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Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter

 

Asian American Portraits of Encounter 

  

Dates: Aug. 12, 2011 through Oct. 14, 2012

Time: 11:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. daily

Location: Smithsonian National

Portrait Gallery, 8th & F Sts., NW, Washington, DC 20001

Fee: FREE

Metro: Gallery Place-Chinatown

 

For more information, visit the Smithsonian APA Program website.
In This Issue
Metro DC and U.S. Korean Culture Camps
Liberty in North Korea People's Tour in DC & Fairfax Feb 29 & Mar 1
2012 Coffee & Conversation Schedule
Dana Tai Soon Burgess' "Becoming American" April 5 & 6 in DC
In Upcoming Issues
Homeland Tours and Summer Language Study 
Metro DC and U.S. Korean Culture Camps

 

The unseasonal warm weather we've been experiencing this winter has many of us thinking about summer already, including summer camp for the kids and family. Korean Focus has pulled together a list of US Korean culture, language and adoption camps in the Metro DC -Baltimore area and beyond. Camps come and go, so if you know of others not on the list, leave a comment or contact us with the details.

 

We're providing contact information for camps in our area and around the country, since summer travel may bring us to other states.

 

All information subject to change by the camp organizers. Additional information available at the camp and tour websites. If you stumble onto this following the 2012 camp season, visit our camp page for up-to-date information. Check page soon for Korea homeland tour and study opportunities.

 

Metro DC - Baltimore

 

ASIA Summer Camp
Dates: July 26-28, 2012
Location: Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center, Reisterstown, MD
Fees: $300 per adult, child 3 and over or teen
Info: hwakangsong@gmail.com

 

North Carolina

 

Camp Moo Gung Hwa
Dates: July 18-21, 2012
Location: Duraleigh Korean Presbyterian Church, Raleigh, NC
Fees: Provided at registration
Info: info@koreanculturecamp.net

 

New Jersey

 

Camp Friendship NJ
Dates: July 16 - 20, 2012
Location: Shrine of St. Joseph, 1050 Long Hill Road, Stirling, NJ 07950
Fees: $145 per camper/$260 for 2 campers/$360 for 3 campers
Info: https://campfriendshipnj.org/contactus.asp

 

Camp Sejong
Dates: August 12-18, 2012
Location: Hardwick, NJ
Fees: $750.00 for first camper/$700.00 per additional camper
Info: lpriore2@optonline.net

 

New York

 

Camp Chin-Gu
Dates: July 9th - July 12th, 2012
Location: Church of the Assumption, Fairport NY
Fees: Provided at registration
Info: info@campchingu.org

 

Camp Mujigae
Dates: Wednesday, June 27, 2012- Saturday, June 30, 2012
Location: Albany, NY
Fees: Provided at registration
Info: campmujigae@hotmail.com

 

California

 

Pact Camp
Dates: July 1st through July 5th, 2012
Location: Granlibakken Conference Center, Tahoe City, CA
Fees: Provided at registration
Info: Deanna@pactadopt.org

 

Korean Education Center in Los Angeles
The Korean Education Center in Los Angeles offers summer Korean cultural programs for youth. Contact kecla3112@gmail.com for information.

 

Colorado

 

Heritage Camps for Adoptive Families
Dates: June 14th-17th, 2012
Location: Snow Mountain Ranch, Fraser CO
Fees: $95 - $125 per person in the family, lodging and facility fees extra
Info: info@heritagecamps.org

 

Indiana

 

Korean Focus Camp Kajok
Dates: July 28, 2012
Location: Korean Presbyterian Church, 1020 East 101st Street, Indianapolis, IN
Fees: $20 - $20 per child, $7 - 10 per adult, max $60 - $75 per family
Info: http://www.koreanfocusindiana.com/id8.html

 

Illinois

 

Hands Around the World
Dates: 2012 dates will be posted soon.
Location: Chicago area, IL
Fees: Available upon registration
Info: handsatw@aol.com.

 

Iowa

 

IIA Korean Culture Kamp
Dates: 2012 dates will be posted soon.
Location: Iowa
Fees: Available upon registration
Info: http://iiakampretreat.com/contact-us/

 

Michigan

 

Sae Jong Camp
Dates: August 5 - 11, 2012
Location: Roscommon, MI
Fees: $445.00 program, lodging and food; additional fee for bus to camp
Info: http://www.saejongcamp.com/contact/

 

Korean Culture Camp of Michigan
Dates: 2012 dates will be posted soon.
Location: East Lansing, MI
Fees: Available upon registration
Info: info@koreanculturecamp.org

 

Families for International Children Heritage Camp
Dates: June 19 - 22, 2012
Location: Knapp Forest Elementary School, 4243 Knapp Valley Drive NE, Grand Rapids, MI 49525
Fees: $95 - $115 per camper
Info: heritagecamp@fficgr.org

 

Minnesota

 

Korean Culture Camp Minnesota
Dates: July 30 - August 4, 2012
Location: Minnehaha Academy, 3100 West River Parkway, Minneapolis MN 55406
Fees: $175 per camper
Info: KCCregistration@charter.net

 

Kamp Kimchee
Dates: July 9-13, 2012 (tentative)
Location: Baxter, MN
Fees: Available upon registration
Info: info@kampkimchee.org

 

Concordia Korean Language Village
Dates: Youth immersion and high school credit camps from July 23 to August 18, 2012
Location: Bemidji, MN
Fees: Youth immersion $1770 and $1810; high school credit $4050
Info: clv@cord.edu

 

Ohio

 

