About 75 people gathered at the New Cumberland Library’s Foundation Hall on Saturday, February 13 to celebrate SolNal. The weather behaved and we had a lovely afternoon eating, chatting, playing games, and watching performers. A special thanks to emcee and talent show coordinator Michael Stanley and to food coordinator Connie Wonder for pulling the day’s activities together. We had a number of international students from the University of Scranton join us as well as the talented drumming group Sela Hart. We also enjoyed several individual instrumental performances.

We would like to thank some of main cooks, including: Young Pak, Puyoung Blumanstock, Myong Kenyon, Jung Hei Horowitz, Soo Hee Embrey, Yong Ui Lee as well as Shawn March, who donated the drinks.

Needed: Illustrator for Children’s Book on Korean Culture

We are searching for an illustrator for a book that introduces Korean culture to children.

This is a royalty contract.

About our company: Since its inception 60 years ago, Tuttle Publishing, a member of the Periplus Publishing Group, has been bringing Asian culture, languages, arts, craft and design to readers worldwide. Our mission is to publish fine books which connect the cultures of the East with the West and provide greater understanding between the two.

Requirements/qualifications: The artist must be thoroughly familiar with Korean culture, and able to express it creatively on a picture book page.

How to apply: Please e-mail to describe your interest, including links to relevant portfolio samples to skorinchak@tuttlepublishing.com

Tuttle Publishing, A Member of the Periplus Publishing Group
364 Innovation Drive / North Clarendon, VT 05759-9436
Tel: 802-773-8930, ext. 223
Fax: 802-747-0423
www.tuttlepublishing.com

Presentation by Author Frank Wu—Shippensburg—March 17

Beyond Black and White: Diversity in the 21^st Century

7:00PM

Old Main Chapel

Shippensburg University

1871 Old Main Drive - Shippensburg, PA 17257

Admission is free.

Taking a look into the future, Frank Wu explores the challenges facing diversity in his lecture. Wu is the author of Yellow: Race in American Beyond Black and White. Wu is nationally known for his leadership in higher education and human rights. Recently selected as Chancellor and Dean of the University of California Hasting College of Law, he will assume that position July 1, 2010. He is currently a member of the law faculty at Howard University, among the nation’s leading historically black colleges and universities. Prior to his academic career, Wu practiced law.

Presented by the Department of Ethnic Studies. Call 717.477.1272 for more info.

Festival of Many Lands—Harrisburg—March 27

12:00-4:00PM

Holy Name of Jesus Church Gymnasium

5150 Allentown Blvd

Harrisburg, PA

Join us for the 19^th annual gathering of the Festival of Many Lands. This year’s theme is “Games around the World.” Expect cultural performances, food, and tables on various countries. This event is sponsored by Families Through Adoption. Contact Joann Fritz at frtzdave@aol.com for more information.

Asian-Pacific Islander Celebration—Grantham, PA—April 9

6:00-9:00PM

The Asian Student Association at Messiah College seeks to bring about awareness of the APIA community and culture to our campus as well as outreach to the community. This year, we have a lot of different events planned for the Asian Pacific Island Heritage Month. The evening of April 9, 2010 is the highlighting event to open the month up with celebrating Asian culture through the arts of dance, spoken word, music, singing, and more.

Contact Grace Park at gp1160@messiah.edu if you would like to get involved. Ta-ri will post more information as we receive it.

GlobalFest—Harrisburg—April 17

11:00-4:00PM

One HACC Drive, Cooper Student Union Bldg
Harrisburg, PA 17110

The Center for Global Education (new name, same office) at Harrisburg Area Community College has announced the date for its annual cultural celebration. This event features food, music, dance, and more from many cultures present in south central Pennsylvania.

If you would like to be an exhibitor, a food or merchandise vendor, or a performer, contact: Nancy Hile at nahile@hacc.edu or 717-780-3276. More details to come!

Korean Adoption Conference—Hershey—July 23-25

A national conference on Korean adoption is coming to the Central PA area. If you would like to find out more about this event, contact local coordinator Stacy Schroeder at stacy@kaanet.org. More details about KAAN can be found at kaanet.com. Sponsorship and sales opportunities are available.

Award-Winning Organist to Perform—Mt. Gretna—July 29

Ahreum Han, first-place winner of the prestigious Albert Schweitzer Organ Competition in 2007, will appear in Mt. Gretna's organ recital series July 29. A graduate of the Curtis Institute, Westminster Choir College and Yale University, Ms. Han currently serves as organist at St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Stamford, Conn.

We will post more information about the concert in our next newsletter. In the meantime, you can read about Ms. Han at:
www.ahreumhan.com

Ta-ri Chusok Celebration—Harrisburg—October 9

Save the date for our 2010 Celebration!

Bilingual Translator/Writer Sought

Local resident Bok Nam Jin Davis is working on recording his life story, which begins in Hiroshima not long before the dropping of the atomic bomb. His parents died while he was still a child and Davis moved to Korea to live with grandparents. Upon their death, Davis spent the rest of his childhood in an orphanage, sponsored by a Sunday School class from New Cumberland. After college, Davis came to the U.S. for graduate study and to meet the Sunday School teacher who had supported him. His teacher’s brother and family adopted him as an adult. Ties to central PA established, Davis returned to the area after earning a master’s in social work and worked over thirty years for the Department of Welfare. He also helped start the first Korean-American church in the area.

Davis has some of his story already written in Korean and is looking for a translator, as well as someone with writing skills to help him record the rest. Hopefully this small taste is enough to inspire someone to join in this memoir experience. If interested, contact Davis directly at (717) 214-7684 or bokdavis@comcast.net.

Friday International Gatherings—Lancaster—Fridays

1544 Dunmore Dr., Lancaster, PA 17602

6:00-9:00PM

Join us for food (potluck), fun and friendships at the home of Scott and Taeko Bronner. We vary events each week depending on the interests of those who come, including games indoors & outdoors, playing charades, cultural dancing & stories, small group discussions on easy themes like a childhood memory and singing! If you can, bring a dish to share or chip in for the food. Whatever your situation, we love to have internationals (immigrants, refugees, migrants, students...) and friends who bring them.

To RSVP or for questions, contact:

Scott & Taeko Bronner

717-390-9089 or nationsfriends@gmail.com
http://worldfriends.110mb.com

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updated March 2010