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June 17, 2009 |
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2009 KAAN Conference |
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2009 KAAN Conference |
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The 2009 KAAN Conference will be held in Denver, July 31 to Aug 2, 2009. Our theme will be: Extending the Family of Korean Adoption. Registration is now open at www.kaanconference.com |
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This year we will have a Korean Birth Mother and also a Birth Father who have since immigrated to the United States and have become professionals. What makes this so important is that their language and cultural competence make them more accessible to our adoption community. Here are their profiles: Birth mother Kyung Ae Bae was born and raised in Korea. As a young woman, she fell in love with an American man who was living near her hometown working as an engineer. Although the relationship did not end in marriage, she becamse pregnant and retreated to a convent. She chose to give the child up for adoption and the nuns found a home for the child. Ms. Bae immigrated to the United States in 1979. In 2004, thirty years after his birth, she began a search, and found her child in Australia. He had become a very famous football star! A miraculous love story has been unfolding ever since, including reunion with the birth father, a warm relationship with the adoptive parents, new grandchildren, and countless other blessings. Ms. Bae has a Master's degree in communications and founded a successful company which provided leadership coaching to corporate executives. She and her husband chose and early retirement and they now enjoy a simple lifestyle in Nevada's Sierra Mountains by Lake Tahoe. Birth father SungHo Suh and Ho Sook met in college, fell in love, and got married in 1972. Soon Ho Sook became pregnant and delivered a beautiful girl named Hana. All was not wel, though, in their marriage. When Hana was four months old, they got divorced. SungHo had the primary responsibility to raise Hana with help from his 70 year old mother who had to move to Seoul from the countryside. Raising a baby for an aging Grandma was difficult because there was no child care center at that time. One day a Holt workere who was a relative suggested adoptioin. SungHo decided that was the best option for Hana. When SungHo came to the United States in 1981, he decided to look for Hana. His prayers were answered and he found Hana in 2003. It was his dream come true. IN this session, he'll be talking about his unfolding relationship with Hana, her husband, and her children.
The KAAN Conference which will be held July 31 - August 2, 2009 in Denver. Register today at www.kaanconference.com |
A Euro-American on a Korean Tour at a Thai Restaurant in China : With
each chapter examining issues that interethnic adoptive families experience, Chris
Winston weaves her own perspective on her adoption experience with perspectives
related to her by her own children, adopted adults, other adoptive parents, birth
parents, Koreans, Korean Americans, and Asian Americans. While the book’s focus
is on experiences with Korean adoption, the experiences are transferable to inter-ethnic
adoptions from any country. Author's
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Pushing Up the Sky : This is the story of a remarkable family facing
incredible challenges of cancer while simultaneously figuring out how to weave their
adopted children's Korean heritage and racial ethnicity into their family. It is a story of
compromises and insights, profound joy, deep suffering, and terrific rewards. Parenting birth
and adopted children — is one theme of this book. Most of all, it is a story on the meaning
of family, and learning to let go of expectations and to forge a new identity. Author's
speaking engagements... |
| Proceeds from book sales support the KAAN Conference. Purchase your copy at www.kaanet.com/books/ | |
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Thirty-four years after he was mistakenly whisked away from a Saigon orphanage, Thanh Campbell - Orphan 32 - is returning to his homeland. Read More: http://www.canada.com |
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In the 1970s, Hopgood's all-American, Midwestern parents raised her and her adopted Korean-born brothers in suburban Detroit. Read More: http://www.courier-journal.com |
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Mathew McGrath, 23, a Korean adoptee from the United States, embodies this spirit by encouraging self-confidence and dreams in students at Chunga Elementary School through English education
after school. Read More: http://joongangdaily.joins.com |
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The boy hero of Disney/Pixar's new animation "Up," which raked US$68 million in the first week since its U.S. release, is modeled after a Korean employee in the Pixar Studios.
Read More: http://english.chosun.com |
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I come from a family of squatters. In fact, my family comes from a land of squatters. Read More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com |
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Under the colorful glow of the Empire State Building, Koreatown has burst forth as an area known for late-night (dare we say all-night?) revelry. Read More: http://www.nytimes.com |
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Many sold in marriage Read More http://www.washingtonpost.com |
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Pyongyang also vows to continue atomic weapons programme, as South's president leaves for talks with Obama in Washington. Read More: http://www.guardian.co.uk |
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Read the study at this site http://www.allacademic.com |
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Meet her and watch her cook http://www.foodnetwork.com |
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A journalist by trade, Hopgood pushes herself to ask tough questions. As she does, shocking family secrets begin to spill forth. . . Brutally honest. . . Although Hopgood’s memoir is uniquely
her own, multiple perspectives on adoption saturate the book. Available through Amazon at http://www.amazon.com |
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This year we will have a Korean Birth Mother and also a Birth Father who have since immigrated to the United States and have become professionals. What makes this so important is that their language and cultural competence make them more accessible to our adoption community. Here are their profiles: Birth mother Kyung Ae Bae was born and raised in Korea. As a young woman, she fell in love with an American man who was living near her hometown working as an engineer. Although the relationship did not end in marriage, she becamse pregnant and retreated to a convent. She chose to give the child up for adoption and the nuns found a home for the child. Ms. Bae immigrated to the United States in 1979. In 2004, thirty years after his birth, she began a search, and found her child in Australia. He had become a very famous football star! A miraculous love story has been unfolding ever since, including reunion with the birth father, a warm relationship with the adoptive parents, new grandchildren, and countless other blessings. Ms. Bae has a Master's degree in communications and founded a successful company which provided leadership coaching to corporate executives. She and her husband chose and early retirement and they now enjoy a simple lifestyle in Nevada's Sierra Mountains by Lake Tahoe. Birth father SungHo Suh and Ho Sook met in college, fell in love, and got married in 1972. Soon Ho Sook became pregnant and delivered a beautiful girl named Hana. All was not wel, though, in their marriage. When Hana was four months old, they got divorced. SungHo had the primary responsibility to raise Hana with help from his 70 year old mother who had to move to Seoul from the countryside. Raising a baby for an aging Grandma was difficult because there was no child care center at that time. One day a Holt workere who was a relative suggested adoptioin. SungHo decided that was the best option for Hana. When SungHo came to the United States in 1981, he decided to look for Hana. His prayers were answered and he found Hana in 2003. It was his dream come true. IN this session, he'll be talking about his unfolding relationship with Hana, her husband, and her children.
