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Korean Focus Metro DC offers programs, information and
support to adopted individuals and adoptive families interested
in Korean culture and the Korean American community. Our members and friends include adoptive families, adopted Korean Americans, and Korean American families.
Chapters in Cincinnati, Seattle, Indianapolis and Pittsburgh. |
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Coming Korean Focus Events
Stay tuned to the Korean Focus eBulletin for our fall events. Here's the current rundown of programs in planning and ideas we'd like to make happen: - Coffee & Conversation
September 15 at Breeze Bakery, 4125 Hummer Rd, Annandale, VA
October 20 location TBD - we hope to reschedule the grocery tour on this date - 3rd Annual Chuseok Picnic September 22, this year hosting the KOA Children's Choir
We're working on the following: - Dual Adoptee Panel Discussions for Teens and Parents
- Korean Cooking
- Korean Drumming
- Korean Needlework Series: Jokgabo, Korean Patchwork
- Stories with Halmoni: Korean stories with the ladies of KUMCGW
- Film series
We always need volunteers to work on programs. Email info@koreanfocus.org if you'd like to help. We also welcome ideas for new programs and activities! |
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Korean Adoption and Culture Movie Night
Over the years, Korean Focus has collected a sizable library of Korean adoption and culture films. First Person Plural, In the Matter of Cha Jung Hee, Resilience, Adopted, Finding Seoul, Arirang: the Korean American Journey and Liberty in North Korea's The People's Crisis are a few that we have in our collection.
If there's interest, Korean Focus would like to organize moving nights throughout the year to view and discuss the films and issues they address. If you would be interested in participating, email info@koreanfocus.org. If there sufficient response, we'll work venues and a schedule. |
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Thank you for supporting Geographies of Kinship!
 With the support of the Korean adoption community, Deann Borshay Liem's new film Geographies of Kinship: The Korean Adoption Story earned over $80,000 by the support drive deadline of July 31! Thank you to everyone who supported the project and is helping to make this wonderful film a reality!
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Coming Sept 21 to the Kennedy Center: Korea's KOA Children's Choir
Korea's KOA Korean Adopted Children's Choir is coming to Washington, DC. The Happiness "행복" Concert, performed by the Choir and professional musicians who support domestic adoption in Korea, is hosted by ASIA and co-sponsored by Korean Focus, Ginkgo Leaf Arts (who bring the DC Korean adoption community its wonderful Korean craft sale), Eastern Social Welfare Society, CJ and IBK Bank.
Date & Time: Friday September 21, 2012, 7:30 PM
Location: Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Join us on the afternoon of Saturday September 22 when Korean Focus hosts the Choir and their families at our 3rd Annual Chuseok Picnic. Details coming soon in the eBulletin, meanwhile save the date!
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Korean Spirit and Culture Project in Arlington Aug 25
The Korean Spirit & Culture Promotion Project (KSCPP) is a non-for-profit organization that was formed in September, 2005 to promote Korean history and culture to the wider world. The headquarter is in Seoul, Korea and branches are in New York, New Jersey, Atlanta, Los Angeles in the Unites States as well as in Germany and United Kingdom. Washington, DC now has the opportunity to enjoy KSCPP's wonderful films and presentation.
Date & Time: Saturday August 25, 1:00 PM
Location: Columbia Pike Branch of Arlington Library, 816 South Walter Reed Dr, Arlington, Virginia 22204
Fee: FREE and open to the public
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Korean Festivals in MD and Northern VA Sept 8 and 15
Korean Society of Maryland Korean Festival September 8, 2012
10th Annual KORUS Festival September 14 - 16, 2012 Bull Run Park, Centreville, VA For more information: |
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Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company Sept 21 - 23 in DC
DTSB&Co 20th Anniversary Fall Performance
Date & Time: September 21-23, 2012 8:00pm Location: Dorothy Betts Marvin Theatre, 800 21st Street, NW, Washington, DC Tickets: $25, $22, $15, available online now!
The company is the Washington, D.C. region's premier contemporary dance company.
The DTSB&Co's goal, through a focus on historic events and personal stories, is to bridge cultures and reduce ethnic barriers. DTSB&Co is the only Asian American dance company of its stature nationally. DTSB&Co's history is marked by critically acclaimed choreographies that have been shared with audiences around the world, expanded student and regional outreach programs, and by connections nationally and internationally. DTSB&Co is proud to celebrate its 20th anniversary in 2012. |
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Kollaboration DC #3 Sept 22 at the Lisner, GWU, Washington, DC
SAVE THE DATE for the 3rd Annual Kollaboration DC Talent Competition and Showcase
Date & Time: September 22, 2012, 7 - 10 PM
Location: George Washington University Lisner Auditorium, 730 21st Street NW, Washington, DC Tickets: $15 General Admission $40 VIP ON SALE NOW!!!! VIP Ticket gives you Center Orchestra Seating, Goodie Bag, and Free Admission to Afterparty, + Raffle Ticket for pair of tickets for David Choi/CLARA C concert on Nov. 10th!!
