Celebrate Korean Culture
On March 14, SDSU will host Korean Culture Night, a free event celebrating Korean culture and language.
The San Diego State University Korean Student Association and the Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages are teaming up to host the fifth annual Korean Culture Night on March 14.
The free event celebrates Korean culture with performances of traditional and modern Korean music and dance, Taekwondo demonstrations, poetry readings, student-made movies, cultural presentations and food.
Cultural immersion
"Korean Culture Night is an annual event where Korean Studies students demonstrate what they have learned about Korean language and culture, through all forms of performance,” said Soonja Choi, Director of the Korean Studies Program.
“These performances are especially impressive because many of the students in the Korean program are from non-heritage backgrounds and are new to the language and culture."
More than an event for SDSU students and faculty, Korean Culture Night brings together San Diego’s entire Korean community including volunteers from the Korean Folk Dance Association of San Diego, Kyunghee Taekwondo and Jin’s Korean Traditional Dance Institute.
"It's exciting to be a part of Korean Culture Night," said Vong Phonsiri, an SDSU senior majoring in Communications, who will be taking part in Korean Culture Night.
"Each year the Korean Studies program grows, and seeing the amount of students participating increase makes me feel as if I'm part of something great. Korean Culture Night is our way of coming together from different Korean classes to celebrate Korean Culture."
About the program
The Korean program at SDSU is part of the College of Arts and Letters. It began in fall 2008 and focuses on helping students develop integrated language skills and understand modern Korean language and culture. Class offerings include Korean Studies through Media, Korean Civilization and Business Korean.
Event details
Korean Culture Night is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 14 in Peterson Gym. The event is free and open to the public. For more information, e-mail Haekyung Kim.
