8/15/2022 Contact: [Dr. Eun-Hee Koo]
Phone: [408-314-8218 ]
Email: [ klacfsf@gmail.com]
San Jose, California, Aug. 14, 2022 — The Korean Language and Culture Foundation (KLACF) hosted a festival, teaching historically significant yet unfamiliar Korean metal printing type, Jikji, the extant oldest metal printed book in the world. After Dr. Eun-Hee Koo, the Chairperson of Board of Directors of KLACF, gave a welcoming remarks, Carmen Montano, Vice Mayor of City of Milpitas, Seung Chung, San Francisco president of UN PEACEKOR, and Hyeonsuk Lee, director of Cheongju Early Printing Museum, welcomed the participants and gave congratulatory remarks for aspiring members of Korean Youth Advancement of Culture (KYAC). The KYAC members presented the significance, importance and the history of Jikji, the extant oldest moveable metal type book in human history which precedes Gutenberg Bible by 87 years.
The festival was divided into three parts: opening ceremony, presentations by KYAC members, and events held at each booth featuring Jikji. Participants in the festival pledged to the Korean Flag, sung the Korean Anthem and kept silent for the martyrs. After the opening ceremony with guests, a total of five groups presented their works. The first group shared misinformation about Jikji which are featured in public websites such as UNESCO and the members’ success in fixing the misinformation. The following group presented their video which mainly introduced truths about Jikji. The third group briefly introduced their instagram posts, and the fourth group exhibited their stop-motioned images, teaching the details of Jikji’s history.
Before the last group, which hosted a kahoot game, set up for their game, the chairperson of KLACF, Dr. Eun Hee Koo announced California Legislature Assembly’s Resolution on Jikji Day, September fourth. KYAC members received a total of three different awards from the guests and Dr. Koo: City of Milpitas Mayor’s certificates for all KYAC members for volunteering the event, the letter of appointment for advertising Jikji and Jikji Leader's certificate from Dr. Koo. Members who certified the awards took group photos after each certification.
Before turning into the last part of the event, a couple of Milpitas High school students danced Ive’s Love Dive and Le Sserafim’s Fearless. Even as non-Koreans, because of their passions and excellent performances in Kpop, Dr. Koo awarded them a certificate of Accommodation, appreciating their inspiration.
After the dance performances, KYAC’s Jikji presenters opened three booths for participants and KYAC members: Jikji writing booth, Hanbok booth and Jikji promoting booth. In the Jikji writing booth, participants took photos of their writings with brushes and Korean ink, and the booth had the paper copied-version of Jikji. In the Hanbok booth, the participants wore Korean Royal clothes such as the King’s crown. In the last booth, the participants received free Jikji items such as bookmarks with designs of Jikji and pamphlets for Jikji, made by Cheongju Early Printing Museum.
As the event proceeded towards the end, every participant and KYAC member in the room took the group photo. The KYAC team for Kahoot game hosted a 7-questions game, and they rewarded the Korean fan to the first-placed winner.
During the festival, participants and members were able to enjoy and learn about the importance of Jikji, and the event ended as the booths closed up.
Written by Jaehyeong Lim, KYAC officer
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