The Korea Foundation｜ Annual Report 2002

Korea Foundation Seocho P.O. Box 227 Diplomatic Center Building, 1376-1, Seocho 2-dong Seocho-gu, Seoul, Korea 137-072 Tel 82 - 2 - 3463 - 5600/1 Fax 82 - 2 - 3463 - 6075/ 6 http://www.kf.or.kr Overview of Programs

Support for Korean Studies Overseas The Korea Foundation provides support for the establishment of Korean studies professorships, Korea-related courses, and research programs at prominent universities overseas. Financial support is also extended to major policy research institutes and cross-cultural organizations for their Korea-related research, conferences and The Korea Foundation publication programs. The Korea Foundation was established on December 30, 1991, pursuant to The Korea Foundation Law, to promote awareness and understanding of Grants·Fellowships Korea throughout the world and to enhance international goodwill and The Korea Foundation extends support to professors, graduate students, and researchers of Korean studies in other countries through diversified grant and friendship through a variety of international exchange programs. fellowship programs designed for different levels of scholarship such as Fellowship for Field Research, Fellowship for Korean Language Training, Fellowship for Graduate Studies, Publication Subsidy Program, and Advanced Research Grant.

Forums·Personnel Exchanges The Korea Foundation organizes regular forums with leading countries on a non-governmental level which include the participation of notable representatives from the political, business, academic, social and cultural sectors. The Foundation also conducts a wide range of personnel exchange programs including Invitation Program, International Exchange of Young Leaders, Support for Participation in Overseas Events, and Support for International Conferences.

Cultural Exchanges The Korea Foundation supports the establishment of Korean galleries and various Korean cultural programs at world-renowned museums to make Korean culture more accessible to people around the world. The Foundation also organizes and sponsors various performances and exhibitions at home and abroad to introduce Korean culture and art to the world and foreign cultures to Korea. 【 Contents 】 03 Overview of Programs

04 Message from the President Publication·Reference Materials Distribution 06 Support for Korean Studies Overseas The Korea Foundation publishes periodicals, KOREANA and Korea Focus, and Korea-related publications in foreign languages to 12 Grants·Fellowships provide an in-depth introduction to Korea’s culture, history, politics, society and other fields to 20 Forums·Personnel Exchanges international readers. The Foundation also distributes reference books and audio-visual materials on

28 Cultural Exchanges Korea to foreign universities, libraries, research institutes and related organizations.

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2002 Annual Report ｜ 3 Message from the President

The vibrant echoes of“ Dae-Han-Min-Guk!”shouted by the Red Devils The Korea Foundation’s cultural activities in 2002 were centered on cooperative projects throughout the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan season proved to be undertaken in conjunction with Japan and other major countries, highlighted by the“ Concert of a highpoint in invigorating the national pride of the Korean people and Korean and Japanese Court Music,”a joint collaboration with Japan to commemorate the 2002 bolstering Korea’s standing in the eyes of the world. Above all, it has FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan and the“ Year of Korea-Japan Cultural Exchange.”In addition, been especially gratifying that, thanks to the World Cup exposure, under the Foundation’s support program for overseas museums, the Birmingham Museum of Art Korea is now recognized by the international community as an open in the Untied States opened its renovated Korean gallery in 2002, while the Asian Art Museum and dynamic country, having a rich traditional culture and state-of- of San Francisco unveiled the new facilities that house its refurbished Korean gallery in early the-art communication technology. 2003. And through other programs, including personnel exchange and publication activities, the Foundation has been steadfast in its commitment to promote an in-depth understanding of However, such a positive image, shaped by a one-time event, may fail Korea and its people among the global community. to take firm root and end up short-lived if there is no sustained effort to reinforce constantly Korea’s national brand, based on the promotion Today, organizations like our Foundation are confronted with an ever more challenging of a proper understanding of Korea and its cultural identity throughout environment amid endless waves of change. Moreover, the revolutionary advancement of IT the world. The Korea Foundation will redouble its effort to enhance technology as well as the launch of a new administration in Korea call for a new paradigm, in Korea’s global image by undertaking more future-oriented projects and terms of our way of thinking and going about our business. Consequently, the Korea Foundation diligent implementation of traditional initiatives, focused on cultural has moved aggressively to develop a diverse range of Internet-related resources. This has and academic exchange. included a new website (www.clickkorea.org) that is designed to provide foreigners with the latest information on Korea-related cultural and artistic events, held in and out of Korea. Since its establishment, the Korea Foundation has vigorously pursued its fundamental mission of building bridges and promoting better To improve our effectiveness, the Korea Foundation will continue to monitor carefully and understanding between the peoples of Korea and other countries. To enhance its various activities, while keeping pace with the diverse demands and social changes this end, the Foundation undertakes a wide variety of programs and of these times. By stepping up its development of new programs tailored to the information age, activities, including support for Korean studies overseas, personnel the Foundation will continue to fulfill its role as the representative international exchange exchange, cultural exchange, and publication programs, as described in organization of Korea, in addition to expanding its programs to include regions where exchange this report. activities with Korea have been relatively limited thus far.

In 2002, the scope of the Korea Foundation’s support for Korean studies Hoping that the 2002 Korea Foundation Annual Report will serve to enhance your interest in overseas, which had previously been concentrated on North America and understanding of our organization and activities, I sincerely look forward to your continued and Europe, was broadened to include Southeast Asia and Central and support and encouragement. South America. This strategy, we hope, will contribute to a more balanced development of Korean studies in all regions of the world. At April 2003 the same time, through the launching of the postdoctoral fellowship Lee In-ho and advanced research grant programs, the Foundation enhanced President programs to assist Koreanists with their research and publication activities. We also expanded the number of regions where graduate fellowships are offered as part of efforts to nurture the next generation of Korea-related scholars and specialists.

4 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 5 Support Program for Universities and Academic Institutions Overseas

Under its Support Program for Universities and Academic Institutions Overseas, the Korea Foundation strengthened its support for regions such as Southeast Asia and Central and South America in 2002 to promote balanced development of Korean studies worldwide. The Foundation also focused on Korean language education through programs such as Training Program for Korean Teachers of High Schools in Support for Korean Japan and Workshop for Southeast Asian Korean Language Teachers.

Establishment of Korean Studies Professorships

Studies Overseas The Korea Foundation supported the establishment and operation of Korean studies professorships at 16 universities in four countries in 2002 to lay a foundation for the long-term development of Korean studies programs abroad. In the United States, 11 universities including American University and Georgetown University received Foundation support for professorships. In other regions, five universities in three countries (U.K., Australia and New Zealand) were supported for the establishment of Korean studies professorships. (Please refer to the table on page 10.)

In 2002, four professors of Korean studies were appointed at the State University of New York at Albany and UC Berkeley in the United States, SOAS, University of London in the United Kingdom, and the University of Sydney in Australia with the Foundation’s support. The number of professorships in Korean studies established with the financial support from the Foundation since 1992 reached 58 at 40 universities in eight countries.

Newly Appointed Korean Studies Professorships at Universities Overseas in 2002

Country University Field Name of Professor Appointment Date State University of New York U.S.A. Korean Language and Culture Andrew S. Byon July 2002 at Albany University of California U.S.A. Korean Literature Jiwon Shin September 2002 at Berkeley School of Oriental and African U.K. Korean Literature Grace Koh September 2002 Studies, University of London Australia University of Sydney Korean History Pankaj Mohan July 2002

Geographic Distribution of the Foundation’s Support for Universities and Academic Institutions Overseas in 2002 (77 Institutions in 33 countries)

The Americas Europe Asia and Oceania (28 Institutions (22 Institutions (24 Institutions in 6 Countries) in 12 Countries) in 12 Countries) Support for Universities and Academic Institutions Overseas United States 23 United Kingdom 3 China 5 Canada 1 Germany 3 Japan 3 Support for Research Institutes and Exchange Organizations Overseas Mexico 1 Belgium 1 Taiwan 1 Argentina 1 The Netherlands 1 Africa and the Mongolia 1 Brazil 1 Denmark 1 Middle East Thailand 1 Guatemala 1 Austria 2 (3 Institutions Indonesia 1 Spain 3 in 3 Countries) Malaysia 1 Italy 2 Egypt 1 Vietnam 4 Poland 1 Iran 1 The Philippines 1 Hungary 1 Israel 1 India 2 Russia 3 Australia 3 Turkey 1 New Zealand 1

6 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 7 Support for Korean Studies Courses ⊙ Development of Korean-Language Textbooks for English Speakers

In 2002, the Korea Foundation supported the creation and expansion of Korean studies courses at Under the leadership of the Hawaii-based Korean Language Education and Research Center 29 universities in 23 countries. In North and South America, five universities in four countries of- (KLEAR) headed by Professor Sohn Ho-min, about 50 Korean-language professors and linguists fered Korean studies programs with the support from the Foundation. In Europe, 13 universities in Korea and English-speaking countries, such as the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom in 11 countries received Foundation support for their Korean studies courses. In Asia and the and Australia, have been participating in a project to develop Korean-language textbooks for Middle East, 11 universities at eight countries opened Korean studies courses with the university students in English-speaking countries since 1994. After a lengthy period of writing, Foundation’s support. (Please refer to the table on page 10.) KLEAR started to publish a series of Korean-language textbooks beginning in 2000 through the University of Hawaii Press - Integrated Korean Beginning Level Textbooks and Workbooks 1 and 2 Support for Korean Studies Programs in 2000, Integrated Korean Intermediate Level Textbooks and Workbooks 1 and 2 in 2001, and Integrated Korean Intermediate and Advanced Level Textbooks 1 and 2 in 2002. The Korea Foundation provided support to 29 universities and research institutes in 15 countries for their Korea-related research, conferences, seminars, publication and library acquisition As supplemental materials, KLEAR published Korean Composition and Study of Chinese programs in 2002. In the Americas, nine universities in three countries received Foundation Characters in 2002, and plans to publish Korean Language in Culture and Society, Selected support for their Korean studies programs: Harvard University, Columbia University, UC Berkeley, Readings in Korean Language and Readings in Modern Korean Literature in 2003, and Teachers’ the University of Southern California, the University of Utah, the University of Michigan and the Manual and Dictionary of Korean Grammar and Usage in 2004. University of South Carolina in the United States, the University of Brasilia in Brazil, and the University of San Carlos in Guatemala.

