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SUMMARY:Feminist Case for Ending the Korean War virtual event
DESCRIPTION:A virtual event The Feminist Case for Ending the Korean War will be held March 18 at 7 p.m. CST\, to rally support for peacemakers’ efforts to push the Biden administration to take a peace-first approach to progress on diplomatic goals with North Korea.  Goals include denuclearization and progress on human rights reforms. \nSpeakers will include the authors of the recent report Path to Peace: The Case for a Peace Agreement to End the Korean War by the transnational feminist campaign Korea Peace Now. The report describes how feminist leadership is crucial for the peace process to be successful and sustainable.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/feminist-case-for-ending-the-korean-war-virtual-event/
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SUMMARY:10-week virtual Korean drumming class\, Pungmul Gajok\, registration deadline
DESCRIPTION:March 7 is the registration deadline for a new program offering by JangMi Arts\, a Korean traditional performing arts school in Minnesota and Wisconsin\, in cooperation with Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago (KPAC). It will be a 10-week virtual course in Korean drumming called Pungmul Gajok (Drumming Family). \nThe program\, to run weekly on Saturdays from March 13 through May 22\, will connect Korean adoptee students with culturally Korean music and percussion instructors.  Adult adoptees and their families\, Korean adoptee children with their siblings\, friends\, neighbors and community members are invited to experience Korean culture through its arts.  Registration deadline is March 7.  For schedule\, calendar\, fee information and registration see the website: www.jangmiarts.com
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/10-week-virtual-korean-drumming-class-pungmul-gajok-registration-deadline/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210226T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210226T143000
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SUMMARY:Virtual session to feature artist Eun Kyung Suh on her recent textile exhibit Shelter
DESCRIPTION:Minnesota textile artist Eun-Kyung Suh will discuss her current exhibit Shelter with Liz Miller.  The two are co-recipient of a McKnight Fiber Artist grant of works now exhibited at the Textile Center in Minneapolis.  The virtual discussion will be held Friday\, February 26\, 1 to 2:30 p.m. (CST)\, facilitated by curator/scholar Glenn Adamson. \nIn Shelter\, geometric vessel-like forms are spread across walls and over fences and barriers. As part of the project\, Suh collected discarded fabric from garage\, estate and moving sales in rural Minnesota. The fragments are imbedded in the vessels which are positioned in a map-like trail. The exhibit describes our persistence to find and establish shelter. \nIn Liz Miller’s Falling Loss\, the artist suspends multi-layered\, loosely-draped silk panels containing laser-cut shapes\, suggestive of aerial photos. There are fallen silk cutouts in a pile\, are the backdrop of waxing and waning projections of names from obituaries. The exhibit evokes the unprecedented loss of loved ones that happened in 2020. \nFacilitator Glenn Adamson is a renowned curator\, critic\, college professor and the author of numerous books on craft and critical thinking\, including Fewer Better Things: The Hidden Wisdom of Objects (2018). The conversation will present their work in fiber and textiles within the context of contemporary art. \nShelter and Falling Loss are on exhibit at the Textile Center\, Minneapolis January 12 through Saturday\, March 13. \nTo register for the free Zoom session\, see the link below. \nThe Textile Center is located on 3000 University Ave. SE\, Minneapolis. For info on its exhibit hours and other offerings:  info@textilecentermn.org \n  \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/virtual-session-to-feature-artist-eun-kyung-suh-on-her-recent-textile-exhibit-shelter/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210225T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210225T161500
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
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SUMMARY:CAAL to hold free webinar on resources for immigrants
DESCRIPTION:A free webinar will be held February 25 to premiere a new web tool for immigrant community resources. The session is sponsored by the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL). \nThe Immigration Community Resource Map is a visual mapping tool to help find  community resources that provide critical services to the immigrant and refugee communities. \nThe new digital map identifies locations that provide immigration legal\, educational\, and advocacy services in Minnesota. Last year\, CAAL released a report about the experiences of Asian immigrants in Minnesota\, and concluded there was a need for a directory of service providers that work with immigrant and refugee communities. CAAL partnered with the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA) at the University of Minnesota to develop this interactive map for Asian Minnesotan communities. At the event\, CAAL leaders will give an overview of the project and provide participants a tutorial of the mapping tool. \nCAAL is a network of Asian American community leaders in Minnesota engaged in providing events and activities to advance the legislative and policy agenda\, and advance culturally-appropriate services for Asian Minnesotans.  To register\, see the CAAL website (www.caalmn.org) and scroll down on the front page of the website to the events\, and click on the event to reach the registration page\, or use the CAAL events page link below. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/caal-to-hold-free-webinar-on-resources-for-immigrants/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210217T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210217T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210214T172508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210214T172508Z
