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November 2007 Newsletter November 2007 Vol. 12. No. 1 MAKA
Minnesota Association for Korean Americans_ Annual Newsletter - 2007
MAKA Mission Statement MAKA was formed in 1995 as the Mothers Association for Korean Americans to serve the young Korean American community in Minnesota. In recognition of it primarily serving the state of Minnesota and, more importantly, the significant service of fathers in the organization, it was officially renamed the Minnesota Association for Korean Americans at the end of 2006. It’s unchanged mission is: To promote and encourage young Korean Americans to learn about and take pride in Korean Culture. MAKA seeks to achieve its Mission by:
** Providing scholarships and grants to deserving young Korean Americans ** Facilitating connections and ties between the Korean community and the Korean adoptive community
MAKA welcomes anyone interested in advancing our goals to joins us. For further information, please contact President: Mrs. Hyun Sook Han (651-493-7911). Web page: www.makaweb.org We appreciate any contributions and involvement. MAKA is registered with the IRS as a 501(c)3 charity organization. ____________________________________________________________________________________MAKA Officers Newsletter: Hyun Sook Han: President John & Misuk Palmer Beth Brody: Secretary John Palmer: Treasurer Advisors: Brian Boyd: Exec Vice Pres Mark K. Kim Cheryl Haley: Exec Vice Pres Sung Kyu Kim Misuk Palmer: Exec Vice Pres Youngsun Kim H. Phoebe Moon James Olson Board of Directors Libby Pomroy (All officers also members BoD) Dave Redmond Regina Aufderheide Suni Chun Scholarship Selection Committee: Kim Dalros Cheryl Heley: President Hyunsook Han: Reader Sue Kim Kim Algor: Secretary Mark Kim: Reader Mary Kwon Kim Dalros Mary Kwon: Reader Jung Kyu Lee Sue Kim Phoebe Moon: Reader Patty O’Neill Mary Kwon Shinjae Suh: Reader Mary Lou Peterson Jung Kyu Lee Suni Chun: Reader Jai M. Suh Misuk Palmer Shinjae Suh Kara Peterson
. News from the Scholarship Selection Committee .
ifteen applicants from the high school class of 2007 were selected to receive a college scholarship. The winners were selected for their excellence in academics, extracurricular activities and community involvement. Two MAKA sponsored and thirteen individually sponsored scholarships will be awarded. As we started doing in 2006, the two top scoring applicants will receive $1500 each. All others will receive the normal $1000 each. MAKA will provide the added $500 for the two top scoring students. All the students will be honored along with their families at our yearly event, Celebrating Tomorrow, in February of 2008 (See notes on Celebrating Tomorrow 2007 and 2008 below). Over the last twelve years, we have received an increase in the number and quality of scholarship applicants. One hundred and seventy seven deserving students have been recognized with a total of $158,000 since our founding. Our sincere thanks to all of you who have made these scholarships possible through your generous support and commitment to MAKA. At the same time, we proudly announce the class of 2006 scholar’s college choices. We wish all of them the best of luck. Scholarship Recipients for the Class of 2007
College Choices for the Class of 2006
1Notes on 2006 - 2007 MAKA Events1
[ Celebrating Tomorrow-2006(7) MAKA’s annual event for 2006, Celebrating Tomorrow, was actually held on February 11, 2007, again at the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel. We decided to move the time away from the holiday season so that it would be more convenient and less of a rush for everyone. Since the turnout was excellent, this appears to have been a good decision and will be the plan for future years. Thus the heading above for the year as 2006(7). As always, this gathering celebrated the coming together of Korean American families, scholarship winners and our valued patrons. Our most capable Master of Ceremonies was Kim Dalros who led us through the entire affair. As in previous years, local Korean American artists provided the entertainment for the evening. Young Nam Kim, Artistic Director of the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, a long time supporter and well known violinist, treated us to Vivaldi’s “Winter “ and several other pieces. He was accompanied by an outstanding quartet of his top students – Eddy Kwon (violin), Eleanor Bartsch (violin), Daniel Kim (viola) and Michael Bonin (Cello). This was followed by soprano, Hye Won Kim, who sang several beautiful songs. She was accompanied by Minjung Kim on the piano. As a finale before the actual dinner, the Chang Mi Korean Dancers provided a beautiful example of traditional Korean Dance in costume with drums. It was an evening full of great talent enjoyed by all. Following the dinner, Patty O’Neill, chair of the Scholarship Committee, did a masterful job of presenting the actual scholarship awards. To close the program, our Mentor Speaker, John Choi, St Paul City Attorney, gave us all but, especially the students, a most interesting and inspiring presentation. This year, as in 2005, an art show with selected pieces for sale replaced the silent auction that has been conducted in years past. Paintings, sculptures, pottery and drawings by several local artists were displayed in a most inviting arrangement. Several items were sold with a percentage going to MAKA. The evening altogether brought over $4200 in proceeds for the scholarship fund. As a special part of the dinner itself, a PowerPoint slide show of the past twelve years of MAKA history was shown for guests to enjoy as they ate. After dinner, as the awards were announced, a picture of each student was projected as they came forward to accept their scholarship. Also, a poster, with photo and background history, was placed on display for each scholarship recipient and presented to them afterwards. We would like to thank all of you who participated in Celebrating Tomorrow. It is only through your support that MAKA can carry out its mission to our youth. Mark your calendars for this year’s Celebrating Tomorrow on Sunday, February 10, 2008 at the Minneapolis Hilton Hotel. Look for your invitation in January 2007.