In addition to universities, the American Association of Teachers of Korean (AATK) and the East- West Center were provided with the Foundation’s support for their workshops on Korean language and Korean studies. AATK organized its seventh workshop for Korean-language instructors with support from the Foundation. The annual workshop, designed to promote the education of Korean language in the United States, features lectures on teaching methods and the current status of Korean education, demonstration classes and discussions. With the Foundation’s support, the East-West Center and the University of Hawaii at Manoa held the third Institute on Korean Culture and Society for four weeks from June 3 to June 28, 2002 in Honolulu, Seoul, Daegu, Gyeongju and Andong, with the participation of 14 college professors from the United States. The program offers introductory courses and teaching materials on Korea so that Korean-language textbooks for university students in English-speaking countries published in 2002 professors who have not specialized in Korean studies can deal with Korea-related issues in their research and teaching from a broader and more insightful perspective. ⊙ Training Program for Korean Language Teachers of High Schools in Japan European programs that received Foundation support in 2002 include Korea-related conferences and workshops organized by the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom, Ruhr- The Korea Foundation invited 20 Japanese high school teachers of Korean language to Seoul to University Bochum in Germany, and the University of Salamanca and the Spanish Center on enhance the level of Korean language education in Japan. The Japanese teachers participated in Korean Research in Spain; translation and publication of Korean literature by the University of the training program for 13 days from August 5 to August 17 at the Language Education Siena in Italy; and operation of Korean studies centers at Moscow State University and Far Institute, Seoul National University. Eastern State University in Russia. Other recipients of the Foundation’s support for their Korean studies programs in 2002 included Peking University, Fudan University and the Chinese ⊙ Workshop for Southeast Asian Korean Language Teachers Association of Korean Language Education and Research in China, the National University of Mongolia in Mongolia, Kyushu University in Japan, the Chinese Association for Korean Studies In cooperation with the International Association of Korean Language Education, the Korea in Taiwan, Thammasat University in Thailand, University of Social Sciences and Humanities at Foundation organized a workshop for Southeast Asian Korean Language Teachers in HoChiMinh Vietnam National University in Hanoi and University of Social Sciences and Humanities at City, Vietnam to promote education of the Korean language and improve the quality of Korean Vietnam National University in HoChiMinh City in Vietnam, and Cairo University in Egypt. language instruction in the Southeast Asian region. The workshop was held for 15 days from (Please refer to the table on page 10.) December 12 to December 15 with the participation of 45 college professors and instructors from four major Southeast Asian countries - 37 from Vietnam, 3 from Indonesia, 3 from Malaysia, and 2 from Thailand - and nine Korean language education specialists from Korea.

8 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 9 Support for Research Institutes and Exchange Institutional Korean Studies Support Programs and Recipients Organizations Overseas

Support Program Country Establishment of Korean Studies Professorships Korean Studies Courses Korean Studies Programs To promote research on major issues related to Korea and enhance understanding about and interest in Argentina University of Salvador Korean society in the international community, the Korea Foundation provides support to major research Australian National University, University of institutes and international exchange organizations overseas for their Korea-related research, conferences, Australia New South Wales, University of Sydney publication and outreach activities. Austria University of Vienna, University of Salzburg Belgium Catholic University of Leuven Brazil University of Brasilia Canada McGill University In 2002, the Foundation’s support was extended to 16 research institutes and international Peking University, Shandong University, Peking University, Fudan University, exchange organizations in four countries including the Center for Strategic and International China Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Chinese Association of Korean Language Studies, the Institute for International Economics, the Korea Society and the Asia Society in the Social Sciences Education and Research United States, and the Gorbachev Foundation in Russia. Denmark University of Copenhagen Egypt Cairo University Germany University of Trier, University of Tuebingen Ruhr-University Bochum Institution Programs and Activities Supported Guatemala University of San Carlos American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Publication on a“ Economic Development in North and South Korea” Hungary Lorand Eotvos University Asia Society Symposium and publication Jawaharlal Nehru University, India Atlantic Council of the United States Seminar and lecture program“ Korea in Transition” India University of Delhi Center for Strategic and International Studies Korea-related projects including“ East Asia Strategy Group” Indonesia Gadjah Mada University Korea Economic Institute of America University seminars and symposium Iran University of Tehran Korea Society Lecture series, performances and publication Israel Hebrew University of Jerusalem Research on“ Environmental Issues in Inter-Korean Energy Nautilus Institute Italy University of Venice University of Siena Cooperation” Kyushu University, Training Program for Korean Research on“ Relations among the United States, South Korea and Japan Waseda University Pacific Forum CSIS Language Teachers of High Schools in Japan China: Charting a Course for the Future” Malaysia University of Malaya Institute for International Economics Research on“ Regional Financial Arrangements for East Asia” Mexico College of Mexico Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Research on“ New Evidence on North Korea in the Cold War” Mongolia National University of Mongolia Research on“ Potential for Change in U.S. Military Deployments in RAND New Zealand University of Auckland Korea and Implications for U.S.-R.O.K. Security Relations” Poland Warsaw University Research on“ Analyzing Korea’s Central Role in Brookings Institution Moscow State University, Far Eastern State Northeast Asian Affairs” Russia University, Research Survey on Korea-related Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies, Research on“ Korea-U.S. Relations:Documents and Analysis” Documents in Russia Claremont McKenna College Autonomous University of Barcelona, Research on“ Russian-Korean Relations in the Architectonics of Spain Spanish Center on Korean Research Gorbachev Foundation, Russia University of Salamanca Asian-Pacific Region” Taiwan Chinese Association for Korean Studies Center for Socio-Political Studies Belgium-Korea, Research on“ The European Union, East Asia and South Korea: Thailand Thammasat University Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium Progressing Relationship” The Netherlands Leiden University Institute of Asian Studies in Hamburg, Germany Employment of a research fellow on Korean affairs The Philippines University of the Philippines Turkey Ankara University University of Pennsylvania, American Columbia University, Harvard University, University, George Washington University, University of California at Berkeley, Yale University, Georgetown University, University of Southern California, State University of New Jersey at Rutgers, Duke University, University of Utah, University of Michigan, United States Cornell University, State University of Intercultural Institute of California University of South Carolina, New York at Albany, University of California American Association of Teachers of Korean, at Los Angeles, University of California at East-West Center, Korean Irvine, Ohio State University Language Education and Research Center School of Oriental and African Studies, United Kingdom University of Oxford University of Cambridge University of London University of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vietnam National University in Hanoi, University of Social Sciences and Humanities at Vietnam National University in HoChiMinh City, Vietnam International Conference in Commemoration of the Tenth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Research institute publications supported by the Korea Foundation between Korea and Vietnam, Workshop for Southeast Asian Korean Language Teachers Total 16 Institutions in 4 Countries 29 Institutions in 23 Countries 33 Institutions in 15 countries

10 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 11 Fellowships

The Korea Foundation provides support to students and scholars of Korean studies abroad to promote their research on Korea and foster the succeeding generation of scholars on Korea, under such programs as Fellowship for Korean Language Training, Fellowship for Field Research, Fellowship for Graduate Studies, Postdoctoral Fellowship, Advanced Research Grant and Publication Subsidy Program.

Fellowship for Korean Language Training

The Fellowship for Korean Language Training program provides language training in Korea for Korean-language instructors, scholars and graduate students in Korea-related fields at foreign Grants and Fellowships universities, and professionals who require proficiency in Korean for their work. Under this program designed to promote Korean language education overseas, 64 fellows from 28 countries were invited to Korea in 2002 to undergo intensive language courses at Korean language training institutions at universities for six to twelve months.

