3rd Annual Bay Area (Virtual) Chuseok Festival Kick-Off
The Korean Center, Inc. (KCI) is pleased to invite the greater Bay Area community to the 3rd Annual Chuseok (Korean Harvest) Festival -- being held virtually October 20 - October 27, 2021. The Festival showcases and celebrates Korean culture and traditions, as well as the area’s vibrant Korean American community. This year’s Festival also celebrates the strength and resilience of our community and will feature participants from not only the Bay Area and the U.S., but also Seoul, South Korea. See the links below to join our various Festival Events!
Upcoming Virtual Events
1. Kollaboration on Clubhouse: Chuseok Festival Edition (7PM, Oct 20, Clubhouse)
: https://www.clubhouse.com/event/mg6ajKVY
2. "The Good Brothers": A Korean Folktale, by KCCLA (10AM, Oct 21, YouTube)
: • KCCLA x KCI Collaboration: K-Story "The Go...
3. In Conversation with Congresswoman Marilyn Strickland (4PM, Oct 21, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis...
4. Faces of Resilience: How the Food Industry is Navigating the Pandemic (7PM, Oct 21, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis...
5. In Concert: Jae Jin (7PM, Oct 22, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis...
6. Paul Kim: The Comedian, The Entrepreneur & The Nonprofit Leaders (7PM, Oct 24, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis...
7. Live from Seoul: Chefs Dish on the "Inssa" Food Scene (6PM, Oct 25, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis...
8. The Art of Bojagi Wrapping: Colors & Celebrations (1PM, Oct 26, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regis...
9. Farm to Table : A Conversation with Korean Female Artisan Entrepreneurs (6PM, Oct 26, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis...
10. K-Folklore to K-Drama: Origin Stories Behind Your Favorite Dramas (8PM, Oct 26, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis...
11. Korean Storytime with Book & Sook (10:30AM, Oct 27, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regis...
12. Makgeolli Mastery: the Making 7 the Mixing (6PM, Oct 27, Zoom)
: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regis...
Youth Art Contest Virtual Gallery & Audience Award Voting
: https://oacc.cc/2021-chuseok-festival...
Silent Auction Website
: https://paybee.io/quickpay.html?handl...
KCI Chuseok Festival Webpage
: https://koreancentersf.org/chuseok2021/
*Donation to KCI
: https://koreancentersf.app.neoncrm.co...
Highlights of the Video
00:00 Intro
00:11 Greetings from Spring Kim, Program Director at Korean Center, Inc. (KCI)
00:36 The meaning of Chuseok
00:46 Chuseok Festival's Mission
01:08 Intro to Korean Center, Inc. (KCI)
01:30 Intro to the Youth Art Contest Virtual Gallery & Public Voting
01:47 Major sponsors of the festival
02:14 Messages from Our Partners
02:16 Kwang-yong Chong, Deputy Consule-General of the Republic of Korea in SF
02:52 Catherine Stefani, Supervisor, District 2, SF Board of Supervisors
03:09 Saly Lee & Staff Members, Executive Director, Oakland Asian Cultural Center
03:26 Jean Fraser, CEO, Presidio Trust
04:02 Wijin Park, Director, Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles
04:49 Paul Kim, Founder & Executive Director, Kollaboration
05:02 Korean Traditional Drum Performance provided by Ilhyun Kim Korean Dance Academy
11:37 Community Champion Award Presentation by Philip Kang, Secretary of KCI Board
12:58 Acceptance Speech by Eunice Kim, Stop AAPI Hate
14:07 Community Spirit Award Presentation by Korina Park, Chair of KCI Board
15:19 Acceptance Speech by Eun-hae Chung, KCI Volunteer
16:37 Intro to the upcoming virtual festival events
17:12 Intro to the Festival Silent Auction
17:33 Korean Traditional Crown Dance provided by Ilhyun Kim Korean Dance Academy
21:08 Sponsors & partners