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Korean Symposium Examines Prosperity, Solidarity
CHICAGO, IL (October 5, 2002) - The 12th annual North Park University Korean
Symposium is under way today until 5:30 p.m. in the President's Room of
Magnuson Campus Center, centered on the theme "Toward a Prosperous Chicago
Korean American Community: A Factor Analysis of Korean Community
Solidarity, New Demands of Social and
Cultural Programs."
The two-session symposium includes a presentation of research papers and
panel discussion with scholars and leaders from the Korean-American
community, co-sponsored by North Park's Center for Korean Studies and
Korean American Community
Services.
Speakers include Dr. Ho-Youn Kwon, executive director of North Park's
Center for Korean Studies; Dr. Margaret Haefner, North Park University
provost; and Dr. Tong-He Koh, chair of the academic committee and board of
advisors. During the symposium luncheon, Syn Duk Choi, professor emeritus
at Ewha Women's University and former president of the Korean Sociological
Association, will speak on "Culture of Aging in Korea: Its Past and
Present." A closing ceremony features Dr. Kwon and Dr. Jin H. Kim,
president of Korean American Community Services.
The Center for Korean Studies was established in January 1991 to promote
Korean Studies and coordinate the use of resources for Korean programs at
the North Park campus and elsewhere in the United States.
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