By regional distribution, 4 fellows were from the Americas, 25 from Asia and Oceania, 33 from Europe, and 2 from Africa and the Middle East, reflecting an increased share of Asian and Oceanian fellows. By country, many fellows were from countries where Korean studies programs are active and in high demand, such as Russia, China, the United States and Japan, followed by Vietnam, Mongolia, Australia, Ukraine and Poland where interest in Korea has been growing steadily.

Korean Language Training Fellows at Graduation Ceremony

Fellowship for Korean Language Training by Region (64 Fellows from 28 Countries)

The Americas Europe Asia & Oceania (4 Fellows (33 Fellows (25 Fellows from 1 Country) from 17 Countries) from 8 Countries) United States 4 France 1 China 9 Germany 1 Japan 4 The Netherlands 1 Taiwan 1 Denmark 1 Vietnam 3 Fellowships Indonesia 1 Sweden 1 Africa & the Mongolia 3 Italy 2 Middle East Support for Publication Thailand 1 Russia 10 (2 Fellows Australia 3 Romania 1 from 2 Countries) Bulgaria 1 Uzbekistan 1 Israel 1 The Czech Republic 2 Tunisia 1 Kazakhstan 1 Poland 3 Hungary 2 Ukraine 3 Lithuania 1 Turkey 1

12 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 13 Fellowship for Field Research Fellowship for Graduate Studies

Under the Fellowship for Field Research program, the Korea Foundation invites foreign scholars Since 1994, the Korea Foundation has been providing scholarship aid to graduate students of of Korean studies to Korea so that they can conduct in-depth research and fieldwork. Professors Korean studies at selected universities overseas to nurture the next generation of Korean studies and doctoral candidates in the fields of the humanities, social sciences, and the arts of overseas scholars and specialists. Under the Fellowship for Graduate Studies program, formerly Graduate universities and research institutes are eligible for the program. Field Research Fellows gather Scholarship, the Foundation had awarded fellowships to 561 graduate students pursuing doctoral data and conduct research in addition to actively engaging in academic exchange with their and master’s degrees at universities in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Korean counterparts during their three- to twelve-month stay in Korea. Germany, China and Japan, as of 2001. In 2002, the program implemented major changes in terms of its scope and operation. Eastern European countries, such as Russia, and Oceania In 2002, a total of 38 scholars from 17 countries visited Korea for their research under the countries were added to the recipient list. The program, previously operated on an individual program. Countries ranked high in terms of fellow participants included the United States, China, university basis, is now administered on a regional basis with scholarships to be offered in six Poland and Australia. The majority of fellows conducted research on the humanities in 2002, and regions. those undertaking arts-related projects increased slightly in comparison with previous years. Under this program in 2002, the Foundation awarded fellowships to 18 graduate students in North America, 8 in Northern, Western and Southern Europe, 29 in Eastern Europe, 45 in Fellowship for Field Research by Region (38 Fellows from 17 Countries) Northeast Asia, 3 in Oceania, and 15 in Korea (Seoul National University and Yonsei University), for a total of 118 recipients. The Americas Europe Asia & Oceania (8 Fellows (11 Fellows (18 Fellows from 1 Country) from 8 Countries) from 7 Countries) Fellowship for Graduate Studies by Region

United States 8 Germany 1 China 8 Region University Number of Fellows France 1 Japan 2 Harvard University (4) Finland 1 Mongolia 1 Africa & the Columbia University (4) Sweden 1 Middle East Vietnam 2 North America 18 UCLA (7) Russia 2 (1 Fellow India 1 University of Hawaii at Manoa (3) Ukraine 1 from 1 Country) Indonesia 1 The Czech Republic 1 Australia 3 Ruhr-University Bochum (3) Poland 3 Israel 1 University of London (2) Northern/Western/Southern University of Oxford (1) 8 Europe Leiden University (1) University of Paris VII (1) Moscow State University (10) St. Petersburg State University (3) Institute of Oriental Studies (2) Eastern Europe 29 Warsaw University (6) Fellowship for Field Research by Field Charles University (5) Sofia University (3) Humanities Social Sciences Arts (5 Fellows) University of Tokyo (5) Keio University (3) (24 Fellows) (9 Fellows) Architecture 2 Asia Waseda University (2) 45 History 6 Politics 2 Dance 1 Peking University (18) Linguistics 6 International Relations 1 Cinema 1 Fudan University (17) Literature 6 Sociology 1 Music 1 Australian National University (2) Religion 2 Economics & Business Oceania 3 University of Auckland (1) Archaeology 2 Administration 3 Seoul National University (9) Philosophy 1 Women’s Studies 1 Korea 15 Culture 1 Others 1 Yonsei University (6) Total 24 Universities 118 Fellows

Arts 13%

Social Sciences 24% Humanities 63%

14 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 15 Support for Publication Advanced Research Grant To encourage the publication of quality books on Korea in foreign languages, the Korea Foundation provides To promote Korean studies and publication of books on Korea, the Korea Foundation provides overseas university presses and academic publishers with financial assistance. The Foundation also support to Korean studies scholars at overseas universities for their research and writing. Since its launched a new program to support the development of instructional materials for the teaching of Korean- launch in 2000, the Publication Grant program has been expanded, revised and renamed the related matters abroad. Advanced Research Grant program. Under this program in 2002, the Foundation initiated support for five new projects and continued its multi-year support for another ten projects. Of the four authors who completed their writing in 2002 with the Foundation’s support, Dr. Yeon Jae-Hoon at SOAS, University of London, published Korean Grammatical Construction at Saffron Publication Subsidy Program Publishing in the United Kingdom. Works of the other three authors are soon to be published. A total of nine Korea-related books, including La Montagne des dix mille Bouddhas by Cercle D’Art in France, were published with the Foundation’s support in 2002. Advanced Research Grant Program: New Projects Supported in 2002

Researcher Position Research Topic Books Published with Foundation Support in 2002 Assistant Professor, Asian Pacific Studies, Transnational Flows of Korean Popular Jung-Sun Park California State University at Dominguez Hills Culture Across the Pacific Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Making Insurgent Communities: Suicide La Montagne des dix mille Bouddhas Hyojoung Kim University of Washington Protest as Collective Action in Korea (The Mountain of Ten Thousand Buddhas) Assistant Professor, Department of East Asian Author: Yun Gyeong-ryeol, Translation: Tcho Hye-young, Photography: Jinhee Kim Languages and Cultures, University of Korea Cinema in Transformation Antoine Stephani Southern California Editions Cercle D’Art (France)/ French Professor, Department of East Asian Korea’s 20th Century Odyssey: Michael Robinson Languages and Cultures, Indiana University The Making of Modern Korea October 2002 / 250×320(mm) / 160 pages Lecturer, Department of Art and Archaeology, Koryo Buddhist Painting: Aristocratic ISBN: 2-7022-0667-0 Youngsook Pak SOAS, University of London Patronage and Faith

Postdoctoral Fellowship Lao-Korean Dictionary Compiled by Lao Mission Center Yearang Press (Korea) / Lao & Korean The Postdoctoral Fellowship program is designed to provide support to outstanding young January 2002 / 128×188(mm) / 1,100 pages scholars, who have received their doctorate in Korea-related fields within the past five years, for ISBN: 89-88137-03-5 their research at universities at home and abroad. In 2002, the first year of the program, four scholars received Foundation support for their research at Korean studies institutions in the United States and France.

Researcher Research Topic Institution Fonti Per Lo Studio Della Civilta’Coreana Geomancer Buddhist Monks of the Koryo Period Center for Korean (Sourcebook of Korean Civilization, NY: Columbia UP, 1996) Yannick Bruneton (918-1392), a Critical Survey of Sources Studies, EHESS Edited by Peter H. Lee Center for Korean Michael J. Pettid Subversive Narratives in Chosun Period Literature O barra O Edizioni srl (Italy) / Italian Studies, UC Berkeley February 2002 / 165×244(mm) / 320 pages The Power of Buddha: The Ideological Role of Korea Institute, Sem Vermeersch Buddhism in the Koryo Dynasty Harvard University ISBN: 88-87510-04-0 Korea Institute, Mark E. Caprio Korean into Japanese: Japan’s Assimilation Policy Harvard University

The Rise of the Korean Economy Edited by Pham Quy Long Center for Korean Studies, National Center for Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam)/ Vietnamese August 2002 / 145×205(mm) / 430 pages

16 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 17 Support for Instructional Materials Development Program Introduction to Modern Korean Language Author: Che Guang Yi Ethnic Publishing House (Beijing) / Korean Support for Instructional Materials Development Program Launched August 2002 / 150×225(mm) / 560 pages : ISBN 7-105-05099-3 The Korea Foundation launched a new program in 2002 to support development of various instructional materials that can be used for the teaching of Korea-related subjects abroad.