The KAAN Conference which will be held July 31 - August 2, 2009 in Denver. Register today at www.kaanconference.com |
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June 8, 2009 – Voice for Adoption (VFA), an advocacy coalition of state and national organizations, is concerned about the movie “Orphan” and the negative perceptions it conveys about the 130,000 children in foster care who need permanent families. “Orphan” is not scheduled for release until July 24, but its marketing has already raised deep concerns because it is premised on the notion that an older adopted child is profoundly troubled and it portrays negative stereotypes about the families formed with such children (“It must be hard to love an adopted child as much as your own,” says the adoptee in the film). Organizations dealing with adoption and foster care – along with parent and family groups and individuals around the country – are criticizing the film and its trailer as offensive and potentially undermining to children in need of families. “It has been a long time since a movie caused this much angst and worry in the adoption, foster care and orphan care communities, even before its release,” said Adam Pertman, Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute. “And I think their concerns are well-founded.” Efforts to date have resulted in a promise by movie executives for a new trailer. Scott Rowe, senior vice president of communications for Warner Brothers, admitted the company "messed up" in promotions for the film and that they will change the trailer. Possible Next Steps for adoption advocates: Ø We ask that you please forward this statement to all of your networks, professional and personal. We also urge you to include the information in newsletters, updates, or announcements. Ø Seize the opportunity of the movie’s release to portray the positive stories of successful adoptive families. Ø Continue to monitor publicity for the movie to assure that changes have been made. Ø Continue to contact Warner Brothers to express your dismay that the movie was ever produced. While this movie is distressing to all adoption advocates, let us try to turn the negative into a positive, i.e. a chance to focus on the wonderful families that have been formed by adoption! For more information please contact Executive Director, Nicole Dobbins, voiceforadoption@gmail.com or 202-210-8118. To visit our website: www.voice-for-adoption.org -- Nicole Dobbins Executive Director Voice for Adoption 202-210-8118 voiceforadoption@gmail.com www.voice-for-adoption.org |
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Hello everyone, We are happy to announce the upcoming summer class schedule of the Korean Language Class. Three levels of classes begin on June 17. Classes are open to everyone, inside and outside the MIT. There is no registration needed, so feel free to just show up at the class. - When: 7pm-8:30pm Every Wednesday, Jun 17 - Aug 26, 2009 - Where: MIT Room 2-147 (Beginner), 2-146 (Intermediate), 2-151 (Advanced Reading) - Website: http://sites.google.com - Map: http://whereis.mit.edu - Class description: * Beginner: For the novices. Covers the most basic topics such as the Korean alphabet (Hangul), beginner speaking and listening practice, basic sentence formation. * Intermediate: For beginner- to intermediate-level students who took the Beginner class before or had similar learning experiences in Korean language. The class is expected to be of a similar level of difficulty as the intermediate class of 2009 Spring Class( http://sites.google.com2009-spring), but will try to focus on new topics. * Advanced reading: For intermediate- to advanced-level Korean speakers/readers who want to build up their vocabulary with higher-level words applicable to real-world discussions as well as get a grasp on more advanced grammatical structures. This newly offered class is organized by Jason Zahorchak. For questions, please email us at korean_class_teachers@mit.edu or Jason Zahorchak at jasonz@mit.edu. |
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International Adoption from Korea and Overseas Adopted Koreans: The Second International Symposium on Korean Adoption Studies Call for Papers Symposium Date: August 3, 2010 Planned location: IKAA Korean Adoptee Gathering, Seoul, Korea. For more information about the Gathering, see http://gathering.ikaa.info . Symposium Sponsor: IKAA (International Korean Adoptee Associations). For more information about IKAA, see http://ikaa.org . Submissions Due by: September 15, 2009 Submit to: SISKAS2010@gmail.com Questions? Contact Kim Park Nelson, greg0051@umn.edu If selected, your complete, full-length paper (up to 15 single-spaced pages) will be due January 1, 2010. Submission of a full-length paper by the due date is a requirement for participation in the Symposium. You may also be invited to participate in a research panel at the Gathering the week following the Symposium. Submission Deadline and Instructions Complete submissions (cover sheet, paper proposal and CV) must be received by September 15, 2009 by 5:00 PM (U.S.A. Central Time). No late proposals will be accepted. We will accept proposals via email only. A cover page submitted without attached proposal or CV is NOT considered complete. We will not accept or consider submissions that are lacking information. Selection notifications will be made by e-mail by the end of November. Criteria for selection While we encourage submissions from everyone, we will prioritize papers from academics who have completed a terminal degree or who are currently enrolled in terminal master's or Ph.D. programs. We also seek presentations/papers on a range of topics (some of which are outlined below) that represent as many of the current research approaches on Korean adoption as possible. Introduction and presentation The International Korean Adoptee Associations (IKAA) plans to convene the Second International Symposium on Korean Adoption Studies as part of the 2010 Korean Adoptee Gathering 2010. The aim of the symposium is to establish and explore this new and rapidly expanding academic field. The field of Korean adoption studies is specifically concerned with international adoption from Korea, as well as with overseas adopted Koreans. It has recently emerged as an area of study both in Korea, the country of origin, and in the Western receiving countries to which Korean children have been sent for adoption. This symposium will bring together scholars from around the world who are conducting research in the field of Korean adoption studies. These scholars are working at the multidisciplinary intersections of Asian and Korean studies, postcolonial and cultural studies, and social and behavioural sciences. Their work is also engaged with issues of ethnicity, migration and diaspora, and globalization and transnationalism. This day long and multidisciplinary symposium will take place in Seoul, South Korea, and will be comprised of paper presentations and open discussions. The papers will be published as a volume of collected proceedings, which will be distributed at the Symposium and also made available to university libraries. The First Symposium in 2007 laid the foundation for the growing