Registration Closes July 25, 2010

August 3-8, 2010

NEW HOTEL VENUE!    NEW ACTIVITIES!    SPECIAL EVENTS!

Come to the IKAA (International Korean Adoptee Associations) Gathering 2010 in Seoul, Korea August 3 – 8, 2010!  Meet hundreds of other adult adoptees from all over the world!  See old friends and make new ones!  All sessions and most activities are held at the Lotte Hotel in the heart of downtown Seoul.  Great food is included in your registration fee, especially the amazing dinners, evening programs, special activities, concerts and gala celebrations.  And we have some great deals on airfares that are available to our registrants!

Register at IKAA.org

IKAA Network Organizations
Adopted Koreans’ Association (Sweden) | Arierang (The Netherlands) | Korea Klubben (Denmark)
Racines Coréennes (France) | AK Connection (Minnesota, USA) | Also-Known-As, Inc. (New York, USA)
Asian Adult Adoptees of Washington (Washington, USA)

IKAA Gathering 2010 Supporting Organizations
Korean Adoptees of Hawai’i (Hawai’i, USA) | Asian Adult Adoptees of British Columbia (Canada)
Boston Korean Adoptees (Massachusetts, USA) | Forum for Korean Adoptees (Norway)
Korean Adoptees of Chicago (USA)

Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the Forgotten War

Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the “Forgotten War” is a multi-media exhibit of installation and performance art, documentary film and archival photographs, and oral histories that explores memories and legacies of the Korean War. Embodying life stories of ordinary Korean Americans who experienced the war, the exhibit is a public space of remembering that breaks the silence about a tragic episode in U.S. and Korean history. The Korean War took the lives of 3 million Korean civilians and 1.2 million combatants, ushered in the Cold War era, and remains stalemated in an armistice agreement nearly 6 decades since its signing - yet most Americans remember it only as the “forgotten war.”

The exhibit runs from June 26 - September 12. Regular admission required at the Bishop Museum.

Opening and Public Lecture
June 25, Time TBA
Bishop Museum
Admission: Free

To mark the opening of Still Present Pasts, we will hold two separate events with two different target audiences. The first is the official a Panel and Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Korean War. This event will take place on the evening of June 25, 2010 (Friday) at the Bishop Museum. The event is FREE and open to the public. The event will include a reception, cultural presentations (Korean dancing and drumming), a panel discussion about remembering the Korean War, and docent-led tours of the exhibit.

'If Not Now, When?' Art and Music Festival for Peace and Justice
June 26, 5:50pm - 9:30pm
Bishop Museum
Admission: Free

FREE ADMISSION AND ALL AGES ARE WELCOME!
Bring your family, bring a beach blanket and chairs for an evening of art, music and fun!

530PM - 930PM at The Bishop Museum
Enjoy food and music and the opening of the SPP Exhibit!

Music by:
PAULA FUGA
KINGS OF SPADE
LINUS

DJ ESKAE
DJ CAPECOD

KAVET THE CATALYST
& NOMASTERBACKS
YOUTH SPEAKS HAWAII

Korean American Hip Hop Artists:
DENIZEN KANE
SKIM

KAHI Gathering and Film Festival

Approximately 100 people participated in KAHI's Gathering and Film Festival October 10 - 13, 2008. Adoptees from across the globe (Australia, Canada, Denmark, the Netherlands, South Korea, Sweden, Switzerland, United States) came together and experienced one of the best aspects of being an adoptee - our international community!

Thank you to those KAHI volunteers, participants and registrants who contributed to the Gathering's success: Kristina Alger, Corey Ark, Jenny Barnett, Brian Coyle, Lianne Hansen, John Henry, Joelle Lee, Jennifer Lloyd, Tom Morelli, Leinell Newman, Ben Reineking, Pasha Roberts, Jennifer Spindler, Sabina Wilford and Bok-dong Yoon. Special thanks to our AMAZING board who devoted more than one year to planning and executing the Gathering: Charlie Ritts, Peter Savasta, Amanda Lowrey, Katie Putes and Ji In Lugtu.

Highlights from the Asian Adult Adoptee Gathering and Film Festival include:

• meeting and spending time with other Korean adoptees
• eating, drinking and noraebang (karaoke)
• taking over restaurants with our massive groups of people

Please join or visit the Gathering's Facebook page and "friend" other participants to view pictures and videos from the Gathering!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=4806332861