Support for Instructional Materials Development Program Under this program, the Korea Foundation provides support to professionals with experience in teaching and/or development of instructional materials for their development of various forms of Korea-related education Crecimiento economico en Corea del Sur (1961-2000) materials for students from kindergarten to university level and the general public. In 2002, the Foundation (Economic Growth in South Korea (1961-2000)) supported the following two projects: Author: Francisco Garcia-Blanch Editorial Sintesis (Madrid) / Spanish ① Korean Studies Curricula in the Age of Multimedia Education February 2003 / 170×230(mm) / 256 pages ▶ Team leader and members: Cho Young-mee (Associate Professor, Rutgers University), Ann Choi (Assistant ISBN: 84-9756-055-8 Professor, Rutgers University), Choi Kyeong-Hee (Assistant Professor, University of Chicago), Chun Kyung-Ja (Professor, Catholic University, Korea), Kim Hae-Young (Assistant Professor, Duke University) ▶ Format/Type: Textbooks and multimedia materials (film/video clips, music, art objects, cartoons, etc.)

② Development of Web Resources for Korean Language and Culture Study Earthenware and Celadon ▶ Team leader and member: Cho Young-A (Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia), Cho InJung 『Handbook of Korean Art Series』 (Instructor, Monash University) Co-authored by Youngsook Pak and Roderick Whitfield ▶ Format/Type: Online photographs, clip-arts, and phonetic materials Laurence King Publishing (London) / English January 2003 / 130×170(mm)/ 280 pages ISBN: 1-856693-60-0

Koreanists (Korean Studies Scholars and Students Online Database Service) Buddhist Sculpture Handbook of Korean Art Series 『 』 Online Database of Korean Studies Co-authored by Youngsook Pak and Roderick Whitfield Scholars and Students Available Laurence King Publishing (London) / English January 2003 / 130×170(mm)/ 480 pages “Koreanists,”an online database of Korean studies ISBN: 1-856693-58-9 scholars and students in English, is now available. The online database which is designed to strengthen networking and promote exchanges among Koreanists at home and abroad, offers information on about 2,000 Korean studies scholars and students White Porcelain and Punchong Ware from 80 countries, including their educational and 『Handbook of Korean Art Series』 professional background, fields of research interest, Author: Jae-yeol Kim publications and addresses. Laurence King Publishing (London) / English January 2003 / 130×170(mm) / 312 pages The online database can be accessed at the following ISBN: 1-856693-59-7 addresses: http://www.kf.or.kr/koreanists or http://www.koreanists.net

18 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 19 Annual Forums

In 2002, the Korea Foundation organized and supported seven bilateral annual forums with China, the United States, Japan, Russia, France, the United Kingdom, and Australia. These annual forums have served as a“ comprehensive bilateral dialogue channel”for leading individuals from Korea and its partner countries to exchange ideas on major pending issues and other matters of mutual concern and to discuss Forums·Personnel ways to strengthen cooperation in the future. Tenth Korea-Japan Forum

With the participation of 45 leaders from various sectors of Korean and Japanese society, the Exchanges tenth Korea-Japan Forum was held in Kanazawa, Japan, from September 6-9 under the co- sponsorship of the Korea Foundation and the Japan Center for International Exchange (President: Yamamoto Tadashi). The two delegations led by Choi Kwang-soo and Owada Hisashi exchanged opinions on the issues of“ Socio-Political and Economic Development in Korea and Japan,” “ Korea-Japan Exchange and Cooperation after World Cup 2002,”“ Future of Korea-Japan Economic Cooperation,”“ The Rise of China and the Future of the Asia-Pacific Region,”and“ A Vision of Korea-Japan Relations for the Next Decade.”On the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Korea-Japan Forum, the participants reflected on the past decade and frankly discussed the role of the Korea-Japan Forum in contributing to the development of both countries and a vision for bilateral cooperation over the next decade.

Seventh Korea-U.S. 21st Century Council

With the support from the Korea Foundation, the Institute for Global Economics (Chairman: Sakong Il) and the Institute for International Economics (Director: Fred Bergsten) organized the seventh Korea-U.S. 21st Century Council Meeting, held in Washington, D.C. on April 8-9. In- depth discussions were focused on the issues of economy and security of the two countries such Annual Forums as“ Current Korea-U.S. Economic Situation,”“ U.S. Foreign Policy, North-South Korea and Regional Security, ”and“ Regional Economic Cooperation.”Included in the 20-member Korean Personnel Exchanges delegation were Kim Ki-hwan, former Ambassador at Large; Kim Kyung-won, former Ambassador to the United States; and Ahn Choong-yong, President, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy. Attending the council meeting from the U.S. side were about 30 high-ranking officials and Korean specialists including Alan Larson, Undersecretary of State for Economics, Business and Agricultural Affairs; Wendy Sherman, former Special Advisor to the President; and David Steinberg, Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University.

20 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 21 Fourth Korea-Russia Forum Fifth Korea-France Forum

The Korea Foundation and the Diplomatic Academy of Russia headed by Yuri E. Fokin, organized The Korea Foundation and the French Institute for International Relations (IFRI), headed by the fourth Korea-Russia Forum in Seoul on September 30 and October 1. About 50 Thierry de Montbrial, organized the fifth Korea-France Forum held in Seoul on March 5-6. At a representatives from both countries’political, business, parliamentary, academic, social and time when both countries were approaching a presidential election, forum participants showed cultural sectors attended the forum to discuss key bilateral issues, such as “Russia’s role in inter- keen interest in “Prospect on the Presidential Election” and held in-depth discussions on “South Korean relations, linking of the Trans-Siberian Railway and Trans-Korean Railway,” and finding Korea’s engagement policy toward North Korea and France’s diplomatic relations with N.K.” The common ground for mutual understanding. Korea Foundation President Lee In-ho led the Korean forum was attended by some 40 prominent representatives of the two countries, including Kim delegation of about 30 distinguished individuals including Chung Jey-moon, Chairman, Yeor-su, Secretary-General, Korean National Commission for UNESCO; Yang Soo-gil, former Committee on International Relations, Grand National Party; Kim Hang-kyung, Vice Minister of Korean Ambassador to OECD; Jean-Claude Paye, former Secretary General, OECD; and Francois Foreign Affairs and Trade; and Kim Hak-joon, President & Publisher, the Dong-A Ilbo Daily. The Godement, Head of the Asia Center, IFRI. 18member Russian delegation included Losyukov A.P., Deputy Foreign Minister and Medvedev V.A., Advisor of the Gorbachev Foundation. Tenth Korea-U.K. Forum for the Future

The Korea Foundation supported the tenth Korea-U.K. Forum for the Future held at Clare College, Cambridge, the United Kingdom, on April 6-7. Co-organized by the Korea-U.K. Forum for the Future (Chairman: Han Seung-soo, President: Kim Sang-woo) and the U.K.-Korea Forum for the Future (Chairman: Lord Richard, President: Paul Newall), the tenth forum was attended by 22 representatives from Korea and 24 from the United Kingdom. Issues discussed at the forum focused on Korea’s domestic politics, U.K. domestic politics and European Union issues, education and educational exchange, trade and investment, the knowledge economy, and cultural exchange. Key participants from the Korean side included Kang Young-hoon, former Prime Minister; Bae Soon-hoon, Professor, KAIST; and Ra Jong-yil, Ambassador to the U.K.; and Sir John Stanley, Member of Parliament; Charles Humfrey CMG, British Ambassador to Korea; and Ninth Korea-China Forum for the Future Baroness Perry of Southwark; from the U.K side.

The Ninth Korea-China Forum for the Future, an annual bilateral meeting of representatives from Fourth Korea-Australia Forum the governmental, parliamentary, business, media, academic, social and cultural sectors of Korea and China, was held in Urumqi, Xinjiang Uigur Autonomous Region, China, on May 16-17. With support from the Korea Foundation, the Korea-Australia Foundation (Chairman: Kim Jin- Issues addressed at the forum included the “Changes in and prospects for the Northeast Asian and hyun, President: Han Seung-soo) and the Australia-Korea Foundation (Chairman: Don Stammer, international order after the September 11 terrorist attack on the United States,” “Impact of President: Alan Ferguson) held the fourth Korea-Australia Forum in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, China’s admission to WTO and possibility of Northeast Asian economic cooperation,” and on July 17-18. Under the theme of“ Australia and Korea Working Together in Strategic “Exchange and cooperation between Korea and China for the past decade after normalizing Partnership,”the participants addressed topics of political and strategic issues; trade, investment diplomatic relations.” Discussions on such issues contributed to better understanding and rapport and commercial links; science and technology; and education, arts, tourism, sports and media. between leading figures from the two countries. A total of 32 participants attended the forum:the The main discussion was followed by three group discussions on“ Strategic Partnership: 16-member Korean delegation included Cho Woong-kyu, National Assembly member; Gong Ro- Challenges, Opportunities and Changing Perceptions.”The Korea delegation was composed of 19 myung, former Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Rhee Sang-woo, Professor, Sogang University; members, including Kum Jin-ho, Chairman, International Trade and Business Administration while the 16-member Chinese delegation was led by President Mei Zhaorong of the Chinese Institute, and Park Se-yong, former Chairman, INI, while the Australian delegation was made up People’s Institute of Foreign Affairs, the Chinese organizer of the forum. of 27 members, including Alexander Downer, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mark Vaile, Minister for Trade.

