[KS] Fulbright Forum **Double Feature** - September 16th with Emilie Chu and Grace Ha

[Executive Assistant]

Fulbright Forum presents:

A very special *joint *forum:

*K-pop Mirroring Korea or Korea Mirroring K-pop?*
by Emilie Chu

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*Haenyeo, Jeju, and the Future of Marine Conservation*
by Grace Ha
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*6:00pm* on *Friday, September 16th, 2011*

RSVP by Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

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.

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 *CLICK
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complete the registration form. You may also R.S.V.P. via e-mail to
Jim
McFadden (executive.assistant at fulbright.or.kr). Regrets need not reply.

This Forum will be held at *6:00 P.M*. 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 (http://www.fulbright.or.kr/xe/map).

To respect both the audience and presenters, guests are asked to please mute
or turn off all cell phones before entering.

--6:00pm--
PART 1: *K-pop Mirroring Korea or Korea Mirroring K-pop?*** by Emilie Chu**
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*Summary:*
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.

*Biography:*
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.


--7:00pm--
PART 2: *Haenyeo, Jeju, and the Future of Marine Conservation* by Grace Ha

*Summary:*
On Jeju Island, fisherwomen, known widely today as *haenyeo *(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.

*Biography:*
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
*haenyeo*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.

-- 
James McFadden
Executive Assistant
Korean-American Educational Commission

Fulbright Building
168-15 Yomni-dong, Mapo-gu
Seoul 121-874

Office: 02-3275-4004
Fax: 02-3275-4028
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