[ Celebrating Tomorrow-2007(8) MAKA members are again working hard to make the 13th MAKA Celebrating Tomorrow a special success. As noted above, the event will be held on Sunday, February 10th, 2008 at the Minneapolis Hilton. This year, due to the great amount of effort required and limited return, there will not be an auction or sale. However, there will be a social gathering before the main program where guests can mingle and visit. This will be held in the same room as previous auctions which will be decorated with art and other displays appropriate to the occasion. As a result of this change in venue, the doors will open at 5PM, an hour later than previous years. The program will feature performances by several outstanding Korean musicians including Eugena Chang, Cellist in the Minnesota Orchestra who will play Bach’s Sonata. She will be followed by the Chang Mi Korean Dancers who give us another beautiful display of Korean costume, dance and drums. Sophia Kim, one of this year’s top scholarship recipients and an accomplished violinist will play next for us and then Tenor, Sei Hoon Ahn will sing. The program will close with Jazz singer Kimberly Michaels who we all loved at her last performance in 2005. She will be accompanied by her partner, Tony Axtel. Look for all the details in our invitation in mid January 2007. You will also find a reservation form on page 8 of this newsletter.
[ MAKA annual Meeting The 2007 Annual Meeting and Social was held on 3 November and was hosted this year by Cheryl Heley at her lovely home in Edina. There was a good turnout and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the excellent appetizers - elegantly prepared as usual by several of the members. This was a truly social occasion with much good conversation and a fine time enjoyed by all.
[ Board of Directors and Selection Committee Meetings Mrs. Han chaired a short members meeting in conjunction with and just before the fall social gathering noted above. At this meeting, the new Board of Directors members were approved, as listed at the beginning of this newsletter. In addition, the following topics were covered: · Mr.Woodrow Byun mentioned that his law firm may have some donated funds that could be made available for a scholarship. He will go to his board and discuss it with them. He also asked for ideas on what to do with Korean Traditional clothes donated to him from Korea. The Board will discuss later and make some recommendations. · It was agreed that all will wear Traditional Korean clothes at the next Celebrating Tomorrow. Details on the preparation of the 2008 CT will be discussed at the next MAKA Board meeting in December. [ Election of OfficersSince all the main officers are elected for two year terms, there was no need for an election of officers in 2007. Mrs. Hyun Sook Han will complete her two year term as president and will continue to be assisted by three executive Vice Presidents – Misuk Palmer, Brian Boyd and Cheryl Heley. This arrangement has worked well in the past year to help reduce the individual workload involved in running the organization, especially in the preparation of Celebrating Tomorrow. John Palmer will continue in his two year term as treasurer and Beth Brody will continue as secretary through the end of 2008.Thank you !!!
MAKA contributors for 2006-2007 Individuals
Organizations
The sign of * behind the above names indicates individual scholarship sponsors. You too can be an individual sponsor by donating $500 or more per year.
� Student Essays � All students applying for scholarships are required to submit a short essay on a given topic as a part of their application. All are good but the submissions of this year’s top two students follow to show you just how good!
