October 22, 2011 UTSA East Asia Institute

Kimchi Festival

October22,2011UniversityofTexasatSanAntonio

Celebrate Korea! OnSaturday,October22,2011,theEastAsia

Institute(EAI)hostedSanAntonio’sInauguralKimchi

Festival.Thiseventwasmadepossiblethrough

collaborationwiththeKoreanAmericanAssociation

ofSanAntonio(KAASA)andtheConsulateGeneralof

theRepublicofKoreainHouston.Thiscelebrationof

Koreanfoodandculturewasattendedbyover400

people.

Thefestivitiesbeganat2:00p.m.andguestswereinvited

tovisitboothsthathadbeensetupbyboththeEastAsiaInstitute

andtheKoreanAmericanAssociationofSanAntonio.Through

games,artsandcraftactivities,andshortpresentations,the

participantswereabletogaininsightintoKoreanculture.Many

wereattractedtothecraftboothswheretheymadeKoreanfans

withcolorfulfeathers,KoreanandAmericanflagornaments,and

Above:ChanggoDrumDanceLeft:Koreanpaperfolding

FactsaboutKorea‐KoreaisAsia’sthirdlargesteconomy

‐Koreaistheworld’s15thlargesteconomy

‐ThepopulationofKoreais48million(twiceasmanyasTexas)

‐ThesizeofKoreaisabout1/7ofthatofTexas

‐Koreaistheworld’snumberoneshipbuilder

‐Koreaistheworld’snumberoneDrambuilder

‐Koreaistheworld’snumberoneLCDmaker

‐Koreaistheworld’snumbertwomobilephonemaker

‐Koreaistheworld’snumberfivesteelproducer

San Antonio’s Inaugural Kimchi Festival

Korean Food and Cultural Fair

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SanAntonio’sInauguralKimchiFestival:

participatedinKoreanpaper

folding.Koreanchessandthe

Yut(four‐stickgame)booths

werealsosurroundedby

participantsofallages.

TheKoreantriviagame

ongeography,history,society,

economy,languageandculture

attractedmanyparticipantsas

well.Thosethatansweredthe

questionscorrectlywereable

tospinawheelandgetaprize.

Foodtasting,artandcraftactivities,presentations,games,drumanddanceperformancesandmore…

TheKAASAhadbooths

showcasingtheKorean

languageaswellascalligraphy.

Therewasalsoaninforma‐

tionalbooththatcoveredthe

TeachandLearninKorea

Program(TaLK)andEnglish

PrograminKorea(EPIK),

throughwhichEnglish‐speaking

studentsareabletoteach

EnglishinKorea.Onebooth

featuredUNESCOWorld

HeritageSitesinKoreaaswell.

Afterspendingtime

enjoyingthefair,guestswere

invitedtotheDenmanRoomto

heartheopeningremarks.

JuliusGribou,ExecutiveVice

ProvostofUTSA,wasthefirstto

speak.He introducedtheKimchi

Festivalandtalkedaboutthe

international communityof

“Globaleducationisthekeytosuccessintoday’spolitical,businessandacademicworld.UTSAispleasedtobepartoftheKimchiFestivaltohelppromoteawarenessonKorea,itssocietyandculture.”

‐JuliusGribou,ExecutiveViceProvostandSeniorInternationalOfficer

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UTSAalongwiththetiesthat

universityshareswithKorea.

Thenexttospeakwas

ShahrzadDowlatshahi,Chiefof

ProtocolfortheCityofSan

Antonio.Shespokenotonly

aboutthegrowingpopulationof

KoreansinSanAntonio,butalso

thesistercityrelationshipwith

Gwangju,locatedinSouthKorea.

Afterwards,JaiHunYang,

M.D.andPresidentofthe

KoreanAmericanAssociationof

SanAntoniotookupthemicto

speakaboutdifferenttypesof

Kimchiandthehealthbenefits

thatKimchiprovides.

Finally,ConsulYoung‐Ho

SonoftheConsulateGeneralof

theRepublicofKoreainHouston

welcomedtheguestsandmade

ashortpresentationonKorea.

Hediscussedafewbasicsfacts

aboutSouthKoreaanddivulged

intotheeconomictiesthe

countryhaswiththeUnited

States,andmorespecifically,

withTexas.Additionally,he

spokeaboutafewfamous

Koreans,suchasMichelleWie,

thefamousgolferandtheKoreanpopmusicgroup,Wondergirls.

Onceallofthewelcoming

remarkswerefinished,itwas

timefortheperformancesto

begin.Tokickoffthisportionof

thefestivities,TheSanAntonio

KoreanCommunitySchool

preformedtheTraditional

Koreanwayofgreeting.This

performancetaughtthe

audienceafewsimplegreetings

thatarestillusedtoday.

