Korean Focus programs do exactly
what our name suggests - they focus on Korean culture and the Korean American community. Suggestions for programs come
from our members, and from the Korean American organizations with which we work. The include small programs (like cooking
lessons at a member's home) to very large events (like planning and hosting the 2003 Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family
Network national conference One People, Two Histories: Korean Adoption As Part of 100 Years of Korean Immigration.)
As programs are scheduled, details are posted on our Calendar page, so check back frequently to see what's planned.
The following list shows what we've
done in the past, and what's planned for the future. Have an idea - or want to help? Contact us at programs@koreanfocus.org!
On-going
Until 2005, Korean Focus also sponsored two drumming troupes that have
recently lost their teachers. Please contact info@koreanfocus.org if you have experience with Korean drumming and might be interested in working with these great groups.
__________________ Your idea here!
2006
Feb. 4 Lunar New Year Celebration with KAYA and KAC-DC at
the Korean Methodist Church of Greater Washington
Oct. 14 Culture Shock! Korean culture and community connections
for
new
and waiting families
2005
Nov. 5 Craft Fair and Craft Sale: Podegi Placemats, Fans,
and Mugunghwa
Sept. 25 Bone Marrow Drive with ASIA-CHSFS, KAC-DC and Verizon APEX
Aug. 15 Waiting Parent presentation
at the Barker Foundation
Apr. 2 Admiral Yi
Sun Shin and the Kobukson (with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, the Korean Navy, the Korean American Midshipmen's
Association of the U.S. Naval Academy, and the U.S. Navy Museum)
Feb. 12 Lunar New Year Celebration co-sponsored
with the Korean American Youth Association (KAYA)
2004
Feb.
7 Lunar New Year Celebration co-sponsored with the
Korean American Youth Association (KAYA)
Mar.
28 Adoptism and Racism: A Mother-Daughter Journey with Marcy
Gitt, adoption social worker and adoptive parent
May 16 Korean Focus Cooks: Cooking with exchange
student Woo
Ri
at the home of Kathy Seikel
Nov. 7 Girl Stuff! An Afternoon of Hanbok Fashion and Make-up
2003
Feb.
8 Lunar New Year Celebration co-sponsored with the
Korean American Youth Association (KAYA)
Feb. 8 JiShinBalGi drumming parade through
Koreatown, Annandale, Virginia
, by the drumming troupe Uttummuri, with the Korean
American Cultural Center Drummers of Annandale, Virginia
Mar.
8 The Korean War and the Hungnam Evacuation with Tom Fergusson,
retired Army colonel and grandson of Gen. Almond, commander of the Army's X Corps during the Korean War; Dr. Hyun Bong Hak,
Korean civilian advisor to the U.S. Army and responsible for the evacuation, and Vice Admiral Thomas Bigley
Jul
25-27 Planned and hosted the Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network
national conference One People, Two Histories: Korean Adoption As Part of 100 Years of Korean Immigration
Oct.
24 Awardee: Korean American Coalition Bridge Builder Award
Nov. 23 Korean Craft Sale and Games Day at
Karate Masters, Alexandria, VA: An afternoon of shopping for Korean items, Korean crafts, and games for the entire
family
2002
Feb. 16 JiShinBalGi drumming parade through Koreatown,
Annandale, Virginia, by the drumming
troupe Uttummuri, with the Korean American Cultural Center
Feb.
23 Welcome the Year of the Horse: Lunar New Year Celebration
co-sponsored with the Korean YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
Apr.
20 Thoughts on Search:
Many Paths, Many Choices workshop on adoptee search with Maureen Evans, M.A., Former Executive Director of JCICS, co-sponsored
with AKA DC, with support from the Center for Adoption Support and Education
Nov. 17 A Single Square Picture: Readings and Discussion with Katy Robinson
2001
Jan.
27 Lunar New Year Festival co-sponsored with the Korean
Branch, YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
May
5 Children’s Day Celebration sponsored
by Korean Focus Northern Maryland Chapter
May 19
Transcultural Adoption Experiences: A Panel Discussion co-sponsored with
Families with Children from China and a-k-a, inc.
Nov. 10
The Son Kyung Soon Dance Company of Korea at the
Kennedy Center Terrace Theater, co-sponsored with the Korean Branch, YMCA of Metropolitan Washington
Nov. 11
Dance class for children and adults with the Son Kyung Soon Dance Company of Korea
2000
June
3 Children’s Day Festival
June
28 Tour of the Lotte Korean Department Store and
Market
Dec. 10 First Person Plural, a film by
Korean adoptee Deann Borshay Liem
1999
March
12 Transracial and Transcultural Issues in International Adoption
with Deborah Johnson, co-sponsored with the Barker Foundation.
March
27 Adoption and Race in My Child’s World Away from Home,
sponsored by The Center for Adoptive Families
May 8 Family Cultural Exchange in honor of
Children’s Day and Parent’s Day, co-sponsored with the Korean Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea
Oct.
16 Kimjang Korean Festival
1998
March
7 Ethnicity and Identity Issues in Multicultural
Adoptive Families - co-sponsored with The Center for Adoptive Families
March 28
The Beauty of Korea Slide Shows (Columbia, Maryland)
March 28
The Beauty of Korea Slide Shows (Arlington, Virginia)
May 9 A Journey to Korea Children’s Day Festival
Oct.
17 Power Play: Tough Questions, Powerful Answers
- A Workshop for Older Kids and Teens; co-sponsored with KATs and the Center for Adoption Support and Education
Dec. 6
Holiday Gift Shop
1997
Feb. 15 Dumpling Soup Korean New Year’s Story and Cooking Workshop
March 22 Kite-Making Workshop for Children
May 22 Reading and Reception,
Chris Soentpiet, author and illustrator; co-sponsored with the Korea Society, the Korean Cultural Service of the Embassy of
the Republic of Korea
and ASIA Family and Friends
Nov. 15
A Journey Through Korea: Past is Present with Robert Sayer - co-sponsored with the Korean Cultural Service of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea
Dec. 14
Holiday Gift Shop
1996
July 13 Korean Crafts Workshop and Slide Show
Nov. 2 Searching for Birth Families for Korean Adoptees
