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2016 Korean History & Culture Seminar for American Educators
National Korean Studies Seminar & Korean Cultural Center , Los Angeles 5505 Wilshire Blvd . Los Angeles , CA 90036 June 20 – June 24 , 2016 www . nationalkoreanstudies . com
Date Time Lecture Description Presenters
Jun 20 ( Mon )
08:30am – 08:40am
Introductory Comments
Ms . Mary Connor , advisor of NKSS , will introduce Ambassador Key Cheol Lee , Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles and Mr . Nakjung Kim , director of the Korean Cultural Center , Los Angeles , the major sponsor of the National Korean Studies Seminar . She also introduces Sung Kim , director of the seminar .
Mary Connor Program Advisor National Korean Studies Seminar
Ambassador . Key Cheol Lee Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles
08:40am – 08:55am
Consul General ’ s Congratulatory Remarks
The Korean Consul General , Ambassador Key Cheol Lee , will deliver Congratulatory Remarks .
Sung Kim Director National Korean Studies Seminar
Ambassador Key Cheol Lee Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles
08:55am -- 09:15am
09:15am – 10:00am ( Lecture # 1 )
Announcement
Sung Kim will introduce Dr . Byun-Kitayama , seminar co-chair , Daniel Kim , Korean Cultural Center Education general manager , and Jini Shim , assistant director of NKSS . Dr . Byun-Kitayama , co-chair of the seminar , will briefly announce the daily schedule and introduce each presenter in the beginning of each session . Introduction of the NKS Seminar
What Koreans and Korean Americans want Americans to Know about Korea
Early Korean History and Culture
Dr . Byun-Kitayama Instructional Director , LAUSD Seminar Co-Chair , NKSS
Dr . Jennifer Jung Kim Professor Department of Asian Languages and Cultures , UCLA
10:00am – 11:00am ( Lecture # 2 )
The lecture will respond to the 6th and 7th grade California History-Social Science Framework . The lecture will include information on Confucianism , the Silk Road , Buddhism , Medieval Korea ( allows for comparison with Japan ), influence of Korea on Japan , moveable type in Korea , and Korea ’ s greatest king , King Sejong .
Dr . Jennifer Jung Kim Professor Department of Asian Languages and Cultures , UCLA
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