King Sejong’s Invention of Hangeul: In the Perspective of US Scholars at at UCLA Center for Korean Studies

The academic conference is held at UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library on Tuesday, May 9, 2017, for local residents, college students, and academic parties interested in Hangeul. The Director of Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles Nakjung Kim will deliver a congratulatory speech, followed by a speech by the Director of the National Hangeul Museum, Chulmin Kim, on the function and vision of the Museum. Professor John Duncan, the Co-Director at UCLA Center for Korean Studies, Professor Sung-Ock Sohn, faculty member at UCLA Department of Asian Language & Cultures, and Chad Walker, a PhD candidate at USC, will present lectures and lead discussions on the significance of the creation of Hangeul, outstanding characteristics of Hangeul as a phonetic alphabet, and its education environment. 

Using this academic conference as a momentum, National Hangeul Museum and UCLA Center for Korean Studies will continually collaborate to promote Hangeul-related academic research, and exchange and form business systems for Hangeul-related enterprises. 

1. FORUM

▶ Title : King Sejong’s Invention of Hangeul: In the Perspective of US Scholars

▶ Date and Time : Tuesday, May 9, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.

▶ Location : UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library

▶ Hosts : Korean Cultural Center Los Angeles(Director Nakjung Kim), National Hangeul Museum (Director Chulmin Kim) 

▶ Special Speaker : John Duncan (Director of UCLA Center for Korean Studies)

▶ Moderator : Namhee Lee (Professor at CSULA)

▶ Other Speakers : Sung-Ock Sohn (Professor at UCLA), Chad Walker (USC PhD Candidate), Seonkyung Jeon (Ph.D. in Korean Linguistics), Jennifer Jung-Kim (Ph.D. in Korean History) 

▶ Contact Information : National Hangeul Museum (82-2-2124-6452/ dharma72@korea.kr) or Seunghoan Roh (323-936-3025/seung822@kccla.org)