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SUMMARY:CAAL sponsors free webinar on Legislative Priorities for AAPI community
DESCRIPTION:A free webinar will be held on legislative priorities  by the Coalition of Asian American Leaders (CAAL) on policy and legislative topics of interest to Asian Minnesotans. \nThe webinar will be held Wednesday\, February 17\, 4 to 5 p.m.\, to discuss the most important legislative actions that will expand opportunities for Black\, indigenous\, Asian and Latinex communities in Minnesota. \nCAAL staff and partners will speak at the webinar to provide a high-level overview of the organization’s legislative priorities\, take questions and gather comments from participants. \nThe Coalition for Asian American Leaders is a network of Asian American community leaders in Minnesota engaged in providing events and activities to advance the legislative and policy agenda for Asian Minnesotans.  To register\, see the CAAL website (www.caalmn.org) and scroll down on the front page of the website to the events\, to see description and registration information\, or use CAAL’s Events page link below. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/caal-sponsors-free-webinar-on-legislative-priorities-for-aapi-community/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210214T153000
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SUMMARY:Theater Mu to live broadcast play Today is My Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Theater Mu will produce the play Today Is My Birthday by Soon He Stanton February 6 through 21 in a live broadcast format. \nToday Is My Birthday is about loneliness in the age of connection captured in a story about an would-be writer in Hawaii who stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show. With a mixture of phone calls\, voice mails\, and radio spots\, the play describes the predicament of a person with 1\,000 friends on Facebook\, but no one to have dinner with. \nMu is offering pay-as-you-are pricing for its 2020-21 season.  The standard ticket price is $35. Audience members can pay less if they need to – as little as $5 per ticket. \nThe preview show will be 7 p.m. (CST) Friday\, February 5. Opening night is 7 p.m. Saturday\, February 6\, and the remaining shows will be broadcast 2 p.m. on two Sundays\,  February 7 and 14; and 7 p.m. daily Wednesday\, February 10 through Saturday\, February 13. \nSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and TV writer from Aiea\, Hawaii. Lily Tung Crystal is an actor\, director\, and artistic director of Theater Mu.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/theater-mu-to-live-broadcast-play-today-is-my-birthday/
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CREATED:20210202T224441Z
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SUMMARY:Theater Mu to live-stream play Today is My Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Theater Mu will produce the play Today Is My Birthday by Soon He Stanton February 6 through 21 in a live broadcast format. \nToday Is My Birthday is about loneliness in the age of connection captured in a story about an would-be writer in Hawaii who stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show. With a mixture of phone calls\, voice mails\, and radio spots\, the play describes the predicament of a person with 1\,000 friends on Facebook\, but no one to have dinner with. \nMu is offering pay-as-you-are pricing for its 2020-21 season.  The standard ticket price is $35. Audience members can pay less if they need to – as little as $5 per ticket. \nThe preview show will be 7 p.m. (CST) Friday\, February 5. Opening night is 7 p.m. Saturday\, February 6\, and the remaining shows will be broadcast 2 p.m. on two Sundays\,  February 7 and 14; and 7 p.m. daily Wednesday\, February 10 through Saturday\, February 13. \nSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and TV writer from Aiea\, Hawaii. Lily Tung Crystal is an actor\, director\, and artistic director of Theater Mu.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/theater-mu-to-live-stream-play-today-is-my-birthday-3/
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SUMMARY:Theater Mu to live-stream the play Today is My Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Theater Mu will produce the play Today Is My Birthday by Soon He Stanton February 6 through 21 in a live broadcast format. \nToday Is My Birthday is about loneliness in the age of connection captured in a story about an would-be writer in Hawaii who stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show. With a mixture of phone calls\, voice mails\, and radio spots\, the play describes the predicament of a person with 1\,000 friends on Facebook\, but no one to have dinner with. \nMu is offering pay-as-you-are pricing for its 2020-21 season.  The standard ticket price is $35. Audience members can pay less if they need to – as little as $5 per ticket. \nThe preview show will be 7 p.m. (CST) Friday\, February 5. Opening night is 7 p.m. Saturday\, February 6\, and the remaining shows will be broadcast 2 p.m. on two Sundays\,  February 7 and 14; and 7 p.m. daily Wednesday\, February 10 through Saturday\, February 13. \nSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and TV writer from Aiea\, Hawaii. Lily Tung Crystal is an actor\, director\, and artistic director of Theater Mu.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/theater-mu-to-live-stream-the-play-today-is-my-birthday/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210211T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210211T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210202T223604Z
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SUMMARY:Theater Mu to live-stream play Today is My Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Theater Mu will produce the play Today Is My Birthday by Soon He Stanton February 6 through 21 in a live broadcast format. \nToday Is My Birthday is about loneliness in the age of connection captured in a story about an would-be writer in Hawaii who stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show. With a mixture of phone calls\, voice mails\, and radio spots\, the play describes the predicament of a person with 1\,000 friends on Facebook\, but no one to have dinner with. \nMu is offering pay-as-you-are pricing for its 2020-21 season.  The standard ticket price is $35. Audience members can pay less if they need to – as little as $5 per ticket. \nThe preview show will be 7 p.m. (CST) Friday\, February 5. Opening night is 7 p.m. Saturday\, February 6\, and the remaining shows will be broadcast 2 p.m. on two Sundays\,  February 7 and 14; and 7 p.m. daily Wednesday\, February 10 through Saturday\, February 13. \nSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and TV writer from Aiea\, Hawaii. Lily Tung Crystal is an actor\, director\, and artistic director of Theater Mu.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/theater-mu-to-live-stream-play-today-is-my-birthday-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210210T190000
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DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210202T221145Z
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SUMMARY:Theater Mu to live-stream play Today is My Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Theater Mu will produce the play Today Is My Birthday by Soon He Stanton February 6 through 21 in a live broadcast format. \nToday Is My Birthday is about loneliness in the age of connection captured in a story about an would-be writer in Hawaii who stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show. With a mixture of phone calls\, voice mails\, and radio spots\, the play describes the predicament of a person with 1\,000 friends on Facebook\, but no one to have dinner with. \nMu is offering pay-as-you-are pricing for its 2020-21 season.  The standard ticket price is $35. Audience members can pay less if they need to – as little as $5 per ticket. \nThe preview show will be 7 p.m. (CST) Friday\, February 5. Opening night is 7 p.m. Saturday\, February 6\, and the remaining shows will be broadcast 2 p.m. on two Sundays\,  February 7 and 14; and 7 p.m. daily Wednesday\, February 10 through Saturday\, February 13. \nSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and TV writer from Aiea\, Hawaii. Lily Tung Crystal is an actor\, director\, and artistic director of Theater Mu.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/theater-mu-to-live-stream-play-today-is-my-birthday/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210207T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210207T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210202T213814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210202T213814Z
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SUMMARY:Theater Mu to broadcast Today is My Birthday online
DESCRIPTION:Theater Mu will produce the play Today Is My Birthday by Soon He Stanton February 6 through 21 in a live broadcast format. \nToday Is My Birthday is about loneliness in the age of connection captured in a story about an would-be writer in Hawaii who stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show. With a mixture of phone calls\, voice mails\, and radio spots\, the play describes the predicament of a person with 1\,000 friends on Facebook\, but no one to have dinner with. \nMu is offering pay-as-you-are pricing for its 2020-21 season.  The standard ticket price is $35. Audience members can pay less if they need to – as little as $5 per ticket. \nThe preview show will be 7 p.m. (CST) Friday\, February 5. Opening night is 7 p.m. Saturday\, February 6\, and the remaining shows will be broadcast 2 p.m. on two Sundays\,  February 7 and 14; and 7 p.m. daily Wednesday\, February 10 through Saturday\, February 13. \nSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and TV writer from Aiea\, Hawaii. Lily Tung Crystal is an actor\, director\, and artistic director of Theater Mu. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/theater-mu-to-broadcast-today-is-my-birthday-online/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210206T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210206T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210202T213435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210202T214111Z