22 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 23 Personnel Exchanges International Exchange of Young Leaders The Korea Foundation conducts various personnel exchange programs, including Invitation Program, International Exchange of Young leaders, Study Korea Program for Educators, and Support for Recognizing the importance of promoting international exchange and understanding through the Participation in Overseas Events, to promote understanding and cooperative relations with other countries. personnel exchange of young leaders, the Korea Foundation conducts exchange programs for next-generation leaders who will play an important role in various fields in the future.

To enhance understanding about Korea and facilitate interaction with their counterparts in Korea, Invitation Program in 2002 the Foundation invited young leaders from the countries with which Korea maintains close relations such as the United States, Japan and Russia, and those that are expected to expand Under the Invitation Program in 2002, the Korea Foundation invited and supported the visit to their exchanges with Korea, including countries in Southeast Asia and Eastern Europe. Of note, Korea of 42 distinguished individuals representing the academic, social and cultural sectors of 23 the Foundation launched a new exchange program for young leaders from Korea, China and countries. Invitees included Jacque Revel, President, Ecole de Hautes en Science Sociales (EHESS); Japan, the three major Northeast Asian countries. Under this new“ Future Leaders Forum: Japan- Boyan Biolchev, Rector, Sofia University; Salomon L. Febres, President, Pontifical Catholic Korea-China”program, next-generation leaders from the governmental, parliamentary, media, University of Peru; Jon Juaristi, Director, Cervantes Institute; Doan Duy Thanh, President, business and academic sectors of the three countries visit each country and discuss regional Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Wolfgang Hoepken, Director, Georg-Eckert matters of mutual concern. The inaugural forum was held in Japan, Korea and China in Institute; and Kristi Kolle Groendahl, former Speaker of the Norwegian Parliament. The November 2002. Foundation also supported lectures by respected scholars, including Ann Hutchinson Guest, Director, Language of Dance Center, London; Charles Taylor, Professor of McGill University, International Exchange of Young Leaders (71 Persons from 16 Countries) Canada; Brigitte Scheer, Professor of Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main. Support was also provided to prominent cultural figures for their participation in various activities Country/Region Number of Invitees Invitees Date of Visit in Korea. These individuals discussed matters of mutual concern with their Korean counterparts to Young leaders from Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Romania, Eastern Europe 5 April 15 - 22 enhance their understanding about Korea. Hungary and Poland United States 5 United States Congressional Staff May 26 - June 1 Vietnam 15 Young leaders August 22 - 29 Guests Invited by Region (42) Japan 20 University students October 22 - 31 Russia 5 Opinion leaders October 24 - 30 Young leaders from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Southeast Asia 6 November 5 - 12 Vietnam, Cambodia and Myanmar The Americas (3) Europe (17) Asia and Oceania (20) Future Leaders November 13 -26 United States 1 United Kingdom 2 Taiwan 2, Forum: Japan- 15 Young leaders from Korea, China and Japan (held in Japan, Canada 1 Germany 3 Japan 2, Korea-China Korea and China) Peru 1 France 2 Vietnam 1, Bulgaria 1 India 1, Spain 1 Mongolia 2, Denmark 1 Africa and the China 12 Uzbekistan 2 Middle East (2) Russia 2 Israel 1, Yugoslavia 1 Algeria 1 Hungary 1 Norway 1a

Inaugural Future Leaders Forum: Japan-Korea-China

24 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 25 Study Korea Program for Educators Support for Visitors

⊙ 14th Korean Studies Workshop The Korea Foundation provides support for prominent foreign individuals and delegations who visit Korea to participate in various international exchange events. In 2002, the Foundation As a joint effort with the Graduate School of International Studies of Korea University, the Korea extended its support on 12 occasions, including for the Joint Culture Forum 2002 and Korea Foundation invites secondary school teachers of social studies, textbook writers, and education National Assembly-U.S. Congress 2002 Youth Exchange Program, to provide visitors to Korea administrators from English-speaking countries to an annual Korean Studies Workshop where with an opportunity to deepen their understanding about Korea and develop personal they can learn about and experience Korean history and culture. The workshop provides overseas relationships with their Korean counterparts. educators with a chance to acquire firsthand knowledge and information for enhancing classroom instruction about Korea. Support for Participation in Overseas Events

The 14th Korean Studies Workshop was held for 16 days from July 1-16 with the participation of The Korea Foundation extends support to Korean scholars and specialists to attend international 44 educators from English-speaking countries: the United States (22), Australia (15), Canada (4) cultural and academic events held in other countries to promote intellectual exchange and a and New Zealand (3). Workshop participants attended 16 seminars on traditional and modern better understanding of Korea in the international community. In 2002, the Foundation supported Korea, covering such subjects as history, culture, inter-Korean relations, education system, family 49 Korean experts on 25 occasions - 40 individuals who participated in international academic system, literature, and religion. They also had an opportunity to teach Korean students and and cultural events, including a workshop for the Korea-U.S. 21st Century Council, and 9 who discuss matters of mutual concern with teachers at Daeil Foreign Language High School. attended international organization conferences, such as CSCAP Special Planning Committee Meeting on terrorism. ⊙ Third Korea-Japan Educational Exchange Program Support for International Conferences The Korea Foundation and the Japan Foundation have implemented the Korea-Japan Educational Exchange Program since 2000. In its third year of operation in 2002, the program provided 25 To promote Korean studies and facilitate exchange with other countries, the Korea Foundation Korean educators with an opportunity to visit Japan from September 18 to October 2, and 25 extends assistance to Korean academic organizations and research institutes which organize Japanese teachers to visit Korea from October 2-16. The educators participated in a variety of international conferences. A total of 12 conferences were held with the Foundation’s support in lectures and cultural events to enhance their understanding about each other’s country and the 2002. history of bilateral relations. The Korea-Japan Educational Exchange Program is intended to help Korean and Japanese educators enhance their understanding about the history and culture of Support for International Conferences each other’s country so that they can teach their students about Korea-Japan relations from a more informed and balanced viewpoint. Conference Title Organizer Date Venue Korea Social & Cultural Research Institute East Asian Cultural Communication of SungKongHoe University, Forum for February 1-3 SungKongHoe University The program for the Japanese delegation started with a keynote address on desirable Korea-Japan and Co-existence under Neo-liberalism East Asian Cultural Exchange relations and featured lectures on Korea’s alphabet, history, popular culture, economy, education Institute of Korean Political Studies, New Developments in Local Democracy in Asia April 8-9 Seoul National University and traditional culture. Seoul National University International Conference on Women in Chinese History The Society for Chinese History June 6-11 Dong-eui University, Busan International Seminar on the Geographical The Society for East Sea July 24-26 Vladivostock, Russia Name of“ East Sea” 2002 International Conference on Korean Linguistics The Association for Korean Linguistics August 1-3 Seoul National University International Association for Korean 12th International Conference of IAKLE August 10-11 Kyung Hee University Language Education 2002 Seoul International Conference for History The Korean Historical Association August 15-18 Seoul National University Democracy, Human Rights & Peace in the North-East Asia Peace Institute August 19-23 Lotte Hotel, Seoul Past and Today Korea and China in the New Global System: The Korean Association of In Commemoration of the 10th Anniversary August 23-24 Yonsei University International Studies of Diplomatic Relations between Korea and China Autumn Academic Conference of Korea Institute of Foreign Affairs Korean Social Studies Teachers Visit a Korea Political Science Society September 27-28 Political Science Society and National Security Middle School in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan 11th International Academic Conference Hankuk University of Korea Association of Middle East Studies October 11-13 of Korea Association of Middle East Studies Foreign Studies 2002 Conference on Advance into Central Korean Council on Latin America InterContinental Hotel, October 10-11 and South American Markets and the Caribbean Seoul

26 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 27 Support for Overseas Museums

In 2002, the Birmingham Museum of Art in Alabama, United States, renovated and reopened its Korean gallery, while the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and the Peabody Essex Museum in Massachusetts continued to work on their respective Korean gallery projects with the Foundation’s support. The fourth Workshop for Korean Art Curators was held in Gyeongju and Seoul under the theme“ Buddhism and the Arts of Korea.”

Korean Gallery at the Birmingham Museum of Art

The Birmingham Museum of Art is the only museum in the southern region of the United States Cultural Exchanges that maintains an independent Korean gallery. After six months of renovation, the museum reopened its Korean gallery on March 22, 2002. The museum developed plans in 2000 to add a Korean-style atmosphere to its Korean gallery, in response to museumgoers’growing interest in Korean culture, and then started the renovation work with support from the Foundation and the City of Birmingham.

With the addition of architectural features of a traditional Korean house, such as Korean-style columns, wooden verandah flooring and paper-covered windows and doors, the Korean gallery now presents an ideal environment to showcase the true beauty of the museum’s Korean collection, and became one of the most popular galleries among museum visitors.

The opening ceremony on March 22 was attended by about 200 museum officials and distinguished guests, including Director Gail Treschel and Chief Curator Donald Wood of the Birmingham Museum of Art, the Foundation’s Vice President for International Exchanges Kim Jae-kyu, and Korean Consul General in Atlanta Cho Jung-pyo. The City of Birmingham proclaimed March 24, 2002 as“ Honor Korea Day ”to commemorate the reopening of the Korean gallery of the Birmingham Museum of Art, the only one of its kind in the Southeast of the United States.

