Korean
Studies Websites
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These links will connect
you to sites that relate to my projects and affiliations with
Korean and East Asian Studies, as well as several of my favorite
Korean culture/religions sites.
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Study Abroad in Korea:
Culture, Social Welfare and Spiritual Diversity
The summer 2010 Study Abroad course in South Korea is now accepting
applications (up to March 1, 2010).
The program includes 3
weeks in Korea plus pre-departure orientation and post-trip
debriefing (online for non-KU students) at a great price. It
immerses students in Korean culture, history, contemporary life, and
spiritual diversity with a focus on social welfare. Faculty from KU
and Hallym University (in Chuncheon City) provide lectures,
mentoring, and field visits to social work agencies, to Seoul, and
to beautiful mountains and ocean areas. American students also
connect with Korean students for mutual support and learning.
Link to program information at
http://www.studyabroad.ku.edu/~osa/programs/shortterm/korea_socialwelfare.shtml
See a former student's personal experiences at
her
blog: Alicia. See a detailed presentation on
Spiritual Diversity in Korean Social Work based on the previous
Kansas Asia Scholars Program for social work in Korea.
Contact Professor Edward Canda with further
questions at
edc@edu.edu.
Other links below provide access to information
about South Korea.
(http://www.clickkorea.org/)
Click Korea is an online resource developed by the Korean Foundation
for broader access to information about Korean art and culture.
The
Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) at the University of Kansas
was founded in 1959 and today remains the only such resource center
in the entire Great Plains region. Its aim is to enhance skills
in, and the knowledge and awareness of, the languages, traditions
and the contemporary importance of East Asia among all the people
of our state and nation. On campus, it promotes language instruction,
study abroad, international careers, visiting speakers, student
activities, and cooperation among the College and professional schools
(This synopsis taken from CEAS site).
The Koreanists web site offers a
free online database of Korean studies scholars and students. It
has been constructed to provide users with easy access to up-to-date
information about scholars of Korean studies around the world. (This
synopsis taken directly from Koreanist site).
KU is partnering with Hallym
University for inter-university exchanges and study abroad. Hallym
is a major private university in South Korea. Hallym has been named
a "Distinguished University" by the Korean Ministry of Education for
a number of years, and it was ranked one of the top ten universities
in Korea by the Joong-Ang Daily newspaper in 2003.
The Academy of Korean Studies is
a prestigious academic institute dedicated to research on Korea. CIKC
has been established to help locate distorted information on Korea
and to provide the impetus and advice to correct it.
This site hosts a bi-montly newsletter
featuring articles pertaining to Korean Studies.
- Other Korean Culture Information Sites
http://www.lifeinkorea.com/culture/spotlight.cfm
http://www.clickkorea.org/
http://www.koreanculture.org/
http://www.seoulsearching.com/culture/
http://www.korea.net/ See sections on religion, social
welfare services, culture, arts.
- Online Korean Newspapers (in English)
Korea Herald
Korea Times
Chosun Ilbo
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