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SUMMARY:Theater Mu to broadcast play Today is My Birthday online
DESCRIPTION:Theater Mu will produce the play Today Is My Birthday by Soon He Stanton February 6 through 21 in a live broadcast format. \nToday Is My Birthday is about loneliness in the age of connection captured in a story about an would-be writer in Hawaii who stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show. With a mixture of phone calls\, voice mails\, and radio spots\, the play describes the predicament of a person with 1\,000 friends on Facebook\, but no one to have dinner with. \nMu is offering pay-as-you-are pricing for its 2020-21 season.  The standard ticket price is $35. Audience members can pay less if they need to – as little as $5 per ticket. \nThe preview show will be 7 p.m. (CST) Friday\, February 5. Opening night is 7 p.m. Saturday\, February 6\, and the remaining shows will be broadcast 2 p.m. on two Sundays\,  February 7 and 14; and 7 p.m. daily Wednesday\, February 10 through Saturday\, February 13. \nSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and TV writer from Aiea\, Hawaii. Lily Tung Crystal is an actor\, director\, and artistic director of Theater Mu. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/theater-mu-to-broadcast-play-today-is-my-birthday-online-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210205T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210202T212930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210202T214204Z
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SUMMARY:Theater Mu to broadcast play Today Is My Birthday online
DESCRIPTION:Theater Mu will produce the play Today Is My Birthday by Soon He Stanton February 6 through 21 in a live broadcast format. \nToday Is My Birthday is about loneliness in the age of connection captured in a story about an would-be writer in Hawaii who stumbles into a gig as an actor on a shock-jock radio dating show. With a mixture of phone calls\, voice mails\, and radio spots\, the play describes the predicament of a person with 1\,000 friends on Facebook\, but no one to have dinner with. \nMu is offering pay-as-you-are pricing for its 2020-21 season.  The standard ticket price is $35. Audience members can pay less if they need to – as little as $5 per ticket. \nThe preview show will be 7 p.m. (CST) Friday\, February 5. Opening night is 7 p.m. Saturday\, February 6\, and the remaining shows will be broadcast 2 p.m. on two Sundays\,  February 7 and 14; and 7 p.m. daily Wednesday\, February 10 through Saturday\, February 13. \nSusan Soon He Stanton is a playwright\, screenwriter\, and TV writer from Aiea\, Hawaii. Lily Tung Crystal is an actor\, director\, and artistic director of Theater Mu. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/theater-mu-to-broadcast-play-today-is-my-birthday-online/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210130T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210130T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210127T034357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210127T034357Z
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SUMMARY:Korean Adoptees of Chicago celebrate Seollal
DESCRIPTION:Korean Adoptees of Chicago (KAtCH) will celebrate the Korean lunar new year (Seollal) with a virtual celebration (and optional cook-along) on Saturday\, January 30 from 5 to 6 p.m. \nKAtCH member Taneka Hye Wol Jennings will cook dduk guk\, a traditional soup for good luck in the new year made with beef broth and Korean rice cakes.   This virtual celebration is free\, but reservations are required on an Eventbrite site (see link). \nTo cook along and make dduk guk at home for Seollal (and have better luck in the new year)\, see the recipe included on the Eventbrite reservation site. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/korean-adoptees-of-chicago-celebrate-seollal/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210130T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210130T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210124T023239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210124T023306Z
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SUMMARY:AK Connection sponsors  free mask giveaway for Korean adoptees
DESCRIPTION:A free mask giveaway for Korean adoptees will take place at various sites in the Twin Cities\, sponsored by the Minnesota-based Korean adoptee resource organization AK Connection.  AK Connection has received hundreds of masks from the South Korean media resource Ddanzi  (http://www.ddanzi.com \nTo reach as many recipients as possible\, the giveaway will be limited to 20 masks per person.  Recipients will get a maximum of10 KN94 masks and 10 Zinide masks (which are black and appear to be similar to the KN94 mask). \nThe first giveaway will take place Sunday\, January 24 at Bap and Chicken restaurant\, 1328 Grand Ave.\, St. Paul\, from noon to 1 p.m. The second giveaway event will be held Sunday\, January 30\, at Dong Yang Korean grocery store parking lot\, 725 45th Avenue NE\, Hilltop\,  from 10:30 a.m. to noon.   More giveaway events will be held later as needed.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/ak-connection-free-mask-giveaway-for-korean-adoptees/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210125
