I AM KOREAN AMERICAN

Description

Despite the fact that more than 2,300,000 Koreans live in the United States, Korean history and culture is conspicuously absent from most educational curricula. Spotlight Korea seeks to rectify this omission by becoming a multimedia resource for students and educators.

Spotlight Korea is a non-profit organization, founded under the auspices of The Korean American Project, to enhance the presence of Korean history, culture, and art in primary and secondary schools throughout the United States. Spotlight Korea will become the only site in the world to focus solely on Korean history, art, literature, and culture while providing interactive children’s activities, lesson plans for educators, and a singular multimedia experience. We aim to share, through East-West cultural dialogues, both the fascinating traditions of ancient Korea and the extraordinary vibrancy of modern Korea.

Our vision is twofold: to enhance the presence of Korean history and culture and the stories of Korean Americans in primary and secondary schools throughout the United States, and to instill a stronger individual and community identity in Korean American children. As the site develops it will include lesson plans and teaching resources for educators, games and interactive features for students, and a variety of journalistic and multimedia content for the general public.