Session 1 (July 27) - Jennifer Jung-Kim, UCLA

[Cindy Nguyen]

In recent years, I have witnessed the Hallyu influence becoming more prevalent among my female students in Los Angeles. I have never heard of the category "fandom ARMY," but I am pretty sure these girls fall under that category. In their notebooks, I can see BTS written all over their cover or evidence of concert stubs of Korean bands. A lot of times, I share my own experiences of Korean culture with my students.  I believe this helps build an even more profound interest in foreign societies.

[Cindy Nguyen]

I would create a Kahoot quiz based on the Korean Wave (hallyu). I think it would be a fun activity for the students and hopefully create interest in the unit "New Imperialism in Southeast/East Asia." Through this game, I hope to assess my students' prior knowledge of Asian culture and Hallyu. I also want to use this opportunity to show my students how music can be used as a platform to cross international and political lines. 

[Cindy Nguyen]

Hi Brigid! That is awesome that you were so warmly welcomed by so many Korean families. I was also fortunate enough to have a similar experience of eating traditional food cooked by Korean friends' parents. So I am pretty familiar with Korean culture but not literature. Where did you find these novels? How did you introduce the reading to your students? Do Korean authors have a different writing style compared to other countries?

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