network of Korean Adoption Studies scholars, and the 2010 Symposium will be an opportunity to continue expanding the network, to include a wider range of scholarship and to incorporate work being done by scholars in Korea. Background and purpose South Korea's history of over half a century of continuous and uninterrupted international adoption provides the background for this symposium. Since the 1953 armistice that suspended the Korean War, almost 200,000 Korean children have been sent for adoption to 15 principal host countries in the Western world. Of those children, over 120,000 were sent to the United States, 60,000 to Europe (with half in Scandinavia of which 10,000 arrived in Sweden alone), and the remaining 10,000 were sent to Canada, Australia and New Zealand. In its significant demographic scope, its lengthy time span, and its wide-ranging geographic spread, international adoption from Korea is unprecedented in modern history as the largest global transfer of children in the world. Today, still around 1,500 children leave Korea every year for adoption to eight different Western countries. The child welfare practice commonly known as international adoption, i.e., the transnational/ transcontinental, and, often, transracial/transcultural adoption, of predominantly non-Western children to primarily Western parents, was carried out in Korea directly following the war. As such, Korean adoption has become a model for understanding subsequent waves of international adoption. Furthermore, adopted Koreans are not only the most numerous, diverse and widespread of the world's child migrants, but also constitute the first generation and population of transnational and transracial adoptees. The field of Korean adoption studies thus provides a foundation for understanding international adoption and internationally adopted people as a whole. Past and Current Research For many years, the subject of international adoption from Korea and adopted Koreans was an under-researched area in academia. The field, as it existed then, was dominated by professionals in social work, psychology, and medicine. The first academic studies on Korean adoption started to come out in the mid-1970s, both in Korea and in the West, but it was not until the mid-1990s that one could begin to talk about a full-fledged field of Korean adoption studies. In Korean academia, the majority of adoption studies discuss international adoption in terms of social welfare or legislation, and primarily from the perspectives of social work and family law. But Korean research interest in adult adopted Koreans has grown in recent years, with studies focusing on the life consequences for adoptees who have revisited Korea and/or reunited with their Korean family members, as well as cultural studies oriented textual analyses of adopted Korean self-narratives. On the other side of the world, adoption scholarship in the leading adopting regions of North America, Scandinavia and Western Europe mainly focus on the behavioral and emotional adjustment of adoptees, including their attachment and adjustment to the adoptive family and assimilation and acculturation to the host culture. In addition, a growing number of studies have started to look at Korean international adoption from a comparative historical perspective and others have conceptualized it as a migratory practice linked to globalization and transnational processes. There is also a growing body of research on adoptees' language detrition and attrition and their cultural output of art, film, and literature. Finally, a new research trend that has emerged both in Korea and in the West deals with the question of an identity and community specific to adopted Koreans, in the context of existing theories of ethnicity, migration, and diaspora. This symposium aims to bring together researchers who focus either on international adoption from Korea or on overseas adopted Koreans from these different perspectives and approaches. Themes and Topics We welcome submissions from any academic background or perspective, and especially welcome work with multi-or interdisciplinary perspectives. Suggested topics include (but are not limited to): • The Korean state and international adoption policy /adoption and Korea's image in the world. We especially encourage the submission of papers that focus on Korean adoption as a social, cultural or political phenomenon within the nation of South Korea including research that originates from within South Korea. • Korean adoptees as part of Korean diaspora and/or Korean adoption as a part of Asian North American, Asian European, or Asian Australian experience. • Comparative projects that examine Korean adoption and adoption from other countries. • In-between identities and familial relations and the impact of Korean adoption on the adoption triad members. • Empirical research that examines a specific question or salient issue within the Korean adoptee community, including the behavioural adjustment and emotional development of Korean adoptees from normative standpoints as opposed to pathologized approaches. We also encourage work that can detail the logic of inquiry or research methods, and that provides sufficient evidence to support and interpret results. • Projects that explore the social phenomenon of multiple group status held by Korean adoptees and their relative experiences in North America, Australia, and Europe. • Korean adoptees as subjects of cultural production including literature, fine arts, or blogs. We especially encourage work that examines Korean adoption in documentary or cinema. The Second International Symposium on Korean Adoption Studies Paper Proposal Submission Cover Sheet (Please Complete One Cover Sheet per Presenter) Name: Paper Title: Academic Affiliation/Department: Position (Master's or Ph. D. status or current academic title): Address (include street address, city, state and/or country): Email: Adoption Status (please bold your status): Korean Adoptee Adoptive Parent Adoptee, Non-Korean Not Adopted Will you be available to travel to Korea to participate in the symposium? (please bold your response) Yes No Would you be interested in publishing your paper in the conference proceedings even if you cannot attend the symposium? (please bold your response) Yes No Are you able to procure your own funding to travel to Korea to participate in the symposium? (please bold your response) Yes No If so, please identify your funding source: Please attach your brief CV (two pages or less) and paper proposal of not more than 500 words. PLEASE ATTACH • YOUR BRIEF CV (TWO PAGES OR LESS) AND • A PAPER PROPOSAL OF NOT MORE THAN 500 WORDS. EMAIL THIS COMPLETED COVER SHEET AND YOUR ATTACHMENTS TO SISKAS2010@gmail.com WITH "SISKAS 2010 PROPOSAL SUBMISSION" IN THE SUBJECT LINE. |
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As part of a W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant, we are offering a discounted ARC Summer Intensives registration to families who have adopted internationally and adults who were adopted internationally
themselves. To register go to http://www.kinnect.org Be sure to scroll to the bottom |
