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SUMMARY:AAPI voting summit to be held in Philadelphia  
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe 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 to empower Asian American and Pacific Islander AAPI communities to make their voices heard during a historic election year. \nInformation about specific workshops and speakers will be available in the months leading up to the event. Registration will be $40 for general admission and $20 for students. \n The Summit is sponsored by Asian and Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote)  the nation’s leading nonpartisan non-profit organization dedicated to engaging\, educating\, and empowering (AAPI) communities to strengthen and sustain a culture of civic engagement. It advocates for policies that protect the freedom to vote\, increases equity for communities of color and guards against discriminatory practices. \nThe Summit will culminate Saturday\, July 13 with a Presidential Town Hall at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Presidential candidates will have time to directly address AAPI community members\, leaders\, and organizers about the issues important to this growing electorate. \nFor more information on our Summit and Presidential Town Hall\, please visit the APIAVote  website.  Prospective attendees are requested to please fill out the survey\, so that APIAVote can be in contact to send the official registration link. \nPlease direct questions to ad***@******te.org. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/aapi-voting-summit-to-be-held-in-philadelphia/
LOCATION:Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown\, 201 North 17th St.\, Philadelphia\, 19103\, United States
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SUMMARY:U of Minnesota conference offers one-day event on adoption as a life experience
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis 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 4 p.m. (doors open at 8 a.m. for continental breakfast) in the Northrop Auditorium on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis. \nLifelong Issues in Adoption: Reframing the Discourse through Lived Experience is the title of the one-day symposium. The symposium was organized by adoptees\, and all of the speakers/artists are adopted persons. Admission is $75 and includes a full day of lectures\, panel discussions\, music\, and audience participation. Continental breakfast\, a morning coffee break\, and a box lunch will also be provided. Information and tickets are available on the Northrop Auditorium website. \nThe two Korean adoptee speakers are Hollee A. McGinnis and HeeWon Lee.  McGinnis is a Ph.D. social worker\, researcher\, and a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Social Work. She has achieved a 30-year career in a community organizing\, adoptee empowerment\, and adoption policy and research. \nIn 1996\, she founded Also-Known-As\, which is still an active organization of adult intercountry adoptees in New York City.  McGinnis will speak on her own research project\, Mapping the Life Course of Adoption (MAP): Health\, Well-Being\, and Adoptee Connections in Adulthood.  In 2023\, KQ reported on the information-gathering phase of this research project here. \nHeewon Lee is an assistant professor and the assistant program director of the genetic counseling graduate program at the University of Minnesota.  She also works with the National Institute of Health (NIH) Coordinating Committee for Practitioner Education in Genomics and other groups of research professionals concerned with genomics and genetic testing. She will speak on the topic: Invisible Families: How Adoptees Use Genetic Testing.  \nAnother Minnesota adoptee speaker is Shannon Gibney\, a writer\, educator\, activist\, and the author of the young adult novels  See No Color (2015) and Dream Country (2018) that won Minnesota Book Awards in 2016 and 2019. Gibney teaches writing at Minneapolis College\, and  was recently selected as one of three Educators of the Year in the Minnesota State College and University system. Her new novel\, The Girl I Am\, Was\, and Never Will Be (2023)\, explores themes of transracial adoption.  Her speech is entitled:  The Girl I Am\, Was\, and Never Will Be: Exploring themes of transracial adoption through speculative memoir.  \nThe ICAR-8 website has more detailed information on continuing education credits offered for various disciplines and certifications\, and a brief summary of speakers\, bios and topics for the other three days of the conference. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/u-of-minnesota-conference-offers-one-day-event-on-adoption-as-a-life-experience/
LOCATION:Northrop Auditorium\, 84 Church St. SE\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55455\, United States
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SUMMARY:Textile artist to offer classes in Korean needlecraft art jogakbo for Korean adoptees
