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Debbi and Joan are available to speak on a variety of topics related to Korean art and handicrafts and their personal journey to learn about and share them with Western audiences.  They also conduct workshops on wrapping gifts with bojagi, or Korean wrapping cloths.


January 28, 2020
“Sharing East With West: The Spirited Handicrafts of Korea”
Lifelong Learning Series: Asian Art and History
Artis Naples
5833 Pelican Bay Blvd.
Naples, FL 34108
https://artisnaples.org/programs/asian-art-history-012820


October 11, 2019
Gyeonggi Suwon International School
451, Yeongtong-gu
Suwon-si
Gyeonggi-do, South Korea


October 8, 2019
Chadwick International School
45 Art Centerdae-ro, 97gil
Yeonsu-gu
Incheon., South Korea


June 14-15, 2019
Korean Heritage Camp
Snow Mountain Ranch
Fraser, Colorado


April 4, 2019 – 11:00 am
Camp Humphreys United Club luncheon
U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys
Pyeongtaek, South Korea


May 10, 2017 – 9:30 am
Seoul Foreign School: Namsan International Kindergarten
8, Dasan-go 8-gil
Jung-gu
Seoul, South Korea


May 17, 2017
Seoul International Women’s Association
Conrad Hotel Seoul
10 Gukjegeumyung-ro
Yeoeuido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul, South Korea
http://siwapage.com/activities/events/siwa-coffee-morning-201705/


October 27, 2016 — 7:00 pm
Making It Happen Outside the Box
American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Professional Women’s Committee
The Ritz-Carlton Seoul
120 Bongeunsa-ro
Yeoksam 1(il)-dong, Gangnam-gu
Seoul, South Korea
http://www.amchamkorea.org


October 27, 2016 — 10:30 am
Sharing East With West
American Women’s Club Korea
Asterium Centreville Building
Hangang-daero-30-gil, Yongsan-gu
Seoul, South Korea
http://www.awckorea.com


May 14, 2016 — 9:30 – 11:30 am
A Closer Look at Some of Our Favorite Handicrafts
ASIA Families Korean Culture School
United Korean Presbyterian Church
7009 Wilson Lane
Bethesda, MD 20817
http://www.asiafamilies.org


December 2, 2014 — 6:30 pm
The Beauty of Korean Arts and Crafts
The Korea Society
950 Third Avenue, Eighth Floor
New York, NY 10022
https://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/item/761-beauty-korean-arts-crafts 


November 19, 2014 — 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Webinar: An Adoptive Parents’ Perspective on Exposing Children to Their Birth Culture
Children’s Home Society of Minnesota
http://www.chlss.org


October 19, 2014 — 11:00 am – 2:00 pm
Korean Connections Family Workshop
The Modern Family Center at Spence-Chapin
410 E. 92nd Street
New York, NY 10128
http://www.spence-chapin.org


September 21, 2014 — 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
Family Reunion Anniversary Celebration
Children’s Home Society & Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota
Luther Seminary Field  — Como Avenue & Eustis Street
St. Paul, MN  55108
http://www.chlss.org


July 26, 2014
Lucy and Ethel Go to Korea and Write a Book About It!
Camp R.I.C.E.
Pearlstone Conference and Retreat Center
5425 Mount Gilead Road
Reisterstown, MD 21136
http://www.asiafamilies.org


July 18, 2014
How to Wrap with Bojagi ~ Korean Wrapping Cloths
Camp Moo Gung Hwa
Duraleigh Korean Presbyterian Church
5408 Duraleigh Road
Raleigh, NC 27612
www.koreanculturecamp.net


July 18, 2014
Lucy and Ethel Go to Korea and Write a Book About It!
Camp Moo Gung Hwa
Duraleigh Korean Presbyterian Church
5408 Duraleigh Road
Raleigh, NC 27612
www.koreanculturecamp.net


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Featured Events

May 17, 2017 — 9:30 – 11:30 am
Seoul International Women’s Association
Conrad Hotel Seoul
10 Gukjegeumyung-ro
Yeoeuido-dong, Yeongdeungpo-gu
Seoul, South Korea
http://siwapage.com/activities/events/siwa-coffee-morning-201705/

October 27, 2016 — 7:00 pm
Making It Happen Outside the Box
American Chamber of Commerce in Korea Professional Women’s Committee
The Ritz-Carlton Seoul
120 Bongeunsa-ro
Yeoksam 1(il)-dong, Gangnam-gu
Seoul, South Korea
http://www.amchamkorea.org

October 27, 2016 — 10:30 am
Sharing East With West
American Women’s Club Korea
Asterium Centreville Building
Hangang-daero-30-gil, Yongsan-gu
Seoul, South Korea
http://www.awckorea.com

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