ab Student Essay
Sandy Johng
What has been the greatest obstacle you have had to face so far in your life and what did you learn from it? Growing up, opening my refrigerator was always an amusing surprise for visiting friends and guests. Instead of leftover meatloaf or apple pie, the sight of nak ji bok uhm caught the looker unawares. This Korean dish consists of a foot-long octopus chopped up into bite-size pieces and marinated in red pepper paste, soy sauce, and copious amounts of garlic. Moving on from the kitchen, this American visitor might observe the Chinese calligraphy in the living room that my great-grandfather wrote and passed down, or the Korean soap opera videos in the family room that relatives frequently sent from halfway across the globe. These visual hints of my heritage might be significant to the observer, but are trivial in comparison to the inner marks that distinguish me as a Korean in my heart, mind, and soul. Although I was born in Seoul, Korea, my first word was in English and spoken on American soil. When I was eighteen months old, my family and I flew overseas from Kim-po International Airport to the United States, ultimately arriving in Rochester, Minnesota. As apparent by my first word, "water," my personal assimilation into American culture was not very taxing. As a young child, I was indifferent toward change, but my earliest memories contain visions of my parents struggling to speak the new language and of the obvious differences between other families and mine. Our financial status between living in Korea and in the States was one major difference from the move, as were our lonely holidays devoid of extended family. However, these rifts between cultures only strengthened our family as we started a new life as immigrants. Adjusting to a cross-continental move leads toward an acceptance and recognition of the value of change, especially if it is experienced twice. When I was five years old, my father's resident program at IBM ended, so we prepared to move back to Seoul to start our lives over again. I remember saying farewell to my friends and feeling sad for my departure, but my sharpest memory is a boundless confidence that I would be able to make friends at my new destination. Spending my first year after kindergarten in Seoul harbors no unpleasant experiences, in spite of the difficulty of attending a Korean school and attempting to learn a new language. I was known as the "American Girl," but it was more a title of awe than spite. I had several close friends, and pictures depict my wide smile constantly, flashing my missing two front teeth unabashedly. I never became fully fluent in Korean, which was one of the reasons that I was homesick for my life in Rochester, Minnesota. My older sister felt the same way, so my father looked for job opportunities in the States. He turned down two offers in California and. Washington, and a third contact from Rochester made possible a return to what I considered as my hometown. And so, for the third time, my family and I moved across ocean and continents to our final destination. We have now remained in Rochester for ten years and in our current house for eight. However, I have attended three different elementary schools and two middle schools from moves to different parts of the city or education-based decisions. Although difficult at the time, I now realize that these frequent moves were invaluable to my personal development. Meeting new people has become a common and casual event, and the terror that some people hold toward change loses its grip on me. Additionally, being a first generation immigrant has taught me not to take things like citizenship and acceptance for granted. I know what it is like to live in a range of financial positions, but an interest in culture that stems from my own racial diversity makes me aware of my fortunate life. It is my dream to study AIDS and infectious diseases and to work with children who live in countries in sub-Sahara Africa. My experiences have made me conscious of the courage and optimism that my parents must have had to start a new life four times, and I believe I will take these qualities with me while pursuing my passion to aid oppressed children in Africa. Despite the hardships of moves, frequent farewells, and the withheld acceptance from those who saw habits like nakji bok uhm as too much of a barrier, the learning experiences and dreams that these journeys have provided me are well worth the pain. I have learned the value of true friends, culture, family and respect, and those steadfast principles will carry me through the erratic and elusive mysteries of life.
Great Expectations Sophia Kim Time was frozen as I stared out at the mass of attentive faces. Overcoming my stupor, I lifted my violin and breathed deeply in an attempt to control my heart's frantic pounding. I let my bow glide across the string so that it produced a sweet, melodious sound. Thank goodness. No mistakes, now. 1 still need to get through the rest of the piece. Winning my youth symphony's annual solo competition had been my foremost ambition for the past two years. It seemed I had known no piece but the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto, and now I was about to realize my dream. I was going to win. I had to. Growing up with two professional musicians as parents has proved a real challenge. Most would gladly take my place, heralding the abundance of opportunities that comes from being in my situation, but I can honestly say that my experiences have been bittersweet. I have never been given the chance to be anything less than perfect, nor have I ever wanted to. For a child, I dealt with enormous amounts of pressure. I knew well that my parents expected me to achieve my potential, but just what was that? As the oldest child, I had no one to compare my accomplishments to except myself, and I set high standards. In fact, they were so high that they were nearly impossible to meet. There have been many instances when I have become utterly frustrated with myself, but I remember one incident particularly vividly. Knock. Even as the echo was fading from the last note of my new violin piece, my mother appeared at my door, as if by magic. Without even pausing to wish me a good morning, she greeted me with, "How many times have I told you to practice that passage slowly? You need to do it again." With that, she left the room. I, however, had lost all desire to continue practicing. My head heavy with despair and my eyes watering, I slumped to the floor. Why does Mommy keep on correcting me when I'm practicing? Doesn't she know' that I'm doing my very best? Eventually, I forced myself to resume my practice, if only because I was determined to prove that I was capable. 