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We invite you to drop in to this free group with a focus on issues related to race and parenting. Join other adoptive parents at the Adoption Book Group. 4th Tuesday of the month To get email alerts about this group sign up at http://www.pactadopt.org |
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We want your input in designing our tours. Please answer our survey questions at http://survey.constantcontact.com |
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The Scholarship is 50% tution waiver($1200 worth) for adopted Koreans. If anyone is interested, they should register at http://summerschool.ac.kr If any student has special needs, we will do our best to accomodate that. We decided to run a forum together with G.O.A.'L. and Overseas Koreans Foundation. We will sponsor G.O.A.'L. Conference by donating space in Sogang University. The forum for adopted Koreans will feature, Professor Ed Chang, Elise Prebin, John Perry, and Daewon Wenger. We would like to invite more adopted Koreans to join. Dong Il Lee Ph.D. |
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Call for Papers A special issue of the journal Adoption Quarterly, planned for late 2010, will be devoted to analysis of the newly released National Survey of Adoptive Parents (NSAP) and the National Survey of Adoptive Parents of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NSAP-SN). The surveys, sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation and the Administration on Children and Families and conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics using the State and Local Area Integrated Telephone Survey mechanism, contain a wealth of information about the health and well-being of adopted children and their families.. The call for papers for the special issue can be found online at: http://aspe.hhs.gov Information and data files for the NSAP can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov Information and data files for the NSAP-SN can be found at: http://www.cdc.gov Please forward this information to any researchers you know of who are interested in adoption research, and encourage them to forward it on to any others. There is a very strong possibility that the abstract deadline in the call for papers will be extended. The deadline for completed papers is not until March 2010. Thank you, Matthew D. Bramlett, Ph.D. Division of Health Interview Statistics National Center for Health Statistics 3311 Toledo Road, Hyattsville, MD 20782 (301) 458-4070 |
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Watch a slide show about the art at http://www.nytimes.com Find out more about at the Metropolitan Museum of Art http://www.metmuseum.org |
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Hands In Peace is a children's festivals that combine athletic, artistic and cultural events in a non-competitive environment. Participants from diverse communities develop self-esteem
while learning to respect and appreciate one another. June 18th - 21st 2oo9 ( 8am to 7:30pm) Participation fee for 4 days is $80. total Now registering children ages 10-12 from all different ethnic communities represented in Sacramento.Training venue is Mc Clatchy High School and final day of peace pentathlon will be at City College, Hughes Stadium. This event is sponsored in part by the California Endowment and organized with the support of Senator Darrell Steinberg, Council Man Rob Fong and the Interfaith Service Bureau of Sacramento. To register your child and for volunteer opportunities, please contact: Inge Ring at: inge_ring@yahoo.com or call (916) 442 3875 for more info visit www.handsinpeace.org "Hands in Peace" Fact Sheet What is "Hands in Peace?" The group hosts festivals to build peace among children in diverse communities throughout the world. The children's festivals combine artistic, athletic and cultural events in a safe, non-competitive environment. Since 1984, the "Hands in Peace" team has hosted pentathlon games for more than 50,000 children in 31 cities worldwide, from Anchorage to Zurich. The festival uses two vehicles, the ancient pentathlon games and the arts, to inspire children's self-expression, celebrate individual and cultural diversity. What is its connection with the Olympics? The spirit of the ancient Greek Olympics is embodied in the word ekecheiria, which means "truce." A truce was observed during the ancient games so the Olympics could take place in an atmosphere free of conflict, aggression and war. For 1,200 years, ekecheiria was observed by Greeks. Today, the "Hands in Peace" festivals revive this spirit for youngsters in diverse communities, some of which are in conflict or at war. The festivals adapt the ancient games for children aged 10 to 12, over the course of two to five days. By rekindling the spirit of ekecheiria, it is hoped that children of many different backgrounds will meet and spend time with each other, developing self-esteem while learning to respect and appreciate each other. When and where is the next festival? "Hands in Peace" is coming to Sacramento June 18 to 21. The festival will gather 200 local fifth-graders from various ethnic and religious back grounds to practice the pentathlon events of running, jumping, javelin, discus, and wrestling. In addition, the children will get to paint, draw, sing and experience multi- cultural dances. Organizers have secured venues at Sacramento City College's Hughes Stadium and McClatchy High School. Teachers will be trained Spacial Dynamics instructors and youth leaders from Sacramento City College, Luther Burbank High, St. Francis High, Sacramento Waldorf High and Congregation B'Nai Israel and other High Schools. "Hands in Peace Sacramento" is organized with the support of Senator Darrell Steinberg, Councilmember Rob Fong and the Interfaith Service Bureau of Sacramento. What can I do to help? Organizers are looking for volunteers and community support on many different levels. The festival is currently recruiting fifth-graders, or children aged 10 to 12, to participate, and youth leaders, aged 17 and older. Organizers also need donations of money for t-shirts, medals and hats; money for charter buses to transport children; meals from local restaurants to serve to participants, preferably restaurants showcasing diverse ethnicities; water and fruit. How do I get more information, register or sign up to volunteer or donate? Call Inge Ring at (916) 442-3875, or email at inge_ring@yahoo.com. Checks may be made out to "Hands in Peace Inc" and mailed to Inge Ring, 5130 Del Rio Rd Sacramento, CA 95822 Hands in Peace Festivals adapt the ancient Greek Olympics for children ages 10-12 and celebrate a common humanity and cultural diversity. The Festivals of 2-5 days are based on the P.A.C.T. Model of Pentathlon, Arts, Culture and Truce, as developed by the Spacial Dynamics Institute. . . . Pentathlon . . . Arts . . . Culture . . . Truce Children participate in the pentathlon events of running, jumping, javelin, discus and wrestling on integrated teams. In this non-competitive model, instead of some children winning by defeating others, each team cheers the other teams on as they strive to improve their performance and better their own best score. Children paint, draw and make