[KS] The First Korean studies conference at UW-Madison

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The group of students who work for having Korean studies in the University
of Wisconsin-Madison campus (Tiger 2000) are having their first conference
of Korean/Korean American studies, April 29-30, 1999.  All the members of
Tiger 2000 would like to express our deepest gratitude to our guest speakers
for their warm support and willingness to participate in this event--despite
their busy schedule and our short notice--only for the good cause of
promting Korean studies.

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Tiger 2000: Committee for Korean Studies presents --

"Tearing Down Boundaries"
Korean/Korean American Conference
April 29th - April 30th

Featuring topics on:
* Korean and Korean American history
* Korean religious thought
* Modern Korean socio-economic situation
* Korean and Korean American feminism
* Korean American Adoptees
* Cultural performance

With guest speakers:
Robert Buswell
- Chair and professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures,UCLA
- Director, Center for Korean Studies, UCLA
Kyeyoung Park
-Visiting Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Princeton University
Gi-Wook Shin
-Associate Professor, Sociology, UCLA
Michael Robinson
-Associate Professor, East Asian Languages and Cultures, Indiana University
Wayne Patterson
- Professor, History, St. Norbert College
Jennifer Christine Yang Hee Arndt
- UW-Madison Alumni
- President, Rainbow World, Inc.
- Writer and director of "Crossing Chasms"

Schedule:
Thursday April 29th
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7:00 pm -9:00 pm
Multicultural Center Lounge, 2nd fl. Red Gym

TOPIC: Korean American Adoptees
Screening "Crossing Chasms"
Followed by a discussion with Jennifer Arndt

Friday April 30th
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8:00 am - 9:00 am -- Roundtable, Memorial Union
Registration

9:00 am - 9:30 am -- Roundtable, Memorial Union
Opening Remarks and Introduction

9:30 am - 11:30 am -- Roundtable, Memorial Union
Panel 1: Modern Korean Crisis

Keynote: Professor Michael Robinson
"The Korean Twentieth Century Experience: It's Place in the College
Curriculum"

Other Panelists:
Professor Gi-Wook Shin
"Social Crisis in Korea"

Professor Robert Buswell
"The Modern Refashioning of Korean Buddhism"

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm -- TBA
Lunch and Dicussion on establishing Korean Studies in a University

Led by Professor Robert Buswell
"Developing Korean Studies in the Research University: UCLA's Experience""

2:30 pm - 4:30 pm -- Roundtable, Memorial Union
Panel II: Korea and Korea America from a New Perspective

Keynote: Professor Kyeyoung Park
"Korean Women's Encounter with Feminism"

Other Panelists:
Professor Wayne Patterson
"Negotiating the Rapids between Korean History and Korean American History"

Jennifer Arndt
Korean American Adoptees

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm -- On Wisconsin Room, 1st fl. Red Gym
Dinner
Taste of Asia-America Sponsored by AASU

7:00 pm - 7:30 pm -- On Wisconsin Room, 1st fl. Red Gym
Korean Cultural Performance: Samulnori drumming ensemble

7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Lantern Festival: Honoring the Past, Living the Present, Building the Future

Design, create, and float your lanterns on Lake Mendota. Sponsored by AASU.

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Sincerely,

Young Kyun Oh
Lecturer in Korean
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
(O)608-263-7960
(H)608-238-0312
(W)http://www.learnkorean.com



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