation, and
avoidance of political incorrectness.
Dr. Kim
earned her Ph.D. in sociology from the University
of Georgia. Her upcoming book, From Rural
Village to Urban Factory: The South Korean
Women Workers' Lived Experiences as Social
History, is soon to be publ | | | | |
