<div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: arial black,sans-serif; color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" size="6">Fulbright Forum presents:</font><br></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">A very special <i>joint </i>forum:</font><br>
</div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" size="6"><b><i>K-pop
Mirroring Korea or Korea Mirroring K-pop?</i></b></font><br>by Emilie Chu<br></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>-and- </i></b><br>
</div><p style="text-align: center;"><font style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);" size="6"><i><b><span>Haenyeo, Jeju, and the Future of Marine
Conservation</span></b></i></font><br>by Grace Ha<br><font style="font-family: trebuchet ms,sans-serif;" size="6"><i><b><span></span></b></i></font><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></b></p>
<b><font size="4"><br></font></b><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><b>6:00pm</b> on <font style="font-family: arial black,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" size="4"><b>Friday, September 16th, 2011</b></font></font><br>
</div><br><div style="text-align: center;">RSVP by Wednesday, September 14th, 2011<br></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="2"><font face="Arial"><span lang="EN-US">The Korean-American Educational Commission
warmly welcomes you to our eighth Fulbright Forum of the
2010-2011 program year with 2010 Junior Researchers Emilie Chu and Grace Ha. </span></font></font><br><font size="2"><font face="Arial">
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<span lang="EN-US">Open to all, the Fulbright Forum serves as a
periodic gathering for the Fulbright family at large,
including past and present grantees and friends of the
Commission. To R.S.V.P., please <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dDd4RVRkSE9RVzVSWjQ4LVppTHFGOFE6MQ" target="_blank"><b>CLICK HERE</b></a> and complete the registration form. You may
also R.S.V.P. via e-mail to Jim McFadden (<a href="mailto:executive.assistant@fulbright.or.kr" target="_blank">executive.assistant@fulbright.or.kr</a>). Regrets need not reply.</span></font></font><br><font size="2"><font face="Arial">
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<span lang="EN-US">This Forum will be held at </span><span lang="EN-US"><b>6:00 P.M</b>.</span><span lang="EN-US"> sharp on
Friday, September 16th on the 6th floor of KAEC's Mapo-gu building.
Following the presentation, a light reception will be held.
Please visit the KAEC website for maps and directions (<a href="http://www.fulbright.or.kr/xe/map" target="_blank">http://www.fulbright.or.kr/xe/map</a>).
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<span lang="EN-US">To respect both the audience and presenters,
guests are asked to please </span><span lang="EN-US">mute or
turn off all cell phones before entering.</span></font></font><br></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">--6:00pm--</font><br>PART 1: <b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;">K-pop
Mirroring Korea or Korea Mirroring K-pop?</span></i></b><font size="2"><i style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><span></span></i><span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"> </span>by Emilie Chu</span></font><b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></b><br>
<b><i><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></i></b><br></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Summary:</b><font size="2"><span><br>Like the country itself,
South Korean popular culture and music has grown to take on an international
presence over the past ten to fifteen years. Cultural figures, from Seotaiji to
g.o.d to TVXQ to Big Bang, have been making waves in steadily increasing
extents, to the point of becoming a dominant force and current standard
throughout Asia. Yet there are a number of lesser known factors behind the
words they sing and the images they present, as well as the implications of
such works. Thanks to Fulbright, this past year Emilie Chu has been able to
study the relationship between Korean pop music and Korean culture through its
history, society and industries by examining Korean songs within their local
context, and has found some very interesting connections between cultural
expression and representation. </span></font></div>
<br><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Biography:</b><font size="2"><span><br>Emilie
has spent time on both coasts of the United States and became exposed to Asian
and South Korean culture after living in Southern California. Later at Rice
University, she further developed her interests and graduated in 2009 with a
B.A. in Asian Studies and English. Her personal experiences of encounters with
popular music and love for language and the arts has led her to investigate the
roots and ramifications of music that moves on a large scale, as in her
Fulbright project. She hopes her work will contribute to a greater
understanding of the makings and significance of popular music, as well as
stimulate critical awareness and cultural sensitivity regarding Asia.</span></font><br></div><br><br><div style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">--7:00pm--</font><br>PART 2: <i><b style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Haenyeo, Jeju, and the Future of Marine
Conservation</span></b></i> by Grace Ha<br></div><br><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Summary:</b><font size="2"><br>On
Jeju Island, fisherwomen, known widely today as <i>haenyeo </i>(해녀),
have a long-standing tradition of free-diving into the ocean for seafood such
as abalone, kelp, seaweed, sea cucumber, turban shell, and octopus. Over the
past year, Grace has been researching these women and the Jeju fishing villages,
focusing largely on their traditional ecological knowledge and resource
management techniques. Grace has been specifically investigating what implications this disappearing
way-of-life may have on future marine conservation efforts. <br></font></div>
<br><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Biography:</b><font size="2"><span><br>Graduating
from Cornell University with a biology degree in 2010, Grace developed a deep
interest in marine biology and environmental conservation during her
undergraduate studies. While reading a marine biology textbook (for fun) one
summer, she happened upon a small paragraph about <i>haenyeo</i> that piqued her curiosity and consequently led to her
Fulbright project on traditional ecological knowledge. In the future, she hopes
to earn her doctorate in marine ecology and to become a scientist and teacher
working towards a deeper understanding of our ocean ecosystems.</span></font></div>
<br>-- <br><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">James McFadden</span><br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Executive Assistant</span><br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);"><span style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">Korean-American Educational Commission</span><br style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);">
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