Korean Gallery at the Birmingham Museum of Art Support for Overseas Museums Performances and Exhibitions Korean Galleries at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco and Korean Culture Program Peabody Essex Museum

The Korea Foundation extended support for the establishment of Korean galleries at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, which moved to a new location in March 2003, and the Peabody Essex Museum, which is slated to open its Korean gallery in June 2003. With the Foundation’s support, Korean galleries will be opened in both the western and eastern regions of the United States in 2003.

28 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 29 Performances and Exhibitions Special Exhibition on Goryeo Art at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco In line with the government-level exchange efforts between Korea and Japan related to the co-hosting of the 2002 FIFA World Cup and designation of 2002 as the“ Year of Korea-Japan National Exchange,”the The Korea Foundation is supporting the special exhibition,“ Goryeo Dynasty: Korea’s Age of Korea Foundation expanded its cultural exchange programs with Japan in 2002. The Foundation also Enlightenment (918 to 1392),”being held at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco from supported cultural programs celebrating the“ Year of Korea-China National Exchange,”the 350th October 18, 2003 to January 11, 2004. This will be the first special exhibition at the museum’s anniversary of Dutch sailor Hamel ’s arrival in Korea, and the centennial of Korean immigration to Hawaii. new facility since it moved to downtown San Francisco in March 2003. The Foundation remitted In addition, support was extended to Korean artists’participation in various international festivals, the first installment of its two-year grant to the museum in 2002. including“ Aspen Music Festival,”“ Paris Autumn Festival (Festival D’Automne à Paris),”and“ Global Dance 2002 - World Dance Festival and Conference”in Dusseldorf, Germany. Workshop for Korean Art Curators

The Korea Foundation conducted the fourth Workshop for Korean Art Curators under the theme Concert of Korean and Japanese Court Music “ Buddhism and the Arts of Korea.”The workshop, which was held from September 3-13 in Gyeongju and Seoul, included lectures by Buddhist art specialists, as well as field trips and In commemoration of 2002 Korea-Japan National seminars. While in Gyeongju, the center of Korea’s Buddhist culture, the 22 curators from seven Exchange Year and the 2002 FIFA World Cup countries attended lectures in the morning and went on field trips in the afternoon to examine Korea/Japan, the Korea Foundation organized the firsthand what was discussed in the lecture session, thereby reinforcing academic principles with Concert of Korean and Japanese Court Music as a personal experience. In addition, a two-day stay at Songgwangsa Buddhist Temple was arranged joint collaboration with the National Center for to provide the participants with an opportunity to understand Korea’s Buddhist art from a context Korean Traditional Performing Arts, the Japan of Buddhist culture and society. Foundation, and the Japanese Art Council. Korean and Japanese musicians performed the traditional During the second half of the court music of their respective countries at a series workshop, a seminar on the themes of concerts held in Tokyo, Osaka, Seoul and Busan, “ Buddhist Art of East Asia”and from May 7-28. Honored guests included Japan’s Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, who “ Preservation of Korean Buddhist attended the Tokyo performance, and Korea’s First Lady Lee Hee-ho at the Seoul performance. Art Collections”was held in Seoul. Other distinguished guests also attended the concert and expressed their desire for more active Korean and foreign experts on bilateral exchange between Korea and Japan, with the concert serving as momentum. Buddhist art presented papers that were followed by panel discussions. Joint Korea-Japan Opera“ Chunhyang” The discussion on“ Buddhist Art of East Asia”was chaired by Professor With the Foundation’s support, the opera“ Chunhyang”was performed by Korean and Japanese Kim Lena of Hongik University and artists at the Kanagawa Prefecture Hall, Yokohama, Japan from April 19-21 with all performances included panelists Marsha Haufler being sold out. As part of the events in commemoration of 2002 Korea-Japan National Exchange (University of Kansas), Yukiko Shirahara (Seattle Art Museum), Charles Lachman (University of Year, the opera Chunhyang was composed by renowned Japanese composer Takaki Toruku and Oregon) and Cho In-soo (University of Southern California), while the session on“ Preservation of presented by both countries’performers. This cooperative effort contributed greatly to promoting Korean Buddhist Art Collections”was moderated by Tung Wu, Curator of the Museum of Fine a friendly atmosphere between the two nations. Arts, Boston, and included panelists Keith Wilson (Los Angeles County Museum of Art), Park Chi- sun (Jungjae Conservation Center) and Kang Dai-ill (Korean National University of Cultural Joint Korea-Japan Performance of Birds on the Board Heritage). “ ”

The Korea Foundation supported the Seoul performance of“B irds on the Board ”co-produced by 2002 Designated Donation Program Korean and Japanese artists. An adaptation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in the form of dance, drama and screen, “Birds on the Board” was staged in Tsukuba, Tokyo, Seoul, and Busan from May 31 to The Korea Foundation concluded an agreement with the Sungsan Group, Inc. (CEO: Huh Yong- June 12 during the 2002 FIFA World Cup period. Koike Hiroshi, the choreographer of “Birds on soo) for its designated donation to the University of Oregon Museum of Art in the United States. the Board,” presented a lecture at the Japan Foundation Japan Cultural Center, Seoul on June 2 Under the agreement, Sungsan will contribute US$500,000 over three years to the museum for its that contributed to a better understanding about the exchange of performing arts between Korea renovation and establishment of a Korean gallery, which will be named“ Wan Koo & Young Ja and Japan. Huh Wing of Korean Art ”to acknowledge the chairman of the Sungsan Group. In 2002, the Foundation forwarded US$160,000 to the museum, as the first installment of the contribution. The University of Oregon Museum of Art, opened in 1932, houses some 12,500 artworks from various countries, including China, Japan and Russia. It currently exhibits about 170 pieces of Korean ceramics, paintings, furniture and textiles.

30 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 31 Joint Korea-Japan Children’s Drama“ Encounter: A Bridge and the Traditional Korean Music and Dance Performance Tour of Africa and Wind Cross the Sea” the Middle East

The Korea Foundation supported the performance of“ Encounter: A Bridge and the Wind Cross The Korea Foundation annually organizes Korean music and dance performance tours to intro- the Sea,”a joint Korean-Japanese children’s drama staged at the Sejong Cultural Center in Seoul duce Korea’s traditional performing arts abroad and promote friendly relations between Korea and from July 20 to August 22. The drama, originally based on Miyazawa Kenji ’s tale for children, other countries. In 2002, the Durae Performance Troupe, led by Cho Gap-ryong, was dispatched to “ Wolf Woods, Basket Woods and Thief Woods, ”was produced by the two countries’most Africa and the Middle East. The troupe presented Korea’s traditional music and dance at perfor- representative children’s drama groups, Sadari led by Yu Hong-yeong and Kazenoko Kyushu led mances in Tripoli and Benghazi in Libya, Tunis and Souse in Tunisia, Algiers in Algeria, and by Nakajima Kenji. The drama demonstrated to children a life of reconciliation and harmony Agadir and Rabat in Morocco, from May 4-16. The tour was especially meaningful for laying a while overcoming differences in language and culture. ground work for cultural exchange with countries in the African and Middle East regions, where cultural and diplomatic exchanges with Korea are relatively inactive. The performance in Libya International Art Festival of Beijing was also noteworthy as the first-ever presentation by a Korean traditional performing arts troupe there. To commemorate the tenth anniversary of diplomatic relations between Korea and China and the Year of Korea-China National Exchange, the Korea Foundation provided support to the Touring Exhibition of“ Contemporary Art from Korea”in Central and participants of the third International Art Festival of Beijing. The Jeong Jae-man Byeoksa Dance South America Study Group and the percussion troupe DoodRock performed at the Tiananmen Square and the 21st Century Theater from April 30 to May 5, where a variety of Korean art and culture was The touring exhibition of Korean contemporary art, which was launched in 1995, traveled introduced to the local Chinese and other international participants of the festival. through Central and South America, starting from the Metropolitan Cultural Center in Quito, Ecuador on July 2, 2002. The exhibition, which features 50 works by Korea’s representative “Simcheong”Staged in China painters, was presented at the National Museum of Peru from August 2-20, the National Museum of Fine Arts of Argentina from September 18 to October 7, and the Museum of Mexico City from With support from the Foundation,“ Simcheong,”a dance performance in conjunction with October 18 to November 15. The touring exhibition served as a valuable opportunity to facilitate Korea’s traditional narrative song, pansori“ Simcheongga,”was staged at the fourth China exchange between Korean and Central and South American painters and to introduce Korean fine Modern Dance Festival, one of the most representative dance festivals in China. Choreographed arts to the region. by Kim Mae-ja and sung by Lee Ja-ram“ Simcheong”was performed at the Opera School Theater in Beijing on May 4. In addition to the performance, the development and recent trends Aspen Music Festival in Korean dance were introduced through a workshop and documentary on Choi Seung-heui, which was well received by the Chinese media and dance community. With the Foundation’s support, the International Sejong Soloists participated in the Aspen Music Festival in 2002. The string ensemble (Chair: Kim Tae-ja; Artistic Director: Kang Hyo, Professor, Documentary on 350th Anniversary of Dutch Sailor Hamel’s Arrival Julliard School of Music), which has been invited to the festival since 1997 as an ensemble-in- in Korea residence, performed at the Harris Hall, Aspen, Colorado in the United States on August 10 and 13. The performance was a huge success with all 600 seats sold out and additional seats prepared near the stage. The International Sejong Soloists were joined by the world-renowned violinist Gil The Korea Foundation provided support to Retina Entertainment, headed by Jan H. de Hartog, a Shaham in performing the Brandenburg Concerto and works by Korean composer Earl Kim. Dutch documentary production firm, for its documentary titled“ NAM: Hamel Revisited.”The documentary features the Korean adoptee of a Dutch family who travels to the sites where Hamel had visited during the Joseon period, such as Seoul and Jeju, while experiencing Korean culture. Paris Autumn Festival (Festival D’Automne à Paris) The documentary will be aired on TV in 2003, the 350th anniversary of Hamel’s arrival in Korea. Korea was invited to the Paris Autumn Festival as a guest of honor for the first time in its 31-year Documentary on the Centennial of Korean Immigration to the United history, which was held from September 23 to December 22. Korea’s traditional and contemporary culture and art, including the complete performances of the five masterpieces of pansori, along States with court and folk dance, samulnori percussion performance, daedonggut, Eunyul mask dance, contemporary music, and poetry, were presented in full scale over three months, involving some The Korea Foundation supported the production of a documentary to commemorate the 60 presentations. The Korea Foundation financed the production of program brochures for the centennial of Korean immigration to the United States. The documentary titled“ Arirang: related events. This was the first time that Korean culture was introduced in such a comprehensive Korean-American Journey ”portrays the 100-year immigration history of Korean-Americans manner to European audiences. The festival contributed greatly to further exposing Korea to the from the first generation who started their lives in a foreign country as workers for sugarcane world, thereby building on the publicity boost from the 2002 FIFA World Cup. plantations in Hawaii in 1903 through today’s Korean-Americans in the mainstream of American society. The first of the two-part documentary was broadcast on PBS Hawaii on January 13, 2003.

