Events

Edward Yoo Pokropski will present his solo show Case 84: Adopted in the USA describing his return to Korea in 2015 at age 32 to discover his origins as a […]

A conference entitled Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond will be held at Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, April 13–14. The Korean adoptee service organization Me […]

The organizer  of a global women taiko drummers event in the Twin Cities is the featured speaker at the Adoptee Hub annual gala and fundraiser. The event will take place Saturday, April 27 in Roseville. Korean adoptee Jennifer Weir, who created the project and is the founder of her own taiko school, Taiko Arts Midwest, […]

A selection of works from Korean and Korean American composers will be featured during May in four performances in Minneapolis and St. Paul entitled East Meets West. The concert will be presented at four venues in May: University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis, on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.; MacPhail Center for Music, (Gary Sipes […]

A selection of works from Korean and Korean American composers will be featured during May in four performances in Minneapolis and St. Paul entitled East Meets West. The concert will be presented at four venues in May: University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis, on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.; MacPhail Center for Music, (Gary Sipes […]

A selection of works from Korean and Korean American composers will be featured during May in four performances in Minneapolis and St. Paul entitled East Meets West. The concert will be presented at four venues in May: University Lutheran Church of Hope, Minneapolis, on Friday, May 3 at 7 p.m.; MacPhail Center for Music, (Gary Sipes […]

Minneapolis-based textile artist Jae Hyun Veenstra is offering a series of free classes in the traditional art of jogakbo, a Korean hand-sewing patchwork craft used since ancient times to make wrapping cloths and traditional crafts. In modern times, jogakbo has become a recognized art form and can be used to make innovative designs. The series, […]

Minneapolis-based textile artist Jae Hyun Veenstra is offering a series of free classes in the traditional art of jogakbo, a Korean hand-sewing patchwork craft used since ancient times to make wrapping cloths and traditional crafts. In modern times, jogakbo has become a recognized art form and can be used to make innovative designs. The series, entitled Colorful Korean: Re-Rooting with […]

A National AAPI Leadership Summit will be held July 11-12, 2024 in Philadelphia to learn about emerging voting issues and how to mobilize the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The event, to take place at the Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown, is a platform for partner organizations, issue experts, and communities from across the country. The purpose is […]

Two Korean adoptee experts on adult adoptees' issues will join a group of experts in a day-long symposium on the challenges faced by adoptees face at every stage of adulthood. This symposium is part of a four-day event, the 8th International Conference on Adoption Research (ICAR-8). The symposium will be held July 12, 9 a.m.to […]