other artistic creations related to their own cultural backgrounds and on the theme of peace. Children perform cultural dance and theatre based on ancient Greece and other themes. With the supervision of trained adults and youth leaders, children experience transformative opportunities for bridging cultural and ethnic divides and for conflict resolution. Participating alongside other children from communities previously considered to be the other or the enemy, the children learn to respect and appreciate each other in an atmosphere of peace and mutual support. Hands in Peace Festivals are crafted to foster the inherent beauty, grace, and athletic skill of children that reflect the ancient Olympic ideals. The archetypal movements of the pentathlon events foster a reverence for what is true, beautiful and good. Skill building in teamwork, leadership, compassionate communication, self-expression, athletic strength and grace as well as an increased sense of the rightful place Hands in Peace Sacramento Agenda: Day 1, Thursday, June 18th at 8am: Drop child off at Mc Clatchy High School 3066 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento 95818 (left side of building has a driveway leading to a welcoming area). The participants will be greeted and divided into integrated teams of 20 each. "Getting to know activities", T-shirts and hats will be distributed and the children will be oriented to the event. morning snack follows and the youth leaders and teachers will lead each group through the athletic and artistic activities of the day... Lunch and afternoon snack will provide breaks between the different activities. Dinner will be enjoyed by all which will be followed by a cultural sharing from participating groups. Pick up time: 8:00pm (children have to be signed out by a staff member) Day 2,Friday, June 19th at 8am: The children will assemble and travel via chartered busses to the Capitol of Sacramento to participate in a welcoming and official opening of the event on the west steps of the capitol.( 9:15 am). They will be addressed by city officials and the founder of Hands in Peace, Jaimen Mc Millan, who will summarize the mission of this Peace organization and high light the importance of celebrating our cultural diversity. Upon return to Mc Clatchy High School, the children will continue their training in the pentathlon disciplines and participate in collaborative art projects.Morning and afternoon snacks, Lunch and Dinner will be provided. Pick up time: 8:00pm Day 3, Saturday, June 20th at 8am: Continued training, team building, shared activities and multicultural performances by and for children. Pick up time 8:00pm Day 4, Sunday, June 21st: Drop off at Sacramento City College, Hughes Stadium 3835 Freeport Blvd Sacramento 95818 at 8am The children will receive their Greek tunics and participate in the final pentathlon event throughout the day. Snacks and Lunch will be provided. Parents are encouraged to come and be spectators. Parking is available in the City College parking structure behind Hughes Stadium and family and friends are welcome to sit in the stadiums' bleacher sections and observe their children. The day will come to an end after a short medal ceremony for all participants and a final farewell address to the children. Pick up time is 4:30pm at Hughes Stadium. (Children need to be signed out by staff). |
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When Japan ruled Korea: Movies Set in the Colonial Era
A Public Cemetery of Wol-ha
Beautiful kisaeng Wol-ha returns from the dead to wreak a terrible vengeance on the stepmother and housemaid who opposed her marriage. A tremendous box-office success when released in 1967, A Public Cemetery of Wol-ha (also known as The Public Cemetery Under the Moon)inspired a generation of filmmakers who emulated this horror classic by director Kwon Chul-hwi. The film is a fascinating forerunner to Nakata Hideo's Sadako and the raven-haired female ghosts that haunt contemporary East Asian cinema. To buy tickets go to http://www.koreasociety.org |
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Join us and adult adopted people with lived experience to explore and prepare for the issues of international and domestic transracial adoption on Saturday January 20th, 2009 at 9:30 am. To learn more and to register go to http://www.pactadopt.org |
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UCLA World Music Summer Institute -- This week-long intensive music study program (June 21-27) is available in one of four areas: Chinese, Mexican, Korean and African-American. The program is open to students/musicians ages high school through adult. Supervised housing is available for high school students. Students can earn 2 UC credits. For more information, go to http://www.summer.ucla.edu or e-mail uclawmsi@gmail.com |
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SHIN HAE-CHUL and N.EX.T., SOUTH KOREA'S GREATEST ROCK BAND, PERFORMS ON JULY 4 AT THE FORD AMPHITHEATRE video: live on MTV Korea video: live fusion of electronica/rock/traditional video: Shin Hae-chul ballad video: music video for Korean movie soundtrack The Los Angeles County Arts Commission and Asiatic Empire presents, on Saturday, July 4, 2009 at the historic Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood , the first US performance by South Korean pop legend Shin Hae Chul and his band N.EX.T. One of Korea´s most famous celebrities, Shin Hae Chul is regarded as a "genius" of Korean music who, along with his cousin Seo Taiji, transformed the Korean music industry in 1992, paving the way for the contemporary Kpop genre. Shin Hae Chul and N.EX.T., with their penchant for experimentation and artistic originality and excellence, are often compared to the Beatles. N.EX.T. is widely hailed as Korea´s greatest and most exciting live rock band. This concert on Independence Day is a partnership between the grassroots promotion group Asiatic Empire and the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Selected out of a highly competitive pool for the Ford´s Summer Partnership Program, this non-rental, nonprofit concert will hold interest not just for the Korean community but for all of Los Angeles . An international exchange of cultures on one of America´s most important holidays that will strengthen ties between South Korea and Los Angeles , the performance by Shin Hae Chul and N.EX.T. will be a world music presentation that fuses Kpop with the sounds of traditional Korea . The July 4 concert, which will be the US leg of Shin Hae Chul´s Awakening World Tour, is sponsored by Korean Air and Korea Daily, with additional sponsors Base, TVK24, LA 18, Whisper Entertainment, KTownLove.com, LA Weekly, Flavorpill, and KPFK. For tickets ($55 for tier 1 and $40 for tier 2), log on to www.fordtheatres.org or call the Ford Box Office at 323-461-3673 (or 323 GO 1-FORD for non-visual media). For Korean-language service, contact the Korea Daily Box Office at 213-368-2522. Through the Ford´s early buyer incentive, those who buy tickets on or before June 27, 2009 pay only $50 for tier 1 and $35 for tier 2. The Ford Amphitheatre is located at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East , Hollywood , CA 