Adoptive Families Support Organization Korean Culture Camp
Dates: July 17-21, 2012
Location: St. Leonard Youth Retreat Center, Avon, OH
Fees: $290 first camper, $275 additional campers
Info: http://afsaohio.org/contact-us/

 

Oklahoma

 

Dillon International Korea Heritage Camp
Dates: July 26 - 28, 2012
Location: Green Country Event Center, 12000 East 31st Street, Tulsa, OK
Fees: One camper attending $130 per camper; two campers $100 per camper, three or more Campers $90 per camper
Info: whitney@dillonadopt.com

 

Texas

 

Destination Korea Camp
Dates: July 26-28, 2012
Location: Semihan Korean Church, 2436 Marsh Lane, Carrollton, TX
Fees: $100 for one camper, $190 for two campers, $270 for three campers, $350 for four campers
Info: Lonna@DestinationKoreaCamp.com or Pam@DestinationKoreaCamp.com

 

Washington

 

KIDS: Korean Identity Development Society
Dates: 2012 dates will be posted soon.
Location: Iowa
Fees: Available upon registration
Info: usbosintang@hotmail.com

 

Wisconsin

 

Camp Choson
Dates: 2012 dates will be posted soon
Location: Hudson, WI
Fees: Available upon registration
Info: info@campchoson.org

 

Multiple Locations

 

Holt International Culture Camps
Dates: From July 15, 2012 to August 10, 2012
Location: Oregon, Iowa, Georgia, California, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania
Fees: Provided upon login to register
Info: pamec@holtinternational.org

Liberty in North Korean People's Tour Feb 29 in DC and Mar 1 in Fairfax

 

The Liberty in North Korea (LiNK)Northeast Nomads are bringing The People's Tour to the DC area on February 29 and March 1.

 

This spring, in light of the death of Kim Jong-Il, LiNK is focusing on the citizens of North Korea and their experiences. Despite his passing, many people remain ignorant of the suffering and oppression that the citizens of North Korea continue to endure. LiNK's goal is to bring truth to this issue and move the conversation about North Korea from nukes and war to the human rights and social justice. LiNK's new film The People's Crisis tells the story of the average citizen who has had to endure the chaos of this rogue regime. The People's Crisis highlights the experiences of North Koreans and provides the historical and political contexts to North Korean suffering and oppression.

 

On February 29 and March 1, LiNK's Northeast Nomads will be in the DC metropolitan area on The People's Tour. Their presentation will include an introduction to the issues, a screening of The People's Crisis, and Q&A.

 

Program details follow:

 

February 29, 2012 - 8 PM 

George Washington University
Marvin Centre 311
800 21 St NW
Washington DC 20052

 

March 1, 2012 - 7:30pm
George Mason University
Johnson Center, Dewberry Hall
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA, 22030

 

Both events are free and open to the public - donations to LiNK are welcome.

Back by Popular Demand: Coffee & Conversation

 

Everyone needs breakfast, and everyone enjoys an opportunity to get together with others in the metro DC Korean adoption community to discuss current issues, parenting concerns, adoption experiences and more.

 

This year, KF is scheduling Coffee & Conversation for the third Saturday of each month starting at 11 AM (with time off for August vacations and winter holidays). Mark your calendars now so you can join the conversation.  Waiting parents and adoptees and families new to the area are especially welcome; coffees are a great way to pick up information about Korean Focus and other DC area resources.

 

A Korean Focus Board member will be at every coffee to make sure we find each other. Adults only please! RSVP info@koreanfocus.org - but if you forgot, please join us anyway.

 

Day & Time: Third Saturday of the month at 11 AM

Dates and Locations:

  • March 24: Shilla Bakery, 2089 Veirs Mill Rd, Rockville, MD
  • April 21: Shilla Bakery, 7039 Little River Tpke, Annandale, VA
  • May 19: Bon Appetit Bakery, 10155 Baltimore National Pike, Ellicott City, MD
  • June 16: Shilla Bakery, 10940 Fairfax Blvd, Suite E-F, Fairfax, VA
  • July 21: Shilla Bakery, 2089 Veirs Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 20851
  • September 15: Breeze Bakery, 4125 Hummer Rd, Annandale, VA
  • October 20: Shilla Bakery, 2089 Veirs Mill Rd, Rockville, MD 

 See you there!

 
Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company's Becoming American April 5 & 6 at the Marvin Theater at GWU

 

Dana Tai Soon Burgess & Co.'s 20th anniversary Spring Performance will feature four critically acclaimed works, Hyphen, Khaybet, Fractures and Becoming American. Becoming American, a Korean adoptee's story told through dance, will feature Katia Chupashko, who along with her brother was adopted from Korea at the age of 4.

 

Dates & Times:  April 5-6, at 8:00 PM
*** Each night will feature a post performance panel discussion led by founder/artistic director Dana Tai Soon Burgess. 
Location: Dorothy Betts Marvin Theater, 
Tickets: $15 for students, $22 for artists, $25 for general admission

  

  

From the Washington Post's review of last October's performance:

  

Korean orphan K85-869, now known as Katia Chupashko Norri, stood onstage at Dance Place below her own picture Friday night. She's now 28 and ready to tell her adoption story through dance.

  

In the hands of a lesser choreographer, this piece could be a maudlin mess, the modern dance equivalent of an after-school special. But Burgess, a professor at George Washington University, is pretty much the best dancemaker around, and what he's made here is a beautiful allegory about alienation and acceptance. Five ensemble dancers appear dressed all in black and wearing Japanese theater masks. They look as unsettling as a sea of white faces would to a 4-year-old fresh off the plane from Asia.