That’s the intriguing title of an upcoming conference to discuss Korean American identity, Korea issues in a global context and multicultural education. The East Rock Institute’s 9th Annual Young Professionals Conference takes place Jan. 22-23 at the Double Tree Guest Suites in Boston.
The full agenda is available at http://www.whomovedmykimchi.com/, but highlights of the two-day event include discussions with experts on adoption, Korean art and North Korea. There will also be a screening of Joy Dietrich’s film, Tie a Yellow Ribbon, about a young Korean adoptee woman who needs to come to terms with her damaged past.
Co-hosting the gathering are the East Rock Institute based in Connecticut, the Korea Caucus at Harvard Kennedy School and the Asian Coalition for Education at Harvard Graduate School of Education. Notably, the East Rock Institute, founded in 1952 to promote broader understanding of Korean culture through research, learning and service, is the baby of co-founder and chair Hesung Chun Koh, whose two sons, Harold and Howard Koh are currently serving high-profile positions with the U.S. State Department and Department of Health and Human Services, respectively. The Koh brothers, by the way, will be featured in our February issue, along with other Korean Americans working for the Obama administration, so be sure to check that out!
Tickets are still available for “Who Moved My Kimchi?” And if you do end up attending, please do check in back here afterwards and let us know who moved the kimchi?!
