| 5/12/08: The Sejong Society of Washington is hosting a panel discussion on "Hallyu: The Korean Cultural Wave in a Global Context" this Thursday, May 15, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Johns Hopkins University, Kenney Auditorium, 1740 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC. The panel discussion will incude Park Jung Sook (Dae Jang Geum), Donald Oberdorfer (Chairman of the U.S.-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins University) and Christine Kim (Assistant Professor at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service). The panel discussion is free and open to the public. For more info or to RSVP, call (202) 663-5830 or send an email to: nbaillis@jhu.edu. 5/9/08: The false rumors about U.S. beef causing mad cow disease in Koreans is getting out of hand. Read about the propaganda used on the internet to scare children into protesting against the sale of U.S. beef, in a 5/7/08 Dong-A Ilbo article at: english.donga.com/srv/service.php3?bicode=040 000&biid=2008050741568. Read about the misinformation being circulated by teachers, in a 5/8/08 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200805/200805080025.html. The Korean Medical Association is downplaying claims that Koreans are highly susceptible to mad cow disease from infected beef. Read about the KMA's position, in a 5/9/08 KBS World article at: world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/news_Cu_detail.htm?No=54453&id=Cu. Alexander Vershbow, the U.S. Ambassador to Seoul, has also gone on record as indicating that the risk of getting mad cow disease from U.S. beef is greatly exaggerated. Read about a lecture he gave at Korea University on this matter, in a 5/8/08 Yonhap News Agency article at: english.yonhapnews.co.kr/techscience/2008/ 05/08/49/0601000000AEN20080508007300320F.HTML. 5/8/08: Kim Tae Hee (Stairway to Heaven) has a playful side to her personality that became evident at her recent birthday party. Read about what she did at the party, in a 5/3/08 KBS World article at: world.kbs.co.kr/english/culturenlife/culturenlife_hotclick_detail.htm?No=78. Koreans are being recognized by Americans for their contributions to building strong relationships between the 2 countries. Cheon Ki Chil has been given the U.S. Legion of Merit. Read about this military honor, in a 5/6/08 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/special/2008/05/178_23708. html. A statute of Seo Jae Pil, the first Korean to become an American citizen, was unveiled in Washington, D.C.. Read about Seo in a 5/7/08 KBS Global article at: english.kbs.co.kr/news/ newsview_sub.php?menu=1&key=2008050705. 5/7/08: It is pretty amazing how gullible some Korean people are. After watching Producer's Diary (a MBC "investigative news" show) last week, thousands of Koreans are protesting the importing of U.S. beef because they think they will get mad cow disease from eating U.S. beef. Read about the protests in a 5/6/08 Yonhap News article at: english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2008/05/06/1/0301000000 AEN20080506007700315T.HTML. Read about the Producer's Diary show entitled "Should we risk our lives to eat mad cow meat?" that triggered the protests, in a 5/7/08 JoongAng Daily article at: joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2889453. Read about the government's slow response in addressing people's fears, in a 5/7/08 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/ html/news/200805/200805070010.html. Read about the efforts of Korean-American organizations assuring Koreans that the mad cow diseases rumors are unfounded or exaggerated, in a 5/7/08 Chosun Ilbo article at: english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200805/200805070013.html. On another serious matter, Hotel Splendid, a play by American playwright Lavonne Mueller, recently ended its run in Seoul. This play is about 4 young Korean girls who were forced into being comfort women for Japanese soldiers. Read about the play in a 5/6/08 Korea Times article at: www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/art/2008/05/135_23706.html. You can download a copy of Hotel Splendid and other plays of Lavonne Mueler by going to: www.lavonnemueller.com/plays_ available_downloads.htm. If the SBS drama, Bicheonmu, was the first time you saw Kim Kang Woo (Running After Dream) in a drama, you probably don't like him because he played a pretty nasty bad guy in that drama. Don't write him off, though. He is an up and coming star. You'll probably think differently of him if you see his latest movies, Le Grand Chef and The Railroad. For info from YesAsia about the DVD (region-3 with English subtitles) for Le Grand Chef, click here. For info about the DVD (region-3 with English subtitles for The Railroad, click here. Go to next page of News from KoreanWiz Home Copyright 2001 - 2008 KoreanWiz.org All rights reserved. |
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