Giving Voice to the Korean American Community
The Hanji Crew, two women skilled in the Korean design craft of mulberry paper, or hanji, will hold a two-day class at the Marine Mills Folk School, located in Marine on the St. Croix, on Saturday, May 20 and Sunday, May 21, from 1 to 4 p.m. on both days. Participants will create a Korean-style […]
Mountains and Trees, an exhibit of drawn and painted landscapes by Twin Cities artist Ung Lim Lee, will premiere at Xia Gallery in St. Paul with an opening reception to be held Friday, June 9, at 6 p.m. Lee, age 90, was born in what is now North Korea. His art school education was interrupted […]
The Arirang Lions Club of Chicago will hold its annual picnic for adoptees and their families on Saturday, June 10. The picnic will be held at Blue Star Memorial Woods, 701 E. Lake Ave., Glenview, Illinois. There is no charge, but a freewill offering is accepted. The picnic is in its 43rd year, and the […]
Jamgmi Arts, a Korean traditional dance and drumming school, will hold its spring performance and fundraiser Sunday, June 11. A Korean Market, with Korean-related crafts and products, will be heild […]
Twin Cities percussionist Eri Isomura and Richardson Handjaja Kilis, who plays Korean traditional drums, will team up for an original duo piece Chilchae for Janggu and Marimba as part of […]
Rethinking What's Possible is the theme of a gathering of the International Korean Adoptee Association, to be held July 10 through 16 in Seoul. The IKAA Gathering, held every three […]
To mark the 70th anniversary of the armistice which halted the combat of the Korean War, a three-day event will be held in July in Washington DC to push for […]
A retrospective series of Korean films, entitled Korean Cinema’s Golden Decade: The 1960s will be presented from September 1 through 17 at Lincoln Center, New York. The series features some […]
The Korean Adoptees Ministry will hold a free Korean cultural event in September with a samulnori performance by Sejong Academy’s Korean drum ensemble, and a Korean dinner. Jiwhi Eo, the […]
A free event entitled Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim will be held at the Crystal Community Center on Tuesday, September 19 at 7 p.m. Ven. Pomnyun Sunim ("Ven." is an abbreviation for "venerable" and sunim is the Korean form of address for a monk) is one of the most influential religious leaders in South […]
