KCI/IIC Presents New Lecture Series:
Cosponsored by the World Affairs Council, USF Center for Pacific Rim, Japan Policy Research Institute, the Nautilus Institute, and the Korea Policy Institute.
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Wednesday, May 19th 6:00pm program, 7:00pm reception with Korean refreshments
A discussion with Dr. Sharon Perry, Senior Research Scientist from the Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Stanford University, and Science Fellow with the Stanford Freeman-Spogli Institute, Center for International Security & Cooperation.
The Stanford-led Bay Area Tuberculosis Consortium was organized in 2007 to promote opportunities for professional collaboration with North Korea on mutual interests in TB control. For the past two years, Dr. Sharon Perry has directed the DPRK TB Health Policy Project, which seeks to develop opportunities for academic exchange on tuberculosis control. Dr. Perry will discuss the consortium’s work with the DPRK Ministry of Public Health to develop the country’s first laboratory with capacity to diagnose tuberculosis by culture and drug susceptibility testing. Implications of the project for regional and Pacific Rim TB programs will also be discussed.
About the Speaker: Sharon Perry is a senior research scientist from the Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Stanford University, and science fellow with the Stanford Freeman-Spogli Institute, Center for International Security & Cooperation. Sharon Perry and her team were recently featured in the New York Times for their cutting-edge humanitarian work in North Korea. In an unprecedented collaboration between U.S. and North Korean tuberculosis experts, Perry has been leading a team of U.S. medical specialists working with doctors from Pyongyang’s Ministry of Public Health to develop the country’s first diagnostic laboratory for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).
Dr. Perry’s medical research has focused on the immuno-epidemiology of tuberculosis, for which she is a recipient of an NIH K23 career development award. During 2008, in collaboration with CISAC and APARC, she organized the Bay Area Tuberculosis Consortium to host a delegation of North Korean physicians to visit Bay Area TB programs and discuss opportunities for mutual cooperation. She holds a BA, mcl, in History and Economics from Boston University, and an EdM in Social Policy from Harvard University, and completed her PhD in Epidemiology at UCSD.
Global health diplomacy: This lecture is framed around the critical issue of “health diplomacy” as a way to engage North Korea, and comprises Part II of the Global Health Diplomacy subseries of the “North Korea: Human Face” program. An emerging field of global policy, international health diplomacy is a cutting-edge field that interfaces between foreign policy, public health, and law and economics.
More on Global Health Diplomacy:
WHO Report – Global health diplomacy: training across disciplines
New York Times Article on Dr. Sharon Perry’s DPRK TB Health Policy Project
Location: Korean Center, Inc./1362 Post Street, San Francisco, CA
Public Lecture (suggested $5-$10 donation)
RSVP’s recommended. Please RSVP to CandaceChui@iic.edu
Saturday, May 15th
Korean Culture Corner at Asian Heritage Street Celebration
Sponsored by KCI/IIC and the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California. We will be hosting the first-ever Korean Culture Corner at this May’s Asian Street Heritage Celebration, one of the largest Asian street festivals in the nation organized by AsianWeek Foundation. Visit AHSC’s website at http://asianfairsf.com/.
The Korean Culture Corner will feature:
Cultural programming
Traditional games
Children’s coloring section
Korean arts & crafts
Korean Rice Paper Jewelry by Cho Hyang Lee
There has been a long tradition in Korea of using rice paper to create ingenuous products and accessories. Cho Hyang Lee will be exhibiting her handcrafted rice paper jewelry at the Fair.
Stop by our booths to get more information on IIC’s Korean Language Program, ESL classes, and learn how to join Korean Center’s Volunteer Ambassadors Program. We will also have information on KABANC’s Upcoming Legal Clinic on May 22nd.
Visit the Korean Culture Corner at AHSC located near the Asian Art Museum at Larkin and McAllister, Booths 26 28 30.
If you wish to volunteer at the Korean Culture Corner, please email CandaceChui@iic.edu.
COSPONSORED PROGRAMS:
Korean Center is pleased to be a Program Outreach Sponsor for San Francisco Public Library’s “Manwha for Girls,” a panel discussion as part of the Korean Comics: A Society Through Small Frames Exhibit.
Location: San Francisco Public Library
Main Library @ 100 Larkin StreetThis program supports the exhibition KOREAN COMICS: A SOCIETY THROUGH SMALL FRAMES, Main Library, Jewett Gallery, March 13 – June 13, 2010
Wednesday, May 12th, 7:15pm
- Korean Center is a proud Community Partner of SF Giants Korean Heritage Night at AT&T Park. Join us for a Wednesday night showdown with the division-rival San Diego Padres. Fans will be entertained with Korean cultural performances on the field prior to the game, and all special event ticket holders will be seated in the same section to create a community feel at the Park. Additionally, each ticket package includes a commemorative Korean-themed Giants t-shirt that is only available through this ticket offer. Come out and represent the strong connection between Korean culture and baseball at this great event!
Purchase tickets here and help support the Korean Center!
Wednesday, June 2nd, 6-9PM
Suit up with Theory and the Asian Business League - A mixer hosted by the Korean Center, Asian Business League of SF, Korean American Professional Society, and the Korean American Bar Association of Northern California. Leadership is not just about what you can do but also the perception you create through how you present yourself!
RSVP to CandaceChui@iic.edu.
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