32 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 33 Korean Culture Program

In 2002, the Foundation’s Korean Culture Program was actively promoted both at home and abroad. The program held in Korea involved a variety of activities including exhibitions and performances while that in the United States featured performances and workshops.

To enhance the image of Korea and promote friendship between Koreans and other peoples, the Korea Foundation has invited foreigners residing in Korea to Korean Culture Program activities since 2001 to help them understand and appreciate Korean culture. Publication·Reference

In 2002, the Foundation invited foreign diplomats to a special exhibition,“ Representation of Feminity,”at the Ewha Womans University Museum on April 24, foreign diplomats and businessmen to “A Concert of Hwang Byung-ki’s Music,”at the Recital Hall, Kumho Museum on Materials Distribution November 26, and personnel of the R.O.K.-U.S. Combined Forces Command and their families to a percussion performance,“ Cookin’,”on September 6. The Foundation also supported an event for foreigners to experience Korean culture that was organized by the Korea-America Friendship Association.

Under the Korean Culture Program abroad, the Foundation supported the Korean Musical Ceremony organized by UC Santa Cruz and UC Berkeley that was presented at UC Berkeley, Stanford University, UC Santa Cruz, UC Sacramento and Herbst Theater from April 12-22. A workshop series on Korean dance was also organized by the State University of New York (SUNY) at Buffalo and the Korea Society with Foundation support, which was held at SUNY Buffalo and 13 other schools in the New York region. As part of the“ Residency in Korean Dance at SUNY Baffalo”program, Korean choreographer Sohn In-young presented a series of lectures for students of the Department of Theater and Dance, and staged a dance performance“ Life Is”in collaboration with 9 students at the Katharine Cornell Theater. After the workshop, Sohn visited schools in the New York region to present a lecture and demonstration of Korean dance, thus heightening awareness about Korean dance in the United States.

The Korea Foundation has been developing a variety of Internet resources to provide foreigners with Korea-related information.

As part of these efforts, the Foundation opened an English website on Korean cultural events“ Click Korea: Access to Korean Arts & Culture” (http://www.clickkorea.org). This website provides information on performances, exhibitions, movies, festivals and other cultural events held in Korea and other countries for foreigners seeking to experience and understand Korean culture.

Also available as WMV files at the Foundation’s Publication homepage (http://www.kf.or.kr) are nine lectures on“ Korean Culture and Society,”organized by the Reference Materials Distribution University of Hawaii at Manoa and the East-West Center, with the support from the Foundation.

The Foundation plans to build an online PDF database of all the texts of KOREANA, the quarterly magazine on Korean culture and art published by the Foundation, and offer various Internet services and information about Korea- related books and Korean studies.

34 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 35 Publication ⊙ Korea Focus The Korea Foundation publishes Korea Focus, a bimonthly journal that features English The Korea Foundation publishes periodicals such as KOREANA to introduce the diversity of Korean culture and art to the world, and Korea Focus to enhance understanding about major issues of Korea’s politics, translations of commentaries on political, economic, social and cultural issues carried in Korean economy and society. The Foundation also publishes books on Korean culture for general readership and print media, as well as selected essays and academic papers. In 2002, the Foundation published introductory books on Korean studies. 5,300 copies of each issue which were distributed to academic institutions, libraries, and social and cultural organizations. Major issues presented in Korea Focus in 2002 included domestic and international changes in the political and diplomatic environment and Korea’s policy direction, Periodicals political situation on the Korean peninsula and inter-Korean relations, recent developments in the Korean and global economy, and the East Sea and Japanese history textbooks controversies. ⊙ KOREANA The Korea Foundation publishes the KOREANA quarterly to introduce Korea’s traditional culture ⊙ Korea Foundation Newsletter and diverse contemporary cultural and artistic activities to the world. In 2002, the Foundation The Korea Foundation publishes a quarterly Korea Foundation Newsletter to provide information published 7,500 copies per issue of its English edition of KOREANA, 3,000 copies in Chinese, and about the Foundation’s recent activities and international exchange efforts to related organizations 2,300 in Spanish, which were distributed to overseas academic institutions, libraries, and cultural and individuals at home and abroad. Published in Korean and English, the Korea Foundation and artistic organizations. Newsletter provides information on various international exchange activities, including the Featured themes of KOREANA in 2002 included“ 2002 FIFA World Cup”(Spring),“ The Flowers “ Fellow Essay”written by Korea Foundation Fellows, and articles contributed by curators of of Korea”(Summer),“ Gyujanggak”(Autumn), and“ Korean Perceptions of Life and Death” Korean galleries at foreign museums, and by scholars at overseas Korean studies programs. (Winter). The featured articles in these issues included the following: Korean Culture Series and Other Monographs

The Korea Foundation plans to publish an informative and easy-to-understand series of books on Korean culture and art for foreign readers with a general interest in Korea. As an initial step in 2002, the Foundation has retained relevant experts to write about the five disciplines of seowon (private academies during the Joseon Dynasty), Buddhist statuary, customs, landscape painting, and modern and contemporary painting. In addition, the Foundation has been conducting multi- year projects to publish various Korean studies books, including A Practical Guide to Korean Food, in which about 900 items of Korean cuisine are listed in English and French; Korean Art Glossary, which explains about 1,800 terms related to ancient Korean art and cultural properties in Korean Spring Issue (Vol. 16, No. 1) Summer Issue (Vol. 16, No. 2) Autumn Issue (Vol. 16, No. 3) Winter Issue (Vol. 16, No. 4) and English; English translation of Art of Korea: An Introductory History, written by Ahn Hwi- 2002 FIFA World Cup The Flowers of Korea Gyujanggak Korean Perceptions of joon and Kim Won-ryong; and Doctoral Dissertations on Korea, which contains bibliographic 2002 World Cup and Unique Plants and Flowers Gyujanggak: Heart of Life and Death Korean Football of Korea Joseon Dynasty Learning Korean Perceptions of Death information on some 10,000 Korea-related doctoral dissertations written in the 20th century. Korea’s 10 Venue Cities Koreans and Flowers and Ideology Burial Mounds 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea’s Aromatic Flowers Rare Treasures of Customs for the Dead: In 2002, the Foundation reprinted 2,000 copies of Korean Cultural Heritage, a series on Korean Stadiums in Korea Plant Theme Parks in Korea Gyujanggak Collection Ancestral Memorial Rites Journeys in Korean Journeys in Korean Korea’s Unrivaled Record- Feng Shui (Pungsu): Chain culture and art. The series, which was originally published by the Foundation from 1994 to 1997, Literature:“ The Image of Literature:“ Another Man’s keeping Culture of Life that Connects contains a selection of articles from KOREANA, edited by theme, in four volumes. Korean Cultural Mija”by Shin Gyoung-Suuk Room”by Choi In-ho Ancient Maps Reflect the Ancestors with Descendants Currents of the Middle Ages Today’s Funderal Culture Heritage, which introduce Korean culture and art through a series of illuminating articles, has been Uigwe: Detailed Records of Journeys in Korean favorably received at home and abroad. Special Events Literature:“ A Lucky Day” Journeys in Korean by Hyeon Jin-geon Literature:“ The Wall”by Cho Sun-jak

KOREANA and Korea Focus Webzine The Korea Foundation provides webzine editions of KOREANA and Korea Focus in English on the Internet, which have been popular among local and foreign readers. Previously, webzine content of KOREANA was limited to selected articles and search of contents only. However, since 2001, all articles and major photographs of KOREANA have been available for viewing. The Foundation’s periodicals are distributed mainly to selected libraries and organizations because of budget constraints. Now, however, a wealth of information on Korea is Fine Arts Thought & Religion Performing Arts Traditional Lifestyles readily accessible to Internet users at the following sites. KOREANA: http://www.kf.or.kr/koreana Korea Focus: http://www.kf.or.kr/koreafocus

36 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 37 Reference Materials Distribution

The Korea Foundation provides assistance to foreign scholars and specialists for their research on Korea by distributing a variety of Korea-related publications and audio-visual materials to overseas universities, libraries, research institutes, and cultural and artistic organizations.

