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Mon, July 4, 2022 | 20:43
Prime minister's message: For more diverse, inclusive society
Prime minister's message: For more diverse, inclusive society
Greetings, beloved children. I'm Kim Boo-kyun, prime minister of the Republic of Korea. You are receiving very special awards today. Yang Geun-mo, Noh Yeon-kyeong, Jun Blessing, Lee Yu-rim, Wu Zhengxiu, Lee Jeong-in, Ban Jun-hwi, Jo Un-ol, Pak Olga, Han Ga-in and Pyo Yoon-seo - I congratulate all of you 11 award winners.
Kim Rahn | 2021-12-09 09:04
  • 11 talented students honored in Multicultural Youth Awards
  • Multi-talented student from biracial background inspires others
  • Judge's comment: Award winners stand as hope for multicultural Korea
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding middle school students
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding middle school students
Lee Yu-rim is in her second year at Hopyeong Middle School, Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. Born to a Japanese father and a Korean mother, Lee is an exemplary student who developed her linguistic talents with diligence and excels in her academic performance. Lee plays a leading role on her school's student council as the vice president. She helped lead the zero waste challenge ...
Lee Hae-rin | 2021-12-09 09:03
  • Multi-talented student from biracial background inspires others
  • Judge's comment: Award winners stand as hope for multicultural Korea
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding high school students
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding high school students
Born to a Vietnamese mother and a Korean father, Lee Jeong-in is a second grader at Goseong High School, Goseong, Gangwon Province. Having spent her early childhood in Vietnam, Lee put in a lot of effort to develop her multilingual communication skills. She won medals at an annual bilingual speaking competition, two years in a row, in Korean and Vietnamese. Lee displays great...
Lee Hae-rin | 2021-12-09 09:03
  • Multi-talented student from biracial background inspires others
  • Judge's comment: Award winners stand as hope for multicultural Korea
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding volunteer
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding volunteer
Born to a German mother and a Korean father, Jo Un-ol is a third grader at Chonbuk Mechanical Technical High School in Iksan, North Jeolla Province. Jo has a keen eye for environmental problems inside and outside of school and offers creative solutions while leading multiple volunteering projects.
Lee Hae-rin | 2021-12-09 09:03
  • 11 talented students honored in Multicultural Youth Awards
  • Multi-talented student from biracial background inspires others
  • Judge's comment: Award winners stand as hope for multicultural Korea
[INTERVIEW] Rediscovered cache of color photos gives life to ordinary people of postwar Korea
[INTERVIEW] Rediscovered cache of color photos gives life to ordinary people of postwar Korea
In December 1902, 102 people flocked to Wolmi Island to climb aboard a ship en route to Hawaii, a land of new hopes and possibilities, marking the start of the first wave of Korean immigrants to America (Hawaii was annexed as an American territory in 1898). As they toiled in sugarcane plantations under the grueling heat, the majority of these migrant workers - who initially h...
2021-12-09 09:03
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding elementary school students
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding elementary school students
Noh Yeon-kyeong, born to a Vietnamese mother and a Korean father, is a sixth grader at Shinha Elementary School in Icheon, Gyeonggi Province. She was elected as leader of the student representative group of the school and class leader this year. She took action to meet her pledges made during the student council election, such as preparing face masks for those who forget to w...
Lee Hae-rin | 2021-12-09 09:02
  • Multi-talented student from biracial background inspires others
  • Judge's comment: Award winners stand as hope for multicultural Korea
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Special awards
[Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Special awards
Pak Olga is third grader at Kyongil High School of Tourism and Business Management, Ansan, Gyeonggi Province. Born in Uzbekistan, she is a fourth generation of Goryeoin - ethnic Koreans who settled in the Central Asian region over 80 years ago. Pak is proud of her grandfather who fought for Korea's independence while it was under Japan's colonial occupation.
Lee Hae-rin | 2021-12-09 09:02
  • 11 talented students honored in Multicultural Youth Awards
  • Multi-talented student from biracial background inspires others
  • Judge's comment: Award winners stand as hope for multicultural Korea
Multi-talented student from biracial background inspires others
Multi-talented student from biracial background inspires others
Yang Geun-mo, 16, is a multi-talented student at Geumsan Hitech High School in Geumsan County, South Chungcheong Province. Born to a Vietnamese mother and a Korean father, Yang is one of the top students in the vocational training school, praised by teachers for his hard-working attitude and kindheartedness in offering help to those in need.
Lee Hyo-jin | 2021-12-09 09:01
  • 11 talented students honored in Multicultural Youth Awards
  • Judge's comment: Award winners stand as hope for multicultural Korea
  • Prime minister's message: For more diverse, inclusive society
  • [Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding elementary school students
  • [Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding middle school students
  • [Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding high school students
  • [Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Special awards
  • [Winners of 10th Korea Multicultural Youth Awards] Outstanding volunteer
Orchestras unveil star-studded 2022 concert line-up
Orchestras unveil star-studded 2022 concert line-up
Amid the pandemic entering its third year, Korea's orchestras have recruited foreign conductors as their music directors, roles which have long been held by Korean nationals. Chung Myung-whun, for instance, served at the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra (SPO) for nine years since 2006 and Chung Chi-yong served at the Korean Symphony Orchestra for four years since 2018.
Park Ji-won | 2021-12-07 17:01
Singer-artist Solbi wins top award at Spanish art festival
Singer-artist Solbi wins top award at Spanish art festival
Singer and artist Kwon Ji-an, better known by her stage name Solbi, won the Grand Artist Award at The Premi International d'Art de Barcelona held in Spain, her agency MAP Crew said in a press release on Monday.
Kang Hyun-kyung | 2021-12-06 15:22
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