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210126
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210105T003154Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210105T003154Z
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SUMMARY:Korea Society offers online Korean language classes
DESCRIPTION:January 25 is the first day of class for students enrolled in the Korea Society’s online Korean language lessons for winter 2021. \nThere are a wide variety of levels\, from Introductory classes to Advanced Reading and Discussion.  There are also three conversational Korean classes.  The classes will also include sections for Beginning Korean I and Beginning Korean II. \nClasses meet once a week for 12 weeks\, from January 25 through April 17 (21 classroom hours) and are all online\, due to pandemic restrictions. For more information\, an application\, and a listing of course offerings\, please refer to the website (below). Class tuition is $400\, $450 for beginning level classes\, and textbooks are an additional cost. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/korea-society-offers-online-korean-language-classes/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210124T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210124T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210124T022923Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210124T022923Z
UID:10000793-1611489600-1611493200@www.koreanquarterly.org
SUMMARY:AK Connection mask giveaway for Korean adoptees
DESCRIPTION:A free mask giveaway for Korean adoptees will take place at various sites in the Twin Cities\, sponsored by the Minnesota-based Korean adoptee resource organization AK Connection.  AK Connection has received hundreds of masks from the South Korean media resource Ddanzi  (http://www.ddanzi.com \nTo reach as many recipients as possible\, the giveaway will be limited to 20 masks per person.  Recipients will get a maximum of10 KN94 masks and 10 Zinide masks (which are black and appear to be similar to the KN94 mask). \nThe first giveaway will take place Sunday\, January 24 at Bap and Chicken restaurant\, 1328 Grand Ave.\, St. Paul\, from noon to 1 p.m. The second giveaway event will be held Sunday\, January 30\, at Dong Yang Korean grocery store parking lot\, 725 45th Avenue NE\, Hilltop\,  from 10:30 a.m. to noon.   More giveaway events will be held later as needed.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/ak-connection-mask-giveaway-for-korean-adoptees/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210120T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210110T162056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210110T162609Z
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SUMMARY:Event for launch of report Redefining Wealth Through Communal and Cultural Assets
DESCRIPTION:A Twin Cities Asian American political action organization will launch its economic report on Asian Minnesotans and wealth building entitled Redefining Wealth Through Communal and Cultural Assets in a free online session on Wednesday\, January 20.\n\nThe research was conducted by the Coalition for Asian American Leadership (CAAL)\, a St. Paul-based organization. It included communities from 10 different Asian ethnic groups\, and offers a deeper look at practices and values that drive wealth building in this diverse population. The event will go in-depth about the research findings\, and include commentary from leaders working on wealth building about how the findings can be used.\nThe intent of the research is to build inclusivity and explore prosperity models\, grounded in cultural intelligence and values\, to combat poverty and build wealth. The session is open to the public\, and is particularly relevant to those working in banking\, housing\, workforce\, small business\, or in the general community development field. Sign-up for the Zoom link is required at the link below. \n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/event-for-launch-of-report-redefining-wealth-through-communal-and-cultural-assets/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20210113T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20210113T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20210109T172721Z
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SUMMARY:Author talk - The Magical Language of Others by E.J. Koh
DESCRIPTION:Writer E.J. Koh will be the featured writer in an online author talk about her new memoir The Magical Language of Others on January 13. \nThe memoir is a story of growing up and coming of age after her parents\, after living with the author and her younger brother in the U.S. for a decade\, return to South Korea for work\, and leave 15-year-old Eun Ji and her brother behind in California. The story includes how Eun Ji rediscovers her mother’s letters in a box\, reads them years later. The story encompasses how the author grapples with reconciliation\, legacy\, and intergenerational trauma. \nThe event is a free live stream on Tuesday\, January 13 at 5 p.m. CST (6 p.m. EST)\, and requires signup at the viewing link.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/author-talk-the-magical-language-of-others-by-e-j-koh/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210111