Come and enjoy the DC metropolitan area's up and coming Asian talent!
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Parenting as Adoptees Available Online Now
Through fourteen chapters, the authors of Parenting As Adoptees give readers a glimpse into a pivotal phase in life that touches the experiences of many domestic and international adoptees - that of parenting. The authors, who are all adoptees from various walks of life, intertwine their personal narratives and professional experiences, and the results of their efforts are insightful, emotive, and powerful.
Parenting As Adoptees, with contributions by: Bert Ballard, Susan Branco Alvarado, Stephanie Kripa Cooper-Lewter, Lorial Crowder, Shannon Gibney, Astrid Dabbeni, Mark Hagland, Hei Kyong Kim, JaeRan Kim, Jennifer Lauck, Mary Mason, Robert O'Connor, John Raible, and Sandy White Hawk.
 Not until this anthology has the voice of adoptees as parents been heard. This collection gives the reader an intimate view of how our experiences as adoptees impacts our parenting experience and how the legacy of adoption continues to impact out children. Parenting As Adoptees Anthology does an excellent job of covering a range of parenting as adoptee experiences and perspectives- positive, negative, scientific, and intuitive. This book is an excellent resource for adoptees who are becoming parents and those who are traveling along that journey of parenting. - Carolyn Scholl, President of AKASoCal, the adoptee association in Southern California; advisory council member of the Korean Adoptee Adoptive Parent Network (KAAN)
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Korea Homeland Journey 2013 Tour June 24 - July 7, 2013
Korea Homeland Journey (KHJ) sponsors an amazing trip for Korean adoptive families to explore adoption, culture and modern day Korea. Our next trip will be June 24 - July 7, 2013. It is never too early to start planning for next summer. The maximum capacity for the tour is 30 people. Korea Homeland Journey will provide flights, hotels, meals and transportation in Korea. KHJ will also set-up meetings with adoption agencies and foster families. A Korean tour guide will lead all touring and will act as a translator. Please visit the KHJ website for more information, or email tour director Nancy McCarthy directly with questions.
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Great Korean Cultural Events at Towson's Asian Arts and Culture Center September - December
Aggregation: Paper Sculpture by Kwang Young Chung
Exhibition: September 14 - December 8, 2012
Gallery Hours: Monday through Friday 11 AM-4 PM, Saturday 1-4 PM. Closed National Holidays, including Thanksgiving from November 21 - 25
Artist Talk and Opening Reception: Thursday, September 13, 7 - 9 PM
Location: Center for the Arts Asian Arts Gallery, Towson University, Towson, MD
Noted Korean artist Kwang Young Chun, deeply immersed in the traditions and history of Korea, reveals his intense involvement with both Western art and the rich heritage of his homeland. Chun began his series Aggregation in the 1990's. He is now internationally recognized for his sculptural and wall-relief forms. Chun uses elements made of small triangular Styrofoam wedges that he wraps in Korean mulberry paper, hand-ties with mulberry paper twisted into string and assembles into complex, large-scale works. The whole is an aggregate of its many parts. The paper is recycled from old books and wrappers of herbal medicines-a dominant feature that connects the artist to his past and the root of his cultural heritage.
Celebration of Korean Arts and Culture with the Sonagi Project
Friday, October 12, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Towson University Freedom Square
The Asian Arts & Culture Center, Political Engagement Subcommittee and the Department of Dance invite the University community to engage in dialogue and explore aspects of Korean culture through presentations, performance and a participatory workshop featuring Sonagi Project from Korea. Admission is free and open to the public.
Forest, Wind and Rain: Korean Music by Sonagi Project
Saturday, October 13, 8 p.m.; Center for the Arts Kaplan Concert Hall
Sonagi (rain shower in Korean) Project is a group of five young musicians led by Chang Jae-Hyo. The widely acclaimed ensemble creates modern and original works based on Korean traditional music with link to the Shamanic ceremonies. Formally from the vocal and processional traditions of Samulnori and Pansori, Sonagi musicians have developed a new movement, going back to its original emotion which created these musical traditions that linked with fertility, the strength of the elements and the cycles of time. This performance features Jang-Gu (two-head drums) and Pansori (traditional animist chants.)
Tickets: $20 general; $10 AA&CC members and TU students with valid ID.
for more information these and all Center events.
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