90068 , just off the 101 Hollywood Freeway across from the Hollywood Bowl and south of Universal Studios. The grounds open two hours before showtime for picnicking. The Ford offers a number of dining options: a variety of food and beverages is available on site and box dinners for evening events may be ordered in advance. Patrons are welcome to bring their own food and drink. The Ford is disabled accessible. Portable wireless listening devices are available upon request. On-site, stacked parking costs $5 per vehicle for evening shows and $1 per vehicle for morning family shows. For evening shows only, FREE non-stacked parking serviced by a FREE shuttle to the Ford, for evening amphitheatre performances only, is available at the Universal City Metro Station lot at Lankershim Blvd. and Camp de Cahuenga. The shuttle, which cycles every 15-20 minutes, stops in the "kiss and ride" area. This event is part of the Ford Amphitheatre 2009 Season, a multi-disciplinary arts series produced by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission in cooperation with Los Angeles County-based arts organizations. For a complete season schedule, directions to the theatre and parking information, log on to www.FordTheatres.org. |
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Dillon International is gearing up to host “Discovery Days”, a special annual event designed for adoptees, 12-17 years old, who were adopted internationally and transracially. It is a great opportunity for teens to come together to share their insights and feelings about how adoption has impacted their lives, make new friends, learn, grown and have fun together. Dates: July 6-8th and July 20-22nd Location: Bridle Creek Horse Ranch and Resort in Sperry, Oklahama (10 minutes outside of Tulsa) http://bridlecreekok.com Cost: $175 (includes accommodations, meals, and events) To register, please contact Grace Claflin at 918-749-4600 or you may do so online by visiting http://www.dillonadopt.com. Hurry to sign up as deadlines are fast approaching (June 19th for the 1st session and June 26th for the 2nd). Mary Anne Mesko, BSW |
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Mark your Calendars! You Don't Want to Miss the Fun! Please Come to Friends of Korea's Annual Summer Picnic! When: Sunday, July 12th from 2:00-5:00 (Note change of date) Where: Oak Lake in Hidden Valley, Granite Bay This is your chance for you and your kids to connect with other families that share a connection to Korea in a beautiful, relaxed setting. This will be a potluck event. Bring a dish to share and your own drinks. Ice water and a barbeque pit will be available. Please bring swim suits, towels, rafts, sunscreen, picnic blankets, canoes and life jackets to enjoy beautiful Oak Lake! RSVP to Michele Worley by Wednesday July 8th: dawfamdoc@aol.com Please let me know how many in your group will attend and what you plan to bring. We will need: burgers hot dogs (Worley) hamburger buns hot dog buns (Worley) hamburger fixings (tomatoes, lettuce, cheese) condiments salads desserts appetizers plates/napkins/plastic ware BBQ tools, coals, and lighting fluid I will send out an updated list of who has signed up for what items and what we will still need. Directions to Oak Lake: Using Hwy 80 from Sacramento, head east toward Roseville. Exit at Douglas Blvd East. You are heading toward Folsom Lake. Go approx. 6 miles on Douglas Blvd. Go left at Auburn-Folsom Rd. Go 1 3/4 miles. Go right on West Lane. Watch for balloons and a Friends of Korea sign. Follow signs to the lake. Using Hwy. 50 from Sacramento, head east toward Folsom. Exit at Folsom Blvd. Turn left, you will be heading north toward Auburn. Go about 10 miles. The road turns into Auburn-Folsom Rd. When you reach Douglas Blvd., go straight, following the directions above. Thank you Bowler family for hosting our location again this year! If lost or for more info call Annie Bowler @ 916 705-1325. |
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Don't forget to book now for the 24th annual ARC Summer Intensives in Provincetown. For more info go to www.kinnect.org |
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Where & When
Alliance Redwoods Camp & Conference Center Occidental, California We're particularly thrilled to welcome Rose "Mama" Rock, author who parented over 27 children, included comedian Chris Rock! Parents will attend a wide range of meaningful educational and recreational programming on parenting, adoption and race with an outstanding staff. We will also offer for adults and kids a huge range fun things: a swimming pool, basketball and volleyball courts, skate park, playground, climbing wall and a thrilling zip line. We are planning a special teen program and Teen Village for our older youth, and a film project headed up by adult adoptee and award-winning filmmaker Phil Bertelsen ("Outside Looking In"). To view program details go to: http://www.pactadopt.org Click here to register http://www.pactadopt.org |
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InKAS is holding a Summer Camp program for Korean adoptees to experience and learn Korean Culture.
It is our desire to aid in the understanding and experience of the true Korean culture during their visit. The program is mainly coordinated for overseas Korean adoptees to experience Korean cuisine, custom, culture and language via opportunities of direct participation and experiences.
InKAS Summer Camp is composed of several hands-on programs. There will be Korean cuisine cooking, Taekwondo, and other practical classes in several places in South Korea. After the classes, you will have an opportunity to experience the culture of young Korean people’s lives with young Korean adults.
? About the program - Korean culture Classes - Gathering with Korean young adults - Field Trip
? Program Details: Please indicate which program you are applying for. (July or August)
1. July Program (July 19th Sun to 25th, Sat)
Date Details Jul 19, Sun Check in/Welcoming Party Jul 20, Mon Go to South East Province 2:00-4:00: Korean culture activity 1 Jul 21, Tue 9:30-3:00: Korean culture activity 2 3:00-: Free time Jul 22, Wed 9:30-12:00: Korean culture activity 3 Cruse, Swimming Jul 23, Thu Go to Seoul Free Time Jul 24, Fri 9:30-3:00: City tour 5:00-6:30 : NANTA performance 7:00: Farewell Party Jul 25, Sat Check out
2. August Program (August 23rd Sun to 28th, Sat)
Date Details Aug 23, Sun Check in/Welcoming Party Aug 24, Mon Go to South West Province 2:00-4:00: Korean culture activity 1 Aug 25, Tue 9:30-3:00: Korean culture activity 2 3:00-: Free time Aug 26, Wed 9:30-12:00: Korean culture activity 3 Cruse, Swimming Aug 27, Thu Go to Seoul Free Time Aug 28, Fri 9:30-3:00: City tour 5:00-6:30 : NANTA performance 7:00: Farewell Party Aug 29, Sat Check out
? How to apply 1. Sign-up through the InKAS website and go to the Summer Camp section: Services -> Culture Camps (http://www.inkas.or.kr) 2. Submit an application form on the page (Please indicate which program you are applying for (July or August) on Comments area) and upload one page of the adoption paper with your Korean name and the copy of your passport on "My-page"
? Application due date: We accept applications form from April 1st.
