PURDUE KOREAN CULTURAL CLUB

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• PURDUE KOREAN CULTURAL CLUB
• Aug 30th 2007
• PKCC Members
• (www.purduekcc.org)

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Contents

• - Mission
• - PKCC Introduction
• - Message from the Advisors
• - Projects
• A. Korean Language Classes
• B. Korean Movies
• C. Korean Cooking Classes
• D. Samulnori
• - Recommendation

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Mission

• Promote the awareness, appreciation, and
  understanding of Korean and Korean American
  culture
• Serve as an organization to foster
  multiculturalism and
• intercultural exchanges at Purdue University
• Collaborate with various organizations to provide
  an array of services to the Purdue Korean and
  Korean American community

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PKCC Introduction

• Advisors
• Supporters
• Members

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Message from the PKCC Advisors
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Projects-Korean Language Classes (?????)

• In order to promote Korean language and culture,
  this program has been started from the summer
  semester of 2006 at International Center.
• This program began with three volunteer-teachers.
  
• Seven students were registered due to growing
  interest in Korean cinema and popular TV dramas.
• Two classes will be offered this fall semester
• Beginner I (Sooyoung Shin)
• Beginner II (hyunjoon Na)

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Korean Language Classes(Cont..)

• PKCC looks for volunteers to teach and help
  Korean classes.
• From this semester, Korean Monthly Movie Night
  will be held on the last Thursday of each month.
  (Sep., Oct., Nov.)
• This semester the following movie will be
  featured JSA, Welcome to Dongmakgol, The King
  and the Clown, and the Host.
• This program will provide a great chance to
  cultivate appreciation of Korean culture and
  language.

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Projects - Korean Movies

• Among Koreaphiles and others, the recent
  popularity of Korean cinema and media productions
  has stimulated interest in Korean culture and
  language. PKCC aims to take this opportunity to
  further cultivate understanding and enjoyment of
  Korean arts, literature, music and many other
  cultural manifestations along with Korean movie
  screening.

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Korean Movies (cont)

• What kind of event?
• Korean Cinema Festival
• Korean Movie Night every month
• Korean Box Office Feature
• How to promote Korean movies
• Stewart Hall Panel Windows Posters
• Network through Organizations
• Compliment Beverages
• Extra-Credit system(?)

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Korean Movies (cont)

• What movies to pick?
• On-Campus Survey
• Network through other Korean Organizations
• Through Critics Reviews
• How to Further Converse about Movies?
• Post-screening Discussion
• Post-screening Surveys
• One-to-One Chat

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Projects-Korean Cooking Classes at
International Center (I.C.)

• WHAT?
• What is I.C. (http//www.intlctr.org)
• I.C. is an independent non-profit community
  organization governed by a volunteer Board of
  Directors. They offer programs as English
  conversation, foreign language, international
  cooking classes, and etc
• Programs are open to ALL residents  of the
  Greater Lafayette  community
• I.C. opens their kitchen for international
  cooking classes every Wednesday night in
  September and October
• WHY cooking class?
• Food is a great bridge from one culture to
  another. Cooking and sharing food together
  provides a nice chance to meet, communicate, and
  understand people from different cultures.

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Korean Cooking Classes (Cont..)

• WHEN?
• 530 830 pm on October, 10th and 17th
• including cooking, sharing, and cleaning
• WHERE?
• Kitchen (1st floor) at International Center
• WHO is going to be involved?
• Volunteered instructors and helpers
• 1012 participants per class
• Expected instructors for the classes
• Soojin Park (soojin_at_purdue.edu)
• Mink Lin (mink.lin_at_beaone.com)
• What dishes?
• Will be discussed later (suggestions are
  welcome!)

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Korean Cooking Classes (Cont..)

• Procedures?
• Before the class
• I.C. will be advertising by brochure, post, I.C.
  Website, and radio
• Pre-registration with 10 participant fee
• A week before class
• Decision of the dish for the class
• The day before class
• Grocery shopping (reimburse with receipts)
• The day of class
• Pre-cut and cook the ingredients before the class
  to reduce working during the class to help
  beginner participant
• Have Fun in class!!
• Sharing dish and chatting at living room I.C.
• Cleaning tools and kitchen

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Korean Cooking Classes (Cont..)

• Help is needed
• Grocery shopping (1-2 people)
• Pre-cut and cook (2-3 people)
• Assistant for the instructor (one person) who
  has experience with both Korean and American
  culture, and a sense of humor
• Assistants for the instructor (23 people) who
  has experience with cooking or at least cutting
  to help participants during the class

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Projects- Samulnori

• Samulnori, traditional Korean percussion, has its
  origin
• from ancient farmers music, Nong ak
• Four instruments
• A. Kkwang gwari- the small gong
• B. Jang Goo the two sided drum
• C. Buk- the one sided drum
• D. Jing- the large gong
• Instructive Class- A kind of small club
• Time-At least once a week (possibly over the
  weekends)
• Instructor- Miss. Minjeong Choi
• Previous experiences in structuring the
  samulnoripae back at IU
• Have all these four instruments and can
  be used for the class

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Recommendation