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210112
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
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SUMMARY:Korean Institute of Minnesota deadline for spring enrollment
DESCRIPTION:January 11 is the deadline for enrollment for spring semester of Korean Institute of Minnesota\, a Saturday school for Korean culture and language\, located in Brooklyn Park\, Minnesota.  Because of the ongoing pandemic\, all classes will be held on line for the second semester of the school year\, which will run for 11 consecutive Saturdays\, from February 6 to April 24. \nPre-K through third grade classes will meet in small groups with a teacher for 30 minutes each week. Grades four through six will meet for one-hour classes.  Due to the online platform\, Pre-K through sixth grade classes will not include taekwondo or self-esteem topics. Teen classes will also meet for one-hour sessions. Adult (beginner\, intermediate\, advanced)  Korean language classes will meet for 75- to 90-minute sessions and be supplemented with offline materials. There may be some adjustments based on student and parent response from the fall on-line class evaluations. \nParticipants will receive teacher and class assignments by January 29. Tuition is $200 per semester for Pre-K to sixth grade\, and $225 per semester for teen and language-intensive classes\, with an additional cost for textbooks.  There is also a family discount and tuition assistance is available. Please refer to the website for more information and registration forms. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/korean-institute-of-minnesota-deadline-for-spring-enrollment/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201218T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201218T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20201213T222858Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201213T222858Z
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SUMMARY:Online event Residual Trauma: The Island of Dokdo to include Q and A of documentary filmmakers
DESCRIPTION:Minnesota filmmaker Matthew Koshmrl and editor/producer Christina Sun Kim will collaborate in a special online program about their film Land of My Father. The program is cosponsored by the Korean American Association of Greater Austin. Select scenes from the film are available to view on the film’s website\, and on Friday\, December 18 at 5 p.m. CST there will be a Facebook live Q and A with the Koshmrl/Kim team. \nLand of My Father is about the history of the Dokdo Islands of South Korea\, and their importance to the modern history and present-day relationship of Korea. The documentary particularly examines the meaning of the Dokdo Islands to South Koreans today\, as seen through the lives of two activists. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/online-event-residual-trauma-the-island-of-dokdo-to-include-q-and-a-of-documentary-filmmakers/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201201T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20201114T181414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201114T181414Z
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SUMMARY:President-elect Biden and the Korea peace process
DESCRIPTION:International affairs expert Han-shik Park will be the guest speaker at the fourth annual Minnesota Forum\, entitled President-Elect Biden and the Korea Peace Process\, will be held via Zoom on Tuesday\, Dec. 1\, 7 p.m. CST. \nPark is the former director of the International Affairs Institution\, University of Georgia\, and his areas of expertise include human rights\, sustainable development and East Asian Politics. \nThe Minnesota Forum is a guest speaker series offered by the Korean American Association of Minnesota in cooperation with the University of Minnesota. \nTo RSVP for this free forum\, contact hjason386@gmail.com or RSVP with the google form below.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/president-elect-biden-and-the-korea-peace-process/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20201113T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20201113T210000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20200606T202047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200606T202505Z
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SUMMARY:Fourth annual gala for Chicago-area Korean American advocacy organizations
DESCRIPTION:The Hana Center of Chicago\, and the National Korean American Advocacy\, Service and Education Consortium (NAKASEC) will jointly host their fourth annual gala event entitled Rooted in Community\, Organizing for Change.  The event will be held Friday\, November 13\, 6 to 9 p.m. at Café La Cave\, in DesPlaines\, IL. \nThe evening will include a reception\, dinner and program\, featuring the Seoul Sisters HANA Senior Line Dancers and the HANASori Youth Drummers. Keynote speaker will be Helen Gym\, council member of the Philadelphia City Council. For more information\, contact Joyce Yang at:  jyang@hanacenter.org. A link to the event\, including ticket information\, is on a Facebook event (link included on this item).
