Wherever I am, the world comes after me.
It offers me its busyness. It does not believe that I do not want it.
Now I understand why the old poets of China went so far
and high into the mountains, then crept into the pale mist.
"The Old Poets of China" by Mary Oliver

Korean Food Demo, Inter-Korea Relations Webinar Cap Off AC's 65th Anniversary

Details


As the culmination to its 65th anniversary celebration, the UP Asian Center will hold these Korea-related events on 2 December 2020 via Zoom. The events are free and open to the public, but interested participants are required to register using an authenticated Zoom account.

BAP MEOGEUREO GAJA! TARA, KAIN TAYO! | 10 am

About the Food Demonstration

This webinar shall introduce two famous Korean foods, bulgogi and kimchi chigue.  Bulgogi is Korean equivalent of grilled beef or barbecue. Kimchi-jjigae or kimchi stew is a jjigae, or stew-like Korean dish, made with kimchi and other ingredients, such as pork or seafood, scallions, onions, and diced tofu. It is one of the most common stews in Korean cuisine. The cuisine demonstration shall give a glimpse of how the authentic dishes and the fusion are made by two chefs, a Korean and a Filipina. They will demonstrate how these are cooked similarly and differently. Some Korean words about the ingredients will also be introduced. Beyond mere knowledge of how these cuisines are prepared, a deeper understanding of Korean culture would be explored in this webinar through an exploration of the language used, their history, and how they are being ‘modified’ to suit the taste of non-Koreans.

  The Speakers

    • Chef Bogung
                Owner of the local food market, "Dalkomhan Bapsang"
    • Dr. Jeongho Cha
                Professor of Science Education, Daegu University
    • Jennifer Oliveros Villareal
                President of the Filipino Community in Gimcheon, under the Tamunhwa Center
    • Prof. Arnelyn M. Torres
               Tourism Management Department, Keimyung University
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RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INTER-KOREA RELATIONS | 2 pm

About the Lecture

This webinar aims to explore recent issues and events that transpired between North and South Korea such as the NoKor’s Nuclear Weapons Program, the summit meetings, and the Trump-Kim meetings. It then seeks to analyze the impact and effects of these events to the domestic political conditions in the two countries.

The Speaker

Eui Hang Shin is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina and Visiting Research Fellow, Asia Center, Seoul National University. His areas of interest are the political demography of Korea and international higher education. He has published nearly 70 articles in journals such as Amerasia Journal, American Educational Research Journal, American Sociologist, and the International Journal of Korean Studies. 
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WEBINAR GUIDELINES

Registration

    • When registering for the webinar, use the same email address that you use for your Zoom account.
    • If your registration is successful, you will receive a confirmation email containing the link to join the webinar. Please do not share that link. Email reminders will be sent a day and an hour before the start of the webinar.
    • Attendance is first-come, first-served. The webinar can only accommodate 500. A live stream will be generated only if attendance exceeds 500. In this case, a link to the livestream will be posted on this page.

Webinar Proper

    • If you have problems logging in, please try signing in first to your Zoom account before clicking the invitation/"join link."
    • Questions may be typed via the Q&A panel. You may choose to remain anonymous. The moderator and/or the main speaker will choose from the questions and answer them during the Open Forum. Please note that time constraints may not allow us to answer all queries.
    • The host(s) reserves the right to remove participants who send rude, inappropriate questions or messages.

ASIAN CENTER @ 65

These  activities are part of the Asian Center’s 65th anniversary celebration, with the theme “Asian Center @ 65: Zealously Cultivating Ideas, Ceaselessly Inspiring Minds Across Asia.” 
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 The UP Asian Center offers M.A. degrees in Asian Studies with four fields of specialization: Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. The Center also has an M.A. program in Philippine Studies that allows students to major in Philippine society and culture, Philippine foreign relations, or Philippine development studies. The Center offers a Ph.D.  program in Philippine Studies in conjunction with the College of Arts and Letters and the College of Social Sciences and Philosophy. For an overview of these graduate programs, click here. The Asian Center also publishes Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia, the latest issue of which can be downloaded at the journal's website. For other news and upcoming events at the Asian Center, click here.