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe series\, entitled Colorful Korean: Re-Rooting with Jogakbo\, is funded with a grant\, and targeted to Korean adoptees and their family members\,  age 16 and older.  Enrollees will be referred to a Facebook group to stay in touch during and beyond the class. \nEach of the series of four classes will introduce a new craft project. Classes are free and include all the supplies. Enrollees may sign up for one or more of the four-hour classes. \nThe dates\, locations and project types are: \nJune 22\, noon to 4 p.m.: guebul noligae (an accessory intended to protect the wearer) and how it is depicted in the film Spirits’ Homecoming – class to be held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA)\, Minneapolis. \nJune 29\, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Making a yedanbo (a  textile envelope\, used for a formal letter\, typically an offer of marriage) – class to be held at the Textile Center\, Minneapolis. \nJuly 20\, noon to 4 p.m.: Making mini beoseon (traditional socks) at Minneapolis Central Library. \nJuly 27\, noon to 4 p.m.: catch-up class and instruction on hyangnang (decorative pouch) – to be held at MIA or Walker Art Center\, Minneapolis\,  final location to be determined. Catch-up class is recommended for participants who have incomplete projects at that time. \nAn exhibit of the participants’ work will be held after the series has been completed. \nRegistration is required; there is also a waiting list if classes are full. Registration is at this link. \nTo volunteer to prepare\, clean up and do other tasks on class day\, please sign up at this link. \nThe artist maintains an Instagram account at this link: https://www.instagram.com/colorfulkoreaproject \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/textile-artist-to-offer-classes-in-korean-needlecraft-art-jogakbo-for-korean-adoptees/
LOCATION:Minneapolis Central Library\, 300 Nicollet Ave.\, Minneapolis\, MN\, 55414\, United States
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SUMMARY:Korean Language Village to open new buildings at its northern Minnesota campus
DESCRIPTION:The Korean Language Village\, one of the Concordia Language Villages  in northern Minnesota will officially open its two new Korea-themed buildings with a grand opening ceremony and tour on July 20. \nThe event\, to be held at the camp  (Sup Sogui Hosu)\, located on Turtle River Lake near Bemidji\, will recognize the supporters of the language immersion camp over the 25 years since it was established. Beginning at noon on Saturday\, July 20\, participants will have a tour of the new buildings\, Korean food booths\, and a dedication ceremony\, followed by a reception. \nThe first phase of the building project was funded with a $5 million gift from Kenny and Simone Park\, of the South Korean company\, the Simone Corporation. It includes an administrative complex\, dining hall with a commercial kitchen\, two camper cabins\, a soccer field and waterfront development. Other residential buildings and space for traditional music and martial arts learning are included in the second phase of the new campus development. \nThe day’s events are open to the public\, but reservations are requested. Please RSVP by July 8 with names of guests to Renée Duval at rd****@**rd.edu. \nMore information about the Korean Language Village capital project is at this link. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/korean-language-village-to-open-new-buildings-at-its-northern-minnesota-campus/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20240727T120000
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SUMMARY:Textile artist offers series on traditional Korean needlecraft to Korean adoptees
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThe series\, entitled Colorful Korean: Re-Rooting with Jogakbo\, is funded with a grant\, and targeted to Korean adoptees and their family members\,  age 16 and older.  Enrollees will be referred to a Facebook group to stay in touch during and beyond the class. \nEach of the series of four classes will introduce a new craft project. Classes are free and include all the supplies. Enrollees may sign up for one or more of the four-hour classes. \nThe dates\, locations and project types are: \nJune 22\, noon to 4 p.m.: guebul noligae (an accessory intended to protect the wearer) and how it is depicted in the film Spirits’ Homecoming – class to be held at Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA)\, Minneapolis. \nJune 29\, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Making a yedanbo (a  textile envelope\, used for a formal letter\, typically an offer of marriage) – class to be held at the Textile Center\, Minneapolis. \nJuly 20\, noon to 4 p.m.: Making mini beoseon (traditional socks) at Minneapolis Central Library. \nJuly 27\, noon to 4 p.m.: catch-up class and instruction on hyangnang (decorative pouch) – to be held at MIA or Walker Art Center\, Minneapolis\,  final location to be determined (see registration site). The catch-up class is recommended for participants who have incomplete projects at that time. \nAn exhibit of the participants’ work will be held after the series has been completed. \nRegistration is required; there is also a waiting list if classes are full. Registration is at this link. \nTo volunteer to prepare\, clean up and do other tasks on class day\, please sign up at this link. \nThe artist maintains an Instagram account at this link: https://www.instagram.com/colorfulkoreaproject
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/textile-artist-offers-series-on-traditional-korean-needlecraft-to-korean-adoptees/
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