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/fourth-annual-gala-for-chicago-area-korean-american-advocacy-organizations/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200930T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200930T170000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20200927T170748Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200927T170820Z
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SUMMARY:Five Korean Americans running for Congress speak out
DESCRIPTION:Five Korean Americans running for Congress will speak in a panel to be held Wednesday\, September 30\, at 4 p.m. CDT.  The event\, 2020 Year of the Korean American Political Hallyu: Korean Americans running for Congress: History in the Making.  The event will include three representatives running as incumbents:  Andy Kim (D-NJ 3rd Congressional District); Michelle Park Steel (R-CA 48th Congressional District);  and Young Kim (R-CA 39th Congressional District). The panel will also include two candidates running for Congress for the first time.  Immigration attorney David Kim is running for California’s 34th Congressional District\, which includes Los Angeles’ Koreatown among other minority neighborhoods. If elected\, he will be the first Korean American to represent the district that includes Koreatown. Marilyn Strickland\, the mayor of Tacoma\, Washington\, is running for Washington’s 10th Congressional District\, on her record of returning economic prosperity to Tacoma through investment in jobs\, infrastructure and education. \nThe Zoom info session is free\, but registration is required. See the link. \nThe sponsoring organization is the Korean Americans for Political Action\, which works on behalf of Korean Americans to advance public policy and elect Korean Americans to leadership in the U.S. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/five-korean-americans-running-for-congress-speak-out/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200919T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200919T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20200918T165525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200918T165525Z
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SUMMARY:Adoptee Hub offers Birth Search Session (part 1)
DESCRIPTION:Part one of a two-part virtual offering on birth searching for adoptees will be offered by Adoptee Hub on Saturday\, September 19\, 2 to 4 p.m. CST.  The session will feature Adoptee Hub CEO and founder Ami Nafzger who will discuss all the how-tos of a birth search\, from start to finish. Registration is free\, and the session will be on Zoom: please see the link. \nAdoptee Hub is a service and education organization by and for adoptees\, with programming for adoptees and their families.  It is dedicated to building a stronger and healthier adoptee community.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/adoptee-hub-offers-birth-search-session-part-1/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200912T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200912T120000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20200517T175541Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200517T175541Z
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SUMMARY:Korean Institute of Minnesota fall session
DESCRIPTION:The Korean Institute of Minnesota will begin its fall session Saturday\, September 12.  KIM\, founded 1975\, is a cultural and educational resource for Korean Americans and Korean adoptees and their families.  It is designed to help Korean American children\, particularly Korean adoptees\, to establish connections with their heritage and community\, and build a healthy self-image and identity.  KIM offers classes in language/culture for preschool age to young adult\, and Korean language classes (three levels) for adults. Please check for announcements about the fall session closer to the date.  Email for more information at:  korean.institute.mn@gmail.com
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/korean-institute-of-minnesota-fall-session/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200903T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200903T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20200814T172457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200814T172457Z
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SUMMARY:Adoptee Bridge
