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Hong Pu
Ph.D. Student in Language Education and Volunteer
Hong Pu is passionate about language education. As an EASC volunteer, she has taught Chinese to kindergarteners, shared Chinese culture at a middle school, and demonstrated calligraphy to college students. She plans to work as a teacher, researcher, and administrator at a teacher’s college when she returns to China, and her volunteer work has given her a unique opportunity to learn about the American education system while also sharing Chinese language and culture. “I really appreciate how EASC acts as a bridge connecting IU’s international students and the Bloomington community,” she says. “These experiences in the U.S. will undoubtedly have an influence on me as a language educator in China.”
Society of Friends of Korean Studies
The Society of Friends of Korean Studies (SOFOKS), a private fundraising organization, is a committed union between community and higher education ensuring continued support for Korean studies and young Korean studies scholars at Indiana University.
History
In 1983 under the leadership of Heun Y. Yune, M.D., now Professor Emeritus of Radiology at the IU School of Medicine, a group of business professionals and IU faculty in Indianapolis formed SOFOKS to encourage the development of Korean studies at IU. Since its founding, SOFOKS members have donated more than $190,000 to support students and faculty engaged in studying Korean language and culture, providing for, among other things, an annual fellowship for graduate students and an annual Excellence in Korean Studies award for undergraduates.
In commemoration of the 25th anniversary of SOFOKS in 2008, founder Dr. Yune wrote a fable expressing the longstanding commitment between the once fledgling Korean studies program and its supporting community of SOFOKS members. Read the fable (PDF or Word), and view a timeline (PDF) of the development of Korean studies at IU.
To join the Society of Friends of Korean Studies, easc [at] indiana [dot] edu (contact us).
Make a gift to the Korean Program Fund.
2008-09 Donors:
Mr. Jung Hwang Ahn
Mr. Young Jun Bang
Mr. Cheonwoