Author Archives: koreanfocus

Come to the Korean Cultural Center this Saturday for a full day of free festivities, activities, live performances, and more! Date & Time: Saturday, May 5, 10am – 4 pm  Location: Korean Cultural Center, 2370 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC … Continue reading →

Eastern Social Welfare Society is pleased to introduce its 2012 Korean Language and Cultural Program. Applications are due to ESWS by May 10, 2012! ESWS has sponsored Korean Language Scholarship Program for numerous years to help Korean adoptees better learn and … Continue reading →

 The University of Maryland Korean Percussion Ensemble, led by Sebastian Wang of the UMD music department teaching staff and a member of the Korean Focus Board of Directors, will hold their spring 2012 performance at 7:30 PM on May 1 … Continue reading →

Hepatitis B is an infectious disease cause by a virus that attacks the liver. Its prevalence among adoptees follows its prevalence in their country of origin; Asian countries are among those in which hepatitis B is common. Understanding the disease … Continue reading →

The Smithsonian ImaginAsia program is offering two workshops for kids on Korean kites. Explore the Freer’s Korean art galleries and make Korean kites to fly on the National Mall. Dates: Saturday, May 5 & Sunday May 6 Time: Both sessions begin … Continue reading →

The IKAA Gathering is held once every three years in Seoul, Korea, once every three years in the US, and once every three years in Europe, and continues to gain momentum and significance as an international and large Korean adoptee … Continue reading →

Reminder! Dana Tai Soon Burgess Dance Company’s Becoming American, will be performed April 5th and 6th at the Dorothy Betts Marvin Center in Washington DC by Korean adoptee Katia Chupashko Norri. Each performance will be followed by a Q&A session … Continue reading →

The Korean Student Association of American University is holding its Korean Culture Night on Saturday, April 7 at 7:30pm at the Tavern at AU. The event features a Korean drum and dance ensemble from the Asian American Arts Center, a … Continue reading →

Press release from the Korean Cultural Center of the Korean Embassy in DC. Kyung-sook Shin, Winner of the Man Asian Literary Prize, to Read and Sign her Bestselling Novel Please Look After Mom at the Korean Embassy in Washington DC … Continue reading →