Overseas Distribution of Reference Materials on Korea

⊙ Regular Distribution Under the Regular Distribution program, to lay a foundation for Korean studies programs overseas, the Korea Foundation provided 10,748 copies of 228 titles of books and 1,043 copies of 22 titles of audio-visual materials to 204 institutions in 44 countries in 2002. The Foundation annually distributes a bibliography of recently released Korea-related books and audio-visual Organization·Finance materials in Korean and non-Korean languages, from which leading universities, Korean studies organizations, libraries and museums abroad submit requests for specific items.

⊙ Distribution by Request In addition to the distribution of reference materials under the Regular Distribution program, under its Distribution by Request program the Korea Foundation provided 4,831 copies of 2,851 titles of books and 124 copies of 117 titles of audio-visual materials, in response to requests from 53 universities, libraries and research institutes in 30 countries: 9 institutions in 2 North American countries, 21 institutions in 15 European countries, 14 institutions in 7 Asian countries, and 9 institutions in 6 countries in other regions.

No. of Countries No. of Institutions No. of Titles/Copies Regular Distribution 44 204 250 titles/11,791 copies Distribution by Request 30 53 2,968 titles/4,955 copies

Library Support Program

⊙ Korean Collections Consortium of North America The Korea Foundation supports the Korean Collections Consortium of North America to help university libraries in the United States and Canada effectively expand their Korean collections and facilitate inter-library lending of Korea-related books and reference materials.

Following the first five-year support program, from 1994 to 1999, involving nine North American universities, a second five-year support program has been under way since 2000. In 2002, the Foundation provided support to Harvard University, the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Columbia University, the University of Southern California, UCLA, the University of Washington, the University of Chicago, and UC Berkeley for the acquisition of books and materials in their specialized areas. Consortium member universities make the books and reference materials of their specialized areas, which were acquired with support from the Foundation, available to Korean studies scholars and students in North America through the Online Computer Library Center Board of Directors (OCLC) and the Research Libraries Information Network (RLIN). Advisory Council ⊙ Support for Korean Collections Overseas Financial Report The Korea Foundation provides support for the effective acquisition and maintenance of Korean collections at overseas libraries. Under this program in 2002, the Foundation supported the Organization Chart libraries of five universities, including Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany and Sofia University in Bulgaria.

38 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 39 Board of Directors Advisory Council on Programs The Foundation maintains a board of directors consisting of six directors - three permanent members, led by the Foundation’s President, and three non-permanent members representing various sectors of Korean The Foundation maintains an advisory council on programs which consists of 13 experts from society. The board is responsible for major decisions related to the Foundation’s programs and budget various fields for the evaluation and advice on the Foundation's international exchange allocation. The members of the Board of Directors are as follows: programs. Members of the Advisory Council on Programs are as follows:

Ahn Hwi-joon Professor of Archaeology and Art History, Permanent Members Cha Il-suk Former President-Publisher & CEO, The Korea Daily News

Lee In-ho President Choe Chung-ho Chair (Endorsed Professor), University of Ulsan Park Kyung-tai Vice President for Planning and Management Han Myung-hee Professor of Music, University of Seoul Sa Boo-sung Vice President for International Exchanges Kim Dae-joong Senior Executive Managing Director, The Chosun Ilbo Kim Eui-kyung Former Director, Seoul Municipal Theater Company Kim Kyung-dong Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University Non-Permanent Members Kim Young-hie Vice-President, The JoongAng Ilbo Koo Bon-ho Former President, University of Ulsan Hong Ra-hee Director General, Samsung Museums Lee Tae-dong Professor of English Literature, Sogang University Lee Woong-yeul Chairman, KOLON Group Lew Young-ick Professor of Korean Studies, Graduate School of Park Seong-yawng Honorary Chairman of Kumho Group International Studies, Yonsei University 【 in alphabetical order 】 Oh Kwang-su Director, National Museum of Contemporary Art, Korea Rhee Sang-woo President, Hallym University Advisory Council Grant Application Guidelines

Advisory Council on Foundation Policy ⊙ Application Organizations or individuals applying for a Foundation grant or fellowship must complete a The Advisory Council on Foundation Policy provides advice to the Foundation on matters Korea Foundation application form. related to its general administration. It consists of 11 distinguished professionals from various sectors. Members of the Advisory Committee on Foundation Policy are as follows: ⊙ Distribution of Application Forms Application forms are available from the Foundation and Korean diplomatic missions overseas. Ahn Byung-hoon Executive Vice-President, The Chosun Ilbo

Cha Bum-suk Former President, The National Academy of Arts ⊙ Application Deadline Han Sang-jin Professor of Sociology, Seoul National University Applications must be submitted to the Foundation no later than July 31 in order to be considered for support in the upcoming calendar year. Kim Jae-chul Chairman & CEO, Korea International Trade Association Kim Jeong-ok President, The Korean Culture and Arts Foundation ⊙ Submission of Application Forms Kim Ki-hwan Advisor, Goldman Sachs Completed application forms should be sent to the Foundation directly or forwarded to the Kim Kyung-won President, Institute of Social Sciences Foundation through Korean diplomatic missions abroad. Kim Sang-ha Chairman, Samyang Corporation Koo Pyong-hwoi Chairman, Korean-American Association Nam Duck-woo Chairman, Korea Sanhak Foundation Park Seok-moo Former President, Korea Research Foundation

40 ｜ The Korea Foundation 2002 Annual Report ｜ 41 Financial Summary of 2002 Organization Chart

Revenues (Unit: Won) Planning & Research Team Contributions for Int’l Exchange 31,627,328,479 Interest 8,688,020,985 General Affairs Team Vice President for Miscellaneous Income 61,422,710 Planning and Management Balance Carried Over 710,412,000 Fund Management Team Total 41,087,184,174 Publication & Reference Materials Team

President

Korean Studies Support Team Expenditures (Unit: Won)

General Administration 3,846,193,727 Fellowship Program Team Vice President for Fund Management 3,734,634,421 International Exchanges - Personnel Costs 2,871,030,570 Personnel Exchange Team - Other Operating Expenses 863,603,851 Cultural Exchange Team Program Operation 111,559,306 - Advisory Councils 7,682,682 - International Exchange Digitalization 103,876,624 Auditor-General Assistant Auditor Int’l Exchagne Programs 13,877,002,767 (Non-permanent member) Support for Korean Studies Overseas 6,517,452,812 - Support for Universities & Academic Institutions Overseas 4,741,431,622 - Support for Research Institutes & Exchange Organizations Overseas 1,776,021,190 Grants & Fellowships 2,338,141,477 President 3463 - 6021~2 - Fellowships 1,986,452,803 Vice President for Planning and Management 3463 - 6034 - Support for Research & Publication 351,688,674 Vice President for International Exchanges 3463 - 6033 Forums & Personnel Exchanges 1,212,870,664 - Forums 305,154,062 Planning & Research Team 3463 - 5682 - Personnel Exchanges 907,716,602 General Affairs Team 3463 - 5762 Cultural Exchanges 1,816,946,262 Fund Management Team 3463 - 5683 - Cultural Diplomacy Support 785,990,886 Publication & Reference Materials Team 3463 - 5684 - Korean Culture Program 1,030,955,376 Korean Studies Support Team 3463 - 5612 Publication & Reference Materials Distribution 1,991,591,552 Fellowship Program Team 3463 - 5614 - Publication 1,027,943,071 Personnel Exchange Team 3463 - 5613 - Reference Materials Distribution 963,648,481 Cultural Exchange Team 3463 - 5615 Reserves 23,363,987,680 Assistant Auditor 3463 - 5600 Surplus Fund Operation 23,363,987,680 Total 41,087,184,174

2002 Annual Report ｜ 43 42 ｜ The Korea Foundation