History of CKAC

Chronological Order

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
1995 1996 1997 1998


1990

· 2/15 presented Preparation Performance "Songs That We'd Like to Sing"

· 9/8 presented Inauguration Performance "To Live On this Land"

· 10/26 Samul Nori Performance at Columbia University Korean Night

· 10/28 Poongmul Workshop to students at SUNY Binghamton KSA

· 11/3 Performance of poongmul at SUNY Binghamton Korean Night

· 11/7-9 Performance of Samul Nori & Tal Chum at Texas University Korean Night

· 11/21 Fundraising Night for PICO Workers at Flushing Boy's Club by PICO Korea worker's NY support Committee, Cultural Performance including Ment & Slide, Singing, O Buk Dance

· 12/27 presented Winter Singing Concert '90 "Stories of Winter" (invited Sungji Lee, Daesoo Han & Dong Hun Han with Heeson Kang, the member)


1991

· 1/4 organized Open Poongmul Workshop

· 1/28 Performance of Poongmul at Brooklyn Unity Award Day

· 2/2 Open House at New Office on Northern Blvd.

· 2/16 organized Korean New Year Street Festival in Flushing, Poongmul Performance with Stony Brook Poongmul group (praying for the good luck on our community through out the whole year)

· 2/24 Poongmul Performance at Yale University

· 3/1 Performance of Samul Nori & Slide Show at Anniversary Celebration of 3.1.1919 independence movement and celebration of inauguration of the 'Korea Coalition'

· 3/xx - 5/xx Poongmul Workshop to Stony Brook, Brooklyn College & Yale Univ.

· 3/8 organized forum with Nora Choi about peace movement in U. S.

· 3/9 Performance of Samul Nori at Bilingual Education 14th Annual Conference by Queens Asian Education Committee, NYS Asso. of Bilingual Education Project at Westchester Marriott Hotel

· 3/16 & 20 organized Open Singing Workshop

· 4/5 organized Forum with Claire Yoo about Harlem Housing Project & Homelessness

· 4/18 Performance of Samul Nori at '4.29 commemorative concert' by NY Korean Methodist Church (Rev. In Tae Cha) Young Adult Group

· 4/20 organized Open Singing Workshop with Hyun Joong Shin

· 4/27 Performance of Poongmul at Bronx Community Day

· 4/28 Performance of Samul Nori at Westchester 1991 Family Heritage Day

· 5/4 - 18 set up the table to let people perform incense burning for Kyung Dae Kang, student activist, beaten up with metal pipe by policemen, Baek-Gol-Dan during demonstration and finally dead

· 5/11 presented Slide Show, Samul Nori, & Choir at the cultural part of memorial service for Kyung Dae Kang at Interchurch Center

· 5/29 Poongmul Performance at 25th annual Conference by The Asso. of Korean Christian Scholars in North America Inc., at Stony Point Retreat

· 5/30 Received Asian/Pacific American Heritage Award presented by the Office of Comptroller of the City of New York

· 6/7 organized Symposium "What is Aesthetics?"

· 6/11-7/12 provided 2nd Open Poongmul Workshop

· 6/29 Poongmul and Bongsan Mask Dance workshop and performance at Rainbow Cultural Camp for adopted Korean Children

· 5/xx - 7/xx Poongmul Workshop at Bronx Korean Church Youth group

· 7/xx - 9/xx Poongmul Workshop at HanBit Church Young Adult Group

· 9/7 presented Annual Performance '91' "Proclamation"

· 10/19 Encore Performance of "Proclamation" at Syracuse University

· 10/25 Samul Nori & Singing Performance at Queens College "Korean Cultural Night"

· 11/27 Performance of Samulnori & Poongmul at Thanksgiving Cultural Event for Homeless organized by Newark Korean American Asso.

