UCLA Center for Korean Studies http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea Facilitate cutting-edge research about Korea at UCLA en-us Los Angeles Times highlights Korean documentary The directors of the documentary film "Memory of Forgotten War" were interviewed in the Los Angeles Times prior to the screening of their film at the UCLA James Bridges Theater on May 8. The film was one of two documentaries that opened the "Ending the Korean War" conference organized by the UCLA Center for Korean Studies, May 8–10. http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=131746The Complicated Lives of Gay Men in South KoreaAccording to anthropologist John Cho, single gay men in South Korea retreated from gay life in the wake of the 1997 Asian banking crisis and began to concentrate on making money, while married gay men became much more active in the gay community. http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=131293Symposium brings together experts to discuss human rightsAbuses against children, political prisoners and families among the topics addressedhttp://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=125976Grad shares insight into how Olympic Games changed a nationUCLA Center for Korean Studies and The Korea Times-Hankook Ilbo Endowment for Contemporary Korean Studies launches new lecture series that aims to bring prominent speakers to campus to share their expertise on current issues of great interest to both Korean-Americans and non-Koreans. http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=124978North Korea facing acute food shortages, says expertMercy Corps operations director urges prompt action to ease North Korean food crisis.http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=122341Korean Unions Must Embrace Marginalized Workers, Says Key Figure in MovementSim Sangjeung, a prominent labor organizer who spent years on the run as South Korea made its democratic transition, addressed an audience of about 55 in UCLA's Moore Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 23, saying that her country's labor movement would have to change dramatically to avoid becoming irrelevant.http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=120046Korean Culture Lessons Fill Gap for TeachersSince the teacher education program on Korea got its start in 2004, the UCLA Center for Korean Studies has supported KAFE's model of community engagement, sending renowned faculty members to lead training sessions and helping with programming. By way of a week-long, annual summer institute and other programs, CKS has reached out to roughly 2,000 school administrators and teachers from around the United States in recent years.http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=119437Prolific, Renowned Ko Un Brings his Poetry to UCLAThe former Buddhist monk and activist for Korean democracy brings a distinctive voice to campus, two weeks after marking a milestone in his career, the completion of "Ten Thousand Lives."http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=115042Symposium Looks at Today's KoreaA multidisciplinary group of Korean studies experts engaged a UCLA audience in discussion of contemporary issues facing the peninsula, at a symposium sponsored by the Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles.http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=114088East Meets West in Scholar John DuncanDirector of the UCLA Center for Korean Studies and a leading light on pre-modern Korea, Duncan has lived comfortably in two cultures since the late 1960s. Duncan is receiving the Korea Foundation Award in Seoul for a lifetime of contributions to Korean studies worldwide.http://www.international.ucla.edu/korea/article.asp?parentid=113294