DESCRIPTION:A session with panel and discussion on Transracial Adoptees and Black Lives Matter  will be held September 3\, 6:30 p.m. CST as part of AdopteeBridge’s Who We Are series. \nWho We Are is a series of programs intended to amplify the voices of adoptees and share their stories. The series is open to adoptees\, adoption professionals\, family members of adoptees and the general public. \nThese events are free\, but a suggested donation of $10 is encouraged. \nContinuing education credits will be available at specific Who We Are events. The upcoming event will include panelists who are transracial adoptees\, and work in professions such as social work and racial bias consulting.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/adoptee-bridge/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200830T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200830T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20200726T204931Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200726T204931Z
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SUMMARY:Asian American adoptees meet to challenge anti-Blackness
DESCRIPTION:A free virtual event on how Asian American adoptees can challenge anti-Blackness will be held in three 90-minute sessions over three consecutive Sundays in August.  How Asian Adoptees Can Support Black Lives Matter\, sponsored by AKConnection and the Network of Politicized Adoptees\, will consist of a moderated panel\, discussion about identity\, racial consciousness\, how white supremacy shows up in our society\, and how to apply an anti-racist lens to one’s life. \nAKConnection is a Twin Cities organization of adult Korean adoptees and their families.  Co-sponsor\, the Network of Politicized Adoptees is an organization of transnational adoptees which holds events to move forward an agenda to improve the lives of transnational adoptees with community power. \nSession Three\, on Sunday\, August 30\, facilitated by Soojin Pate\, entitled How to Be an Anti-Racist Adoptee\, will cover how Asian American adoptees can activate an anti-racist lens in everything we do\, including interactions with coworkers\, friends and family members\, and how to have these potentially-difficult conversations \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/asian-american-adoptees-meet-to-challenge-anti-blackness-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200823T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200823T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20200726T204531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200726T204531Z
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SUMMARY:Asian American adoptees meet to challenge anti-Blackness
DESCRIPTION:A free virtual event on how Asian American adoptees can challenge anti-Blackness will be held in three 90-minute sessions over three consecutive Sundays in August.  How Asian Adoptees Can Support Black Lives Matter\, sponsored by AKConnection and the Network of Politicized Adoptees\, will consist of a moderated panel\, discussion about identity\, racial consciousness\, how white supremacy shows up in our society\, and how to apply an anti-racist lens to one’s life. \nAKConnection is a Twin Cities organization of adult Korean adoptees and their families.  Co-sponsor\, the Network of Politicized Adoptees is an organization of transnational adoptees which holds events to move forward an agenda to improve the lives of transnational adoptees with community power. \nSession Two\, on Sunday August 23\, facilitated by Soojin Pate\, and entitled Coming to Terms with Racism and White Supremacy\, will discuss how words such as racism” and “white supremacy” are widely misunderstood and misused\, and how white supremacy shows up in our everyday lives. This session will also highlight anti-Blackness and anti-Asian bias.
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/asian-american-adoptees-meet-to-challenge-anti-blackness-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20200822T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20200822T203000
DTSTAMP:20260403T130100
CREATED:20200814T165545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200814T165545Z
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SUMMARY:Working and living in Korea free zoom session
DESCRIPTION:The practicalities of working and living in South Korea is the topic of a Saturday event\, sponsored by Adoptee Hub\, to be held Saturday\, August 22\, 7 p.m. CST.  It is designed for those who have considered living in South Korea\, but are unsure of where to begin.  Leaders will include Korean adoptees who have lived\, worked or obtained training and education in South Korea. \nAdoptee Hub is a Twin Cities-based service and resource organization for and by adoptees. \nThe free session will held via Zoom\, and registration is required. For more information\, and to register\, see the Adoptee Hub website at:   www.adopteehub.org/events. \n 
URL:https://www.koreanquarterly.org/event/working-and-living-in-korea-free-zoom-session/
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