Korean History and Culture Webinar 2020

Webinar for Educators

Date: June 22, 23, and 24 (Mon – Wed)
Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm PST (3:00 pm – 6:00 pm CST)

Program Schedule:


Date

Time (PST)

Topic, speaker

June 22 Mon

1:00 – 1:10

Moderator, Sung Kim

1:10 – 2:10

Korean History: Focused on the Wars, Jennifer J. Kim

2:10 – 2:30

Friendship Bell: Korea and America- Ernest Lee

2:30 – 3:30

Democratization and Economic Development of South Korea, Jennifer J. Kim

3:30 – 3:50

Korean Traditional Music, Byoung Sug Kim

3:50 – 4:00

  Evaluation, Introduction to Teaching East Asia: Korea*

June 23 Tue

1:00 – 1:05

Moderator, Sung Kim

1:05 – 2:05

Korean American Immigration History, Edward Park

2:05 – 2:25

Korean National Association Memorial Hall, Daniel B. Kim 

2:25 – 2:50

What American should know about Korea, Mary Connor

2:50 – 3:20

Integrate Korean Culture to K-12 Curriculum, Suzie Oh

3:20 – 3:50

Korean Art & Architecture, Meher McArthur

3:50 – 4:00

Evaluation

June 24 Wed

1:00 – 1:10

Moderator, Lucy Park

1:10 – 2:10

Post LA Riot & Political and Economic Growth of Korean American
Community, Susie Woo

2:10 – 2:40

Hangul: Korean Alphabet and Online Course, Sung Kim

2:40 – 3:25

Group Discussion: How to Implement Korean History & Culture into K-16 Classroom (Break out session)

3:25 - 3:45

Taekwondo virtual lesson, Young Choi

3:45 – 4:00

Evaluation – Announcement about homework submission & Sijo webinar

*The homework is based on Teaching East Asia: Korea (Mary Connor, editor), free ebook is available online.


Faculty:

  1. Daniel B. Kim: Professor, Los Angeles Translation & Interpretation College
  2. Edward Park: Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA
  3. Ernest Lee: Director, Korean Friendship Bell Preservation Committee, CA
  4. Jennifer Jung Kim: University of California Los Angeles, CA
  5. Lucy Park: Sejong Cultural Society, Chicago, IL
  6. Mary Connor: National Korean Studies Seminar, Los Angeles, CA
  7. Meher McArthur, Asian Art Curator, Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena
  8. Sung Kim: National Korean Studies Seminar, Los Angeles, CA
  9. Susie Woo: California State University, Fullerton, CA
  10. Byoung Sug Kim, Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago, IL
  11. Young Choi, Senior Grand Master Taekwondo Instructor, Oriental Martial Arts College, IN
  12. Suzie Oh: California State University Fullerton, CA