ICKS Conference of 2000

2000 Annual Conference of International Council on Korean Studies

CURRENT STATUS AND FUTURE OF KOREAN AMERICANS

Sponsored by
Overseas Koreans Foundation and
Korean American Scholarship Foundation

June 2-4, 2000
Sheraton National Hotel Arlington
900 S. Orme Road, Arlington, Virginia 22204

Registration

Opening Addresses and Conference Introduction

Dr. Ilpyong J. Kim, University of Connecticut
President, International Council on Korean Studies

"The South Korean Government's Policy Toward
the Overseas Koreans"
Dr. & Ambassador Chong-Wook Chung, Ajou University
Introduced by Dr. Ilpyong J. Kim, President of ICKS

Dr. Hang Yul Rhee, Shepherd University
Conference Program Chair Person and VP of ICKS

Coffee Break

Panel I. Politicization for Korean Americans

Dr. John Kie-chang Oh, Catholic University of America

"Main Stream and Participation in Politics and Government"
Mr. Tong Soo Chung, U.S. Department of Commerce

"Participation in Non-Governmental Organization (NGOs)"
Dr. Jong Ahn Park, Korean American Sharing Movement

"Korean American Professionals' Role"
Dr. Steve Y. Rhee, Armstrong Atlantic State University

"Ethnic Politics in the NY Korean Community: Post-1965 Era"
Dr. Pyong Gap Min, Queens College and Graduate Center, CUNY

Dr. Hong Nack Kim, West Virginia University
Mr. Mark Keam, Korean American Coalition
Ms. Grace Lyu-Volchhausen, New York Asian Pacific American
Women's Political Caucus

Dinner and Dinner Speech (Ambassador's Residence)

"Korean Unification and Overseas Koreans"
Dr. Hong Koo Lee, ROK Ambassador to the United States
Introduced by Dr. Hang Yul Rhee, Conference Program Chair

End of the First Day Conference

Continental Breakfast

Panel II. Economy and Business for Korean Americans

Dr. Yoon Shik Park, George Washington University

"Prospects for the U.S.- Korea Economic Relationships
in the New Millenium"
Mr. Hyuk Choi, Korean Embassy, Washington, DC

"Challenges and Opportunities for the Korean Business
Community in America"
Mr. Young-Man Kim, Korea Chamber of Commerce in the U.S.

"Korean Immigrant Entrepreneurs"
Dr. Won Taek Moon, Research Center for Entrepreneurship

"Restructuring of the Korean Economy and the Business
Opportunities for the Korean-Americans Firms in Korea"
Dr. Jong Nam Oh, International Monetary Fund

Discussants

Coffee Break

Panel III. Society and Education for Korean Americans

Dr. Soon Paik, U.S. Department of Labor

"Korean American Organizations and
Community Participation of Korean Americans"
Dr. Jai Poong Ryu, Loyola University at Baltimore

"Beyond Wise Mother and Good Wife:
Life of Korean American Women"
Dr. Bonnie Bongwan Oh, Georgetown University

"Higher Education for Korean Americans in the Information Age"
Dr. Yong Wook Kim, Lehigh University

"An Analysis of Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Variations in
Types of Voluntary Associations in the Korean American Community"
Dr. Eui Hang Shin, University of South Carolina

"A New Value System and Education Mandates
for Future Korean Americans"
Dr. Moon Won Suh, North Carolina State University

Dr. Kyung Yul Kim, United Korean School
Dr. Kyungsik Kang, Brown University
Dr. Pilju Kim Joo, University of Minnesota

Luncheon and Luncheon Speech

"Planning the Future of the Korean American Community"
Dr. Gill-Chin Lim, Dean and Distinguished Institute Professor
School of International Policy and Management, KDI
Introduced by Dr. Ilpyong J. Kim, President of ICKS

Break

Panel IV. Ethnic Identity, Religion and The Korean American Community

"A Sociological Analysis of Ethnic Identity of
the Korean Americans"
Dr. Dae Young Kim, City University of New York

"The Korean American Women and Ethnic Identity"
Dr. Seung-Kyung Kim, University of Maryland

"Offering Behavior of Church Members:
An Analysis of Korean Immigrant Presbyterians"
Dr. Kwang Chung Kim, University of Western Illinois
and Dr. Shin Kim, University of Chicago

"Religious Organizations in the Korean American Community:
A Comparative Analysis
" Dr. Karen J. Chai, City University of New York

Coffee Break

Reverend Young Sun Song, The K-A Church of Phillippi
Mr. Saeho David Chang, Dream ID Corporation, Connecticut
Mr. John H. Kim, Law Office of John H. Kim and NAKA

Break

Dinner Hosted by The Korean American Associations

Panel V. Roundtable Discussions
Problems and Prospects of Korean American Civic
Organizations: Cohesiveness and Cooperation

Dr. Yoon-Soo Park, Chairman, the Korea-U.S. Science Center and
National Chairman, Korean American Scholarship Foundation
Dr. Hang Yul Rhee, Professor of Politics, Shepherd University

Mr. Kil Nam Kim
Federation of Korean American Association in the United States

Mr. Jie Kyung Song
Korean American Association of Washington Metropolitan Area

Mr. Se Jong Lee
Korean American Association of New York

Ms. Julie Park
Korean Americans Alliance

Mr. Mark Keam
Korean American Coalition

Mr. Young Whan Park
Korean American Scholarship Foundation

Dr. Andrew Chanho Sonu, Attorney at Law, DC Law Firm
Dr. Richard Shin, U.S. Department of Justice
Dr. Woong B. Lee, K-A Medical Association in Connecticut

Closing Remarks

Dr. Ung Soo Kim, Catholic University of America
Chairman of the International Council on Korean Studies

End of Second Day Conference

Continental Breakfast

2000 Annual Meeting of ICKS Board of Directors