? Selections: Overseas Korean adoptees who are over 18 years of age or older will be selected. First come first served basis.
? Other Information ?Accommodation: Please check-in to the accommodation by fist day of the Summer Camp at the hotel (Your stay can be extended at a twin room by request, by paying 80,000 KRW per day to InKAS ?Pick-up service: InKAS volunteers will be waiting for you at Inchon international airport on the day of your arrival. Please provide your flight details, once you make a reservation ?Fees: Free room and board (two people per room) but airfare not included. For questions and applications: http://www.inkas.or.kr * Schedule is subject to change without notice
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“ From an Ocean of Tears to an Ocean of Love: A Birth Mothers Workshop” Dillon International proudly presents a one of a kind workshop focusing on the perspective of 2 birth mothers from South Korea. Both women recently placed their children for inter-country adoption through Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS), one of 4 placing agencies in Korea who has partnered with Dillon since 1972. The workshop will showcase their compelling story along with the voices of 2 Eastern Social Welfare Society staff members, an adoptee and an adoptive family who is part of a semi-open adoption through Dillon’s Korea program. In an effort to share this opportunity, workshops will be hosted in 2 locations. Tulsa, OK: July 25, 2009, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Green Country Event Center. Admission is $10 per person. Dallas, TX: July 26, 2009, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm at Dillon International’s Texas office. Admission is $15 per person. Please visit the following sites to register online for either workshop. http://www.dillonadopt.com Or http://www.dillonadopt.com. Mary Anne Mesko, BSW 918-749-4600, ext. 213 |
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“ From an Ocean of Tears to an Ocean of Love: A Birth Mothers Workshop” Dillon International proudly presents a one of a kind workshop focusing on the perspective of 2 birth mothers from South Korea. Both women recently placed their children for inter-country adoption through Eastern Social Welfare Society (ESWS), one of 4 placing agencies in Korea who has partnered with Dillon since 1972. The workshop will showcase their compelling story along with the voices of 2 Eastern Social Welfare Society staff members, an adoptee and an adoptive family who is part of a semi-open adoption through Dillon’s Korea program. In an effort to share this opportunity, workshops will be hosted in 2 locations. Tulsa, OK: July 25, 2009, 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Green Country Event Center. Admission is $10 per person. Dallas, TX: July 26, 2009, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm at Dillon International’s Texas office. Admission is $15 per person. Please visit the following sites to register online for either workshop. http://www.dillonadopt.com Or http://www.dillonadopt.com. Mary Anne Mesko, BSW 918-749-4600, ext. 213 |
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The 11th Annual KAAN Conference, Extending the Family of Korean Adoption, will be held at KAAN’s primary project is an annual national conference in a different city each year. This annual coming together allows all attendees to feel part of a national adoption community. In fact conference attendees come from all over the United States, Canada, Asia, Europe and Australia. KAAN offers national support and guidance, but the KAAN Conference belongs to the community where it is held. Through the process of hosting a conference, it is hoped that the local organizations will be strengthened and the local connections among adoptive families, adult adoptees, Koreans, and Korean Americans will be enhanced. For nine years KAAN has supported community development through its conferences: KAAN Conferences have been held in Los Angeles, California; Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey; Seattle, Washington; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Arlington, Virginia; San Francisco, California; Detroit, Michigan; Seoul Korea; Boston, Massachusetts: and Chicago, Illinois. This year’s conference will be held in Denver Colorado. KAAN is entirely run by volunteers with no paid staff. All funds raised go to support the KAAN Conference. |
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Start Time: Friday, July 31, 2009 at 2:00pm End Time: Sunday, August 2, 2009 at 5:00pm Location: Sogang University City/Town: Seoul, South Korea Phone: 023256585 Email: info@goal.or.kr |
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Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West Through Christianity
May 19 - August 14, 2009
Free and Open to the Public, but RSVP is requried To RSVP go to: http://www.koreasociety.rsvp3.com The arrival of the first Western missionaries in Korea in the late 19th century was a pivotal moment in the history of Christianity in Korea and the history of Korea as a whole. The missionaries established
new religious identities and stoked early culture clashes. They also documented their mission and the society around them with early cameras. Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West
Through Christianity—the largest ever show of Korean missionary photographs in the U.S.—features rare images taken by missionaries in Korea between 1890 and 1940. For more information about the exhibit contact Heewon Kim at 212-759-7525, ext. 355 |
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KAMP is a culture camp for adoptive families with Korean children 5-18. Recognizing that adoption is a family issue, KAMP seeks to provide an educational and social
experience not only for Korean adoptees, but also for their parents and siblings. Kamp 2009: August 5-9 Through a fun-filled camp format, school age Korean adoptees, and their siblings learn about Korean life, language, culture, history, songs, games, cooking, crafts, taekwondo, fan dancing, and pop culture to gain a basic understanding of their rich Korean heritage. Most importantly, KAMPers spend time with other young adults who share the unique challenge of growing up as a minority and as an adoptee in this country. There are many opportunities to address adoption and identity matters with these role models and older peers. While children attend KAMP classes, parents are involved in some of these same experiences through special adult sessions. Parent sessions include guest speakers, panel discussions and cooking classes. (Child-care is available as a co-op effort by parents for children too young to attend KAMP) The IIA board recruit yearly for college-aged Korean-American Adoptees and Native Koreans. These young adults provide a positive role model for children and parents. Counselors need to be at least 18 years or older. Opportunities are also available for High School Juniors and Seniors to apply as intern counselors. KAMP DETAILS The Annual KAMP/Retreat is held during August at the Riverview Conference Center, 319 North Division Street, Cedar Falls, Iowa. It is located in a quiet residential area with approximately 50 cabins available for families attending KAMP/RETREAT to rent. All cabins have running water and minimal bathroom facilities. There are also 28 camping spaces for RVs and tents with water and electricity hook-ups as well as some sites with sewer hook-ups. Shower and bathroom facilities are located next to the camping area. Riverview Conference Center has a swimming pool, basketball and volleyball courts, sports field, carpetball and hard surface paths for biking and rollerblading. Cabins are reserved through IIA but fees are paid directly to RCC upon arrival at KAMP/RETREAT. Truly the best way to experience KAMP/RETREAT is to stay on the grounds but there are motels near by to choose from. For more information and registration, please visit http://www.iiakampretreat.com. |
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2009 InKAS Summer Camp
InKAS is holding a Summer Camp program for Korean adoptees to experience and learn Korean Culture.