· 11/xx -12/xx organized Cultural School for young Korean Americans (ran the classes of music, poongmul, immigrant history, mask making, literature and etc. )


1992

· 1/4 presented New Year Music Concert by members of 'Crescendo' Music Division at Macedonia Church

· 1/17-19 organized Poongmul Camp with college poongmul groups at Stony Brook, Queens college, Harvard, Columbia, Mustard Seed Church Youth Group

· 2/7 Samulnori Performance at Columbia University Korean Cultural Night

· 3/2 Poongmul Performance at Union Theological Seminary

· 3/21 presented Cultural event, "Spring in New York City" by 'Stumy Pencil', name of Literature Division

· 4/18 Samul Nori Performance at 4.19 concert at Columbia Univ. by Young Adult Group in Korean Methodist Church & Columbia Korean Graduate Students Asso.

· 5/3 Samul Nori & Go-Sung-O-Kwang-Dae, Korean Tradition Dance, Performance at Vassar College Korean Night

· 5/16 participated the anti-war rally in Washington D.C. 'Save Our City, Save Our Children'

· 5/20 Samulnori Performance at Bronx Veteran's Hospital "International Day"

· 5/23 organized 1st Annual singing contest

· 6/12 Performance of Samulnori Francis Lewis High School Cultural Night

· 6/14 organized 4.29 LA Riot symposium (agreed upon that the cause of 4.29 should not be misinterpreted to Korean and Black conflict but be interpreted to economic inequality and we should identify us as one of minorities and build solidarity among minorities.)

· 6/22-7/18 organized Open Poongmul Workshop

· 7/10 Samul Nori & Poongmul Performance at The 26th annual conference by the Asso. of Korean Christian Scholars in North America, Inc. at Hofstra University.

· 9/12 Performance of Poongmul & Go-Sung-O-Kwang-Dae at Korean Thanksgiving Celebration organized by New Jersey Trenton Presbyterian Church

· 10/4 Poongmul Performance at Asian Labor Union Festival

· 10/4 Poongmul Performance at Picnic organized by Five private High School Alumni

· 10/10-12 organized Joint Camp with Washington D.C. poongmul group, Nanumtuh

· 10/15-11/5 organized Open Poongmul & Go-Sung-0-Kwang-Dae Workshop

· 10/17 Interview with 'FUTURE' magazine (Japanese)

· 10/24 Performance of Samulnori & Poongmul at Korean Ssirum Competition at Madison Square Garden

· 10/31 Samul Nori Performance at Senior's Festival organized by Newark Korean Economic Improvement Asso.

· 11/28 Samulnori Performance at Bronx Korean Methodist Church Cultural Night

· 12/28 Monthly Meeting Seminar with Prof. Byung Gap Min


1993

· 1/23 presented New Year's Performance "Once Upon A Time in 1992"

· 3/1 Cultural Performance about Comfort Women issue at the rally in front of UN

· 3/4 Poongmul Performance at Union Theological Seminary

· 4/2 Samulnori Performance at John Bowne H.S. International Festival

· 4/xx Poongmul Workshop to Francis Lewis H.S. & Brooklyn Korean Church

· 4/24 Samul Nori Performance at 4.19 concert by Young Adult Group, Korean Methodist Church & Institute at Columbia University

· 5/22 Samul Nori Performance at Asian-American Spring Festival by 6 different Ethnic organizations At Albany

· 5/25 Samul Nori Performance at Celebration of Asian-American Heritage by Queens borough president Claire Schulman, Queens Borough Community College and the NYC Commission on Human Rights Neighborhood Human Rights Program at Queens Borough Hall

· 5/27 Poongmul Performance at AT&T Asian Festival

· 5/29 2nd Annual Singing Contest

· 6/1-21 Poongmul Workshop to 'Jang-Seung-Pae' at Miami, FL (Jung Kyung Wook)

· 6/28-7/16 organized Open Poongmul Workshop

· 7/1-3 Workshop of Poongmul & Sogo Dance at Rainbow Cultural Camp (Han Sung Min & Jung Kyung Wook)

· 10/8 organized 1st fundraising night at Daedong Restaurant

· 11/22 Poongmul Performance at Harlem Church Thanksgiving Festival

· 11/28 Poongmul Performance at Cultural Night organized by Bronx Catholic Church Youth Group


1994

· 1/10-13 organized Winter Cultural Camp for college students (provided Poongmul, Music, Literature workshops and discussed about roles of young Korean Americans for community development)

