Film: Koryo Saram (The Unreliable People)
The Library of Congress Asian Division Friends Society and the Korea Foundation
jointly present
"Koryo Saram (The Unreliable People)"
An award-winning film by Y. David Chung and Matt Tibble.
Date: Thursday, October 9, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:20 pm
Location: Mumford Room, Madison Building
101 Independence Avenue SE, Washington, DC
Metro stop: Capitol South on the Blue/Orange Line
The Korea Foundation and the Library of Congress Asian Division Friends Society will be hosting the special film screening. Reception will begin at 6pm at the Mumford Room Alcove. The event is free and open to the public.
“Koryo Saram” is the term Koreans who live outside of the homeland call themselves. At the turn of the century, large migrations of Koreans fled to the eastern shores of Russia to escape famine in their own country; they sought better living conditions in the border towns of Eastern Russia. Russian Korean communities flourished until the Stalin era when immigrant groups (termed “unreliable people”), particularly Soviet Koreans, were exiled to the barren western steppes of Central Asia. The struggle and survival of the Koryo Sarams is the subject of the documentary.
Svetlana Kim, a Soviet-Korean émigré and Board member of ADFS with Director Suh Ah-Jeung Suh of the Korea Foundation will introduce the film event. Film co-director and producer, Y. David Chung will talk about the making of the documentary. Korean Film Scholar, Sueyoung Park-Primiano, also a Florence Tan Moeson Fellow will provide a brief background on Korean Films.
From October 1st through the 17th a Soviet-Korean Book Exhibit will be on display from 9-5pm at the Asian Reading Room, LJ150, Jefferson Building, located at 10 First Street SE.
The Asian Division Friends Society has been at the vanguard of programs that highlight its Asian Collections. Membership in the Society provides advance notice about its future programs and invitations to special events. The Korea Foundation has provided integral support in the growth of the Library’s Korean Collection database and is an enthusiastic sponsor of programs that bring the history and traditions of its people to the general public.
For information about the Library’s film event, contact Dr. Anchi Hoh (202-707-5673), Sonya Lee (202-707-2991) and the Korea Foundation (202) 419-3400. Additional information on Koryo Saram is available at http://www.koryosaram.net
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