1 can do it, I reassured myself. Once l figure this out, look how proud Mommy will be of me ! Although my outlook on life has changed dramatically since then, there is no doubt that I was and still am a perfectionist. Throughout elementary school, I was known as the girl who got good grades and was really good at violin. Of course, my classmates reasoned, her parents are musicians. As I grew older, competition from my peers only increased, and I became increasingly afraid of failing. I would not disappoint my parents by any means. How could I, when they expected me to succeed? A profound fear of disappointing other people instilled itself in me and slowly began to dominate my life. In fact, it intensified so much that I cowered in the months leading up to any competition, regardless of the consequences. Believing that the end result justified the means, I forgave myself for becoming increasingly short -tempered as the date of the competition approached. I perceived every public performance as exceedingly important, and I was not about to lose my good reputation. If I had not locked myself in my room to practice, then I was constantly worrying about the quality of my sound or the width of my vibrato. I wanted to be sure to win, but in doing so I distanced myself from the world around me, including both my peers and my family. It was rare that I spent the night with friends or even ate dinner with my family, and I was essentially a recluse. All this did not matter in the least though, since I would win the competition and make time for other commitments thereafter. There existed a slight problem, however; sometimes I did not win. After myriads of hours of practice and true dedication, I often felt even more frustrated with myself. Disappointment reigned in me, inevitably morphing into shame. I had unwillingly thrust myself into a vicious cycle of dependence on musical success. After one such period in my life, I had finally had enough. I was not only struggling to cope with my losses but also from the added stress of maintaining adequate relationships with the people I knew. I craved so much; I wanted to pursue deeper relationships with my peers, I wanted to be able to interact with my family without feeling discouraged or irritated, and most of all, I wanted to be more patient with myself. So, I made a pact. I vowed that my life would no longer revolve around the occasional violin competition. I still valued achievement, perhaps more than ever, and I would certainly continue to work hard so as to improve my musical skills, but I would do so in moderation. Ultimately, I was no longer willing to risk losing all connections with society for a few, if not uncertain, personal accomplishments. I still struggle to balance my different commitments so that I remain confident in all areas of life, but I have discovered that looking at everything in perspective is the solution to excessive levels of stress. As a result of expanding the definition of success so that it applies to all areas of my life, not only violin and academics, I have begun to lead a more meaningful life. Whereas I previously depended on winning competitions for personal happiness, I now feel fulfilled pursuing the activities I truly love. I have ultimately discovered that violin is a means to acquire discipline, patience and other values of importance, instead of the most important aspect of my life, and even though I would love to win a competition once in a while, I would not sacrifice the rest of my life for it.
Please join us For Celebrating Tomorrow - 2008MAKA (Minnesota Association for Korean Americans) invites you to an evening of dinner, cultural entertainment and some inspiring words to honor this year’s scholarship recipients. The entertainment will include selected pieces by Eugena Chang, Cellist in the Minnesota Orchestra, Sophia Kim, one of this year’s top scholarship recipients and an accomplished violinist, Tenor, Sei Hoon Ahn and Jazz singer Kimberly Michaels. The Chang Mi Korean Dancers will also give us another beautiful display of Korean costume, dance and drums. We welcome all families and friends who share a Korean-American heritage to help us in “Celebrating Tomorrow” as one. Time: 5:00 P.M. Sunday February 10, 2007Place: Minneapolis Hilton Hotel Ball Room (1001 Marquette Avenue Minneapolis) Cost: $50.00 per person, $35.00 per student.
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Name: __________________________ Tel. #: _______________________
Address:__________________________________________________________ ___ I would like to attend. Enclosed are my reservations and check for the tickets. Number of adults: ______ Number of students:______ ___ I am unable to attend, but enclosed is a check for a tax deductible donation to MAKA. $_______
· Make checks payable to MAKA and mail to: John Palmer 5101 62nd St W Edina, MN 55436
· For further information and reservations: Hyun Sook Han, 651-493-7911
MAKA welcomes anyone interested in advancing our goals to join us. We appreciate all contributions and involvement. MAKA is a working partnership between all individuals of Korean heritage and their families. We especially invite families of children adopted from Korea to benefit from our services and participate in our activities. Complete the registration form and send it along with the $5 annual membership fee to help cover newsletter and mailing costs. Note: Membership fees are due by 1 February for the 2008 year and must be received for you to vote on issues at any member meetings. Thank you.
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MAKA MEMBERSHIP REGISTRATION Name: _________________________________ Phone: _______________________ Address: _______________________________ email: _______________________ __________________________ Zip: _______ The enclosed are my annual membership dues of $5.00 & donation to MAKA of $__________. MAKA is a 501©3 charity. Individual donations are tax deductible. Mail to: MAKA/ P.O. Box 390553, Edina, MN 55439-0553
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