· 1/30 Poongmul Performance at Korean Gilbert Church

· 2/xx -3/xx provided series of Seminars on history of minority groups & immigrant history to members

· 3/xx -5/xx Poongmul Workshop to Queens Catholic church Youth Group

· 3/12 O-Buk Chum performance at "In Women's Hands: The beat of the Drum' organized by The Women's Building

· 4/29 Five organization joint 4.29 LA Riot commemorative night : CKAC, CAAAV, AYKA, Seoro Cultural Network, Performance of Poongmul at Part II

· 6/30 Poongmul Performance at rally on Comfort Women Issue

· 7/13 Poongmul Performance at Opening of Korean Artifacts Exhibition at the NJS museum

· 8/15 Five Organization Joint Public Forum "Speakout on Korean Crisis" (Jaejung Suh, Rev. Donghwan Moon, Kelly Ko invited)

· 10/xx -12/xx Joint Seminar with AYKA on women's issue how to empower KA Women (restricted on women members only)

· 11/4 2nd annual CKAC fundraising Night.

· 12/30 "My Diary" Cultural Event at Flushing High School


1995

· 1/7-11 "Leadership Training" camp for CKAC staff and volunteers

· 2/15 Samul Nori Performance at The 5th Ave. Presbyterian Church "Korean Day"

· 2/18 Monthly Meeting with Kelly Koh about Prop. 187

· 3/4 O-Buk Chum performance at "In Women's Hands: The beat of the Drum II' organized by The Women's Building

· 4/6 - 4/8 KASCON IX, Samul Nori Performance at the opening on 4/6, workshop on "The emergence of a Korean American Culture" on 4/7 and Closing Poongmul Performance on 4/8.

· 4/18 Samul Nori performance at Welcoming Party for the organization called, 'Peace & Reunification???' from Korea at Samwongak Restaurant

· 4/20 Samul Nori Performance at Drew Seminary School "Korean Cultural Day"

· 4/29 organized 4.29 Ritual for Peace and Unity amongst diverse ethnic communities at Lippman Plaza

· 5/6 Poongmul Performance at 16th Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival organized by Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, Union Square Park

· 5/18 Poongmul Performance at AT&T New Jersey Asian Heritage Month Festival

· 5/21 Poongmul performance at Bronx Community Parade · 5/30 Poongmul Performance at Committee Against Anti-Asian Violence's multicultural drumming benefit event, "The Rhythm Is Ours"

· 6/xx - 8/xx provided Summer Seminar

· 9/xx two weeks program of documentary showing organized by '1.5 production', name of Media Division

· 10/xx two weeks program of video workshop with Huh Cheol, Assistant Professor in Threater Art at Brooklyn College, organized by '1.5 production'

· 11/25-26 presented Kim Kwang Seok Concert

· 11/7 -12/23 4 sessions of Training Program for members on Logical Thinking (11/17, 12/9,16,23)


1996

· 1/12-14 organized Joint College Camp of Poongmul (Buffalo, Stony Brook, Rutgers & etc. )

· 2/10-3/3 provided Open Poongmul Workshop

· 4/4-5 presented 1st Annual Korean American Film Festival at CUNY Graduate Center

· 4/29 co-presented 4.29 commemorative event with Hunter College Asian Studies Dept and CAAAV, we presented slide show

· 5/4 Performance of Poongmul at Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park at 17th Asian pacific American heritage Festival

· 5/xx Poongmul Play at Rally at Columbia Univ. to include ethnic studies in their school curriculum

· 5/11 organized cultural event with rally against city council woman, Julia Harrison whose racist remark was noted at NY Times

· 6/26-29 Poongmul workshop & performance at Rainbow Camp for adopted children

· 10/3 Samul Nori Performance at Columbia Graduate school international festival

· 10/18 Poongmul performance at Cornerstone benefit "PYRAMID"

· 10/xx Poongmul Play and march at Free Mumia Abu Jamal Walkathon

· 10/xx participated at Washington D.C. Rally against Welfare Reform

· 10/27 Poongmul & Samul Nori Performance at 'Asian significance in America' organized by Drew Univ. Student organization


1997

· 1/10 participated demonstration, 'International Solidarity for Korean Workers on General Strike' in front of Korean Consulate

