National Korean Studies Webinar on Korean History and Culture
2020-06-02 00:00 (America/Chicago)
This series of lectures will offer topics on Korean history focused on war, democratization and economic development of South Korea, Korean American immigration history, and Korean traditional music and arts. It will also include the period of the post-Los Angeles riots, the political growth of the Korean American community, the history and significance of the Korean writing system (hangul), and Korean language. Lectures will take place June 22, 23, and 24, 3 to 6 p.m. CST, 4 to 7 p.m. EST)

Facilitated discussion group for teen/tween adoptees goes online
2020-05-28 19:30 - 20:30 UTC
A regular discussion group for teen/tween adoptees will be free and online due to the pandemic. The group OurJourneys, is sponsored by Adoptee Bridge, an organization for mentoring and post-adoption services for and by adoptees. The OurJourneys group meets on Zoom, and can be accessed by sending a request for a login to: info@adopteebridge.org

Journalist and novelist Frances Cha to speak in free online event
2020-05-28 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
First-time novelist and journalist Frances Cha will speak on her debut novel If I Had Your Face. The story follows the interconnected lives of four women balancing on the edge of survival in contemporary Seoul, a world of strict social hierarchies, extreme plastic surgery and K-pop fan mania. Cha is a former travel writer and culture editor for CNN in Seoul who has lived in South Korea, Hong Kong, and the U.S. The free on-line live event is sponsored by the Korea Society, and registration information is on the website: https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/1390-frances-cha-if-i-had-your-face. Event is set for 6 p.m. EST, 5 p.m. CST

The Reunion: Part 3 of Adoptee Hub's Birth Search Series
2020-05-16 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Adoptee Hub will present The Reunion, the third part of its Birth Search Series – showcasing a panel of adoptees who have reunited with their birth families through various searching methods. They will discuss emotional responses, as well as what to expect if a reunification were to happen. The event in online via Zoom. See the events tab of the website for registration information.

Radically Reimagining, post-election
2025-11-08 14:55 (America/Chicago)
State of Asian Minnesotans: Radically Reimagining Our Future is the title of a post-election event, sponsored by the Coalition of Asian American Leaders, a leadership and advocacy organization in the Twin Cities. The event will be held Friday, November 13, 3 to 4:30 p.m. on Zoom. Link below. This event is free and open to the public.
The invited speakers will address the results of the November 3 election and understand what the current political moment means for the future of Asian Americans. Minnesotan organizers will speak on their work to create visionary alternatives to the world as it is. Featured speakers will include: Scot Nakagawa, of ChangeLab; Nausheena Hussain, executive director of Reviving the Islamic Sisterhood for Empowerment; and Ananya Chatterjea, artistic director of Ananya Dance Theatre.