It is our desire to aid in the understanding and experience of the true Korean culture during their visit. The program is mainly coordinated for overseas Korean adoptees to experience Korean cuisine, custom, culture and language via opportunities of direct participation and experiences.
InKAS Summer Camp is composed of several hands-on programs. There will be Korean cuisine cooking, Taekwondo, and other practical classes in several places in South Korea. After the classes, you will have an opportunity to experience the culture of young Korean people’s lives with young Korean adults.
? About the program - Korean culture Classes - Gathering with Korean young adults - Field Trip
? Program Details: Please indicate which program you are applying for. (July or August)
1. July Program (July 19th Sun to 25th, Sat)
Date Details Jul 19, Sun Check in/Welcoming Party Jul 20, Mon Go to South East Province 2:00-4:00: Korean culture activity 1 Jul 21, Tue 9:30-3:00: Korean culture activity 2 3:00-: Free time Jul 22, Wed 9:30-12:00: Korean culture activity 3 Cruse, Swimming Jul 23, Thu Go to Seoul Free Time Jul 24, Fri 9:30-3:00: City tour 5:00-6:30 : NANTA performance 7:00: Farewell Party Jul 25, Sat Check out
2. August Program (August 23rd Sun to 28th, Sat)
Date Details Aug 23, Sun Check in/Welcoming Party Aug 24, Mon Go to South West Province 2:00-4:00: Korean culture activity 1 Aug 25, Tue 9:30-3:00: Korean culture activity 2 3:00-: Free time Aug 26, Wed 9:30-12:00: Korean culture activity 3 Cruse, Swimming Aug 27, Thu Go to Seoul Free Time Aug 28, Fri 9:30-3:00: City tour 5:00-6:30 : NANTA performance 7:00: Farewell Party Aug 29, Sat Check out
? How to apply 1. Sign-up through the InKAS website and go to the Summer Camp section: Services -> Culture Camps (http://www.inkas.or.kr) 2. Submit an application form on the page (Please indicate which program you are applying for (July or August) on Comments area) and upload one page of the adoption paper with your Korean name and the copy of your passport on "My-page"
? Application due date: We accept applications form from April 1st.
? Selections: Overseas Korean adoptees who are over 18 years of age or older will be selected. First come first served basis.
? Other Information ?Accommodation: Please check-in to the accommodation by fist day of the Summer Camp at the hotel (Your stay can be extended at a twin room by request, by paying 80,000 KRW per day to InKAS ?Pick-up service: InKAS volunteers will be waiting for you at Inchon international airport on the day of your arrival. Please provide your flight details, once you make a reservation ?Fees: Free room and board (two people per room) but airfare not included. For questions and applications: http://www.inkas.or.kr * Schedule is subject to change without notice
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Camp Burgess, Sandwich, Cape Cod, MA Register now for our eighth annual weekend of strengthening and celebrating our Asian community at Camp Burgess, a beautiful retreat center in the pinewoods of Cape Cod. Participate in cultural activities such as dance, arts and crafts, evening Moon Festival and much more! Families can choose from a variety of events for various age groups. Enjoy traditional camp activities such as swimming, canoeing, high ropes course, rock wall climbing, archery and an evening campfire. Arrival time: Friday 5:00 PM. Departure time: Sunday 4:00 PM. Cost includes two nights camp style lodging, 6 meals, camp activities and special programs. Fees are $175 per person. Children under 2 free. IMPORTANT: Camp has filled to capacity the past few years. Pre-Register now and save your family's space with a $50 non-refundable deposit (balance due August 1, 2009). Full promotion of the camp will begin next week. You are receiving advanced notice because you have attended camp, or expressed interest in camp. Asian Camp is an entirely volunteer effort. The camp operates at a deficit each year -- attendance fees do not cover the entire cost of the camp, food, website, speakers and performers. Major fundraising is done each year to make up the difference. Please consider becoming a business or individual sponsor of the Asian Camp. In return, you'll receive promotion in emails, on the Camp website, and in Camp materials. Sponsorship is available at a Platinum Level of $250+, Gold $100+, and Silver $50. Asian Culture Society of Cape Cod 21 Dundee Circle Harwich, MA 02645 Questions? Curiosities? Please email Jen Huckman emc@cape.com |
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Adoptive Families, Koreans And Korean Americans. Visit KAAN's website at http://www.kaanet.com/ . KAAN does not endorse or take responsibility for the opinions or programs presented in the newsletter. Please send us information about events in your area, articles, personal requests etc. so that we may share them with others. Send information about events, interesting articles or websites, personal requests and questions, as well as other items of interest to us at mailto:kaanet@aol.com |