NextupwastheChanggo

Dance,presentedbytheKorean

AmericanCultureCenterofSan

Antonio.TheChanggoisan

hourglassshapeddrumthatis

themostwidelyplayedofall

Koreaninstruments.Oneside

hasabasssoundcalledKung

Pjon,whiletheoppositesideis

higherinpitchandiscalledCha

Pjon.Bothsidesaretunablein

relationtoeachother.Two

differentkindsofmallets

produceavarietyofsoundsthat

givetheimpressionthatafew

differentdrumsarebeingplayed

simultaneously.

SincetheChanggois

quitelightinweight,itis

effortlesstocarryanddance

with.Thisseamlessly

transitionedtotheModumbuk

Koreandance performance.

Modumbuk is a barrel shaped

drum with a round wooden body.

Both sides of the drum are

covered and the performer can

Fromtop:JuliusGribou,UTSA;SherryDowlatshahi,CityofSanAntonio;Dr.JaiHunYang,KoreanAmericanAssociationofSanAntonio;ConsulSon,ConsulateGeneraloftheRepublicofKoreainHouston;ChanggoDanceperformance

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hititusingeitherdrumsticksortheirbarehand.

UnliketheChanggo,however,theModumbukis

usuallyplacedontopofastandandisplayedfrom

eitherastandingorsittingposition.Apersoncan

playmultipleModumbukifheorshe

choosesto.Thisperformancewas

alsoprovidedbytheKorean

AmericanCultureCenterofSan

Antonio(KACC‐SA).

Afterbothdrum

demonstrations,KACC‐SA

introducedthefandance.This

particularstyleisoneofthemost

popularandappealingKoreanfolk

dances.Thedanceisusuallyperformedbyagroup

offemaleswithfoldingfansthathavefeathersat

theend.Thedancersopenandclosethefanstoa

foldingrhythm.Theclimaxiswhenthedancers

formabigflutteringflower.Thedancerswear

colorfulcostumessimilartothoseoncewornby

dancersoftheroyalcourt.

Thefinalperformanceofthedaywasa

sing‐a‐longwiththetraditionalKoreansong“ARi

Rang”ledbyB.J.YangfromKAASA.Yangsangita

coupleoftimeswithagroupofherstudents

beforeinvitingKoreanexchangestudentsfromUTSA

togouponstageandsingalongwiththem.Sheeven

invitedShahrzadDownlatshahitojoininaswellas

severalotherparticipantsfromtheaudience.

Whenalloftheperformanceswere

concluded,theKimchiportionoftheeventbegan.In

additiontothecontinuationofthefestivaland

boothactivities,theattendeeswereableto

enjoyvariousKimchiandKoreanfood

cateredbyIlSongGardenRestaurantand

KoreanaRestaurant.Thedishesprovided

were:Bulgogi(barbecuedbeef),KimchiBuchim

(Kimchipancake),JapChae(stirfriednoodleswith

vegetables),MiyukOieMuchim(seasonedseaweed

withcucumber),KongnamulMuchim(seasoned

yellowbeansprout),CheongpomukMuchim(mung

Changgo,ModumbukandtheKoreanFanDancefilltheDenmanRoomwithsound,musicandmovements

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beanjelly),Bap(steamedwhiterice),

BaechuKimchi(spicedfermented

Napacabbage),Kkakdugi(spiced

cubedradish),BakKimchi(white

kimchi),YangbaechuKimchi(cabbage

kimchi),Musaengcha

(spicedradishsalad),Oi

Kimchi(cucumber

kimchi),

Hopakmuchim

(seasonedsquash),

andOjingeh

Muchim(squid).

Whilethe

guestsenjoyed

thedeliciousfood,theywere

alsotreatedtoaKimchi

demonstrationsponsoredbytheIl

SongGardenRestaurant.Making

Kimchiisalongprocess.Alotofwork

hastogointomakingthispopular

sidedish.Thefermentingprocess

alonetakesatleasttwodaysto

complete.Although,mostpeople

wouldagreethattheeffortisworth

thewait.

Astheeventdrewtoaclose,

alloftheguestsseemedverypleased

withtheirexperiences.“Ithoroughly

enjoyedthefestival,”exclaimedone

youngparticipant,adding“Ilook

forwardtofutureevents!”Angelika

Rocha,aUTSAGrantand

ContractSpecialistalso

attendedthefestival.

“Ihadsuchawonderful

timelisteningtothe

speakers,watchingthe

wonderfulperformersin

theircolorful,distinct

traditionaldress,”shesaid.“I

watchedthefilmonhowto

makeKimchi.Itwasmyfirst

timetastingKimshiandIlikedit.The

foodwasdelicious!”

UTSA’sEastAsiaInstituteis proud to promote awareness,

appreciation and understanding of

East Asia in the Alamo City. We are

looking forward to organizing a bigger

Kimchi Festival with KAASA next

year, so stay tuned!

Fromtop:Koreanceramics,Koreanlanterns,singingARiLang,ChildrenfromtheSanAntonioKoreanCommunitySchool,Festivalparticipants

Left:GroupphotowithConsulSon

UTSAEastAsiaInstitutehttp://www.utsa.edu/eai210.458.4943eai@utsa.edu