· 1/18 presented January Poongmul Performance, 'Power to the Beat' with guest, 'Soh Daiko'

· 2/1-3/1 provided Open Poongmul Workshop

· 3/23 Performance of Poongmul at 'Vigil remembering Hwang, Young Xin' at Columbia Park, Chinatown

· 3/24 participated International Demonstration against the Deportation of Hundreds of Inranian Refugees from Turkey (Chris, Mijounga, Yongwook)

· 3/27 Poongmul Workshop to students at Parsons organized by Parsons Office of Liberal Studies

· 4/4 Sol Changgo and Samul Nori Performance to students from Midwood H.S. at the event called 'The Culture of Korea' presented by the Wolfe Institute for the Humanities Brooklyn College of the CUNY

· 4/7 Sol Changgo & Poongmul Performance at NY Union Theological Seminary Asian Cultural Night

· 4/13 A full length performance : Binari, Sol Changgo, Samul Nori and Poongmul at celebration event of 'Asian Awareness Month' at Mt. Holyoke College

· 4/26 KAFF97 'The Second Anual Korean American Film Festival' at the Swayduck Auditorium, New School for Social Research

· 5/4 Poongmul Performance at The American Museum of Natural History

· 5/10 Poongmul Performance at Senior's Festival organized by KA Senior Center

· 5/12 Poongmul Workshop to elementary school students organized by The American Museum of Natural History

· 5/24 Poongmul Performance at music concert of Choe Do Eun, cultural activist on labor movement, organized by Alliance for One Korea, Town Hall, Flushing

· 5/31 Binari, Samul Nori & Poongmul Performance at Cultural Event to raise funds for North Korea Famine Relief organized by Coalition to Share with People of North Korea, Flushing High School Auditorium

· 6/xx informed of grant $ 12,600 from NYFA

· 6/28 Performance of Poongmul at Rainbow Camp for adopted children at NY Albany

· 6/29 A full length performance : Binari, Sol Changgo, Samul Nori and Poongmul at International Festival of Arts & Ideas, New Haven, CT.

· 6/13-8/29 Minyo Workshop with Ki Young Lee

· 7/18-20 'Manhattan 1st St.' the play by Absent Theater, CKAC sponsored

· 8/6-8 A full length performance : Binari, Sol Changgo, Samul Nori and Poongmul at Celebrate Brooklyn, Prospect Park Bandshell

· 8/17 Poongmul Performance at Multi-Cultural Summer Fest presented by Flushing Jewish Community Council, Queens Theater in the Park

· 8/23 Exchange Workshop with Soh Daiko

· 9/10 One Day Workshop with Norum Machi, professional Poongmul group from Korea

· 9/12 Samul Nori & Binari Performance at 4th Annual NAKA Convention

· 9/27-10/25 organized Open Poongmul Workshop

· 10/18 Shinmyung Pae performed for "Hunger Project" at New York Hilton Hotel

· 10/24/98 Fundraising Party for Sangmo workshop at CKAC office featuring buffet dinner, saumulnori performance, a quiz and prizes and a surprise quest singer, Mr. Lee

· 10/31-11/2 Shinmyung Pae's annual retreat at Sound Beach, Long Island

· 11/7-10 First Sangmo Workshop

· 11/22 Shinmyung Pae performance at "Skip -A-Meal" campaign, organized by The Coalition for Sharing with the People of North Korea - Choun, Choony, John, Heeson, Chris

· 11/30 Shinmyung Pae moved to Margaret Yuen's Dance Studio, Manhattan

· 12/5 CKAC moved office space to 2nd floor , same building


1998

· 1/16,17 Shinmyung Pae's second annual "Power To the Beat, 98" , fund raising concert was held at the Hudson Guild Teater, NY. Guest artists Margaret Yuen's Chinese Folk Dance and Yi, Ki Young' s Korean Folk Song added variety to our new Sollchanggo , Samulnori, and Pangut repertoire.

· 1/30 4.29 Workshop Open House at CKAC office

· 1/31 First media study meeting "Watching the World Through Cinema"

· 2/8-18 Shinmyung Pae's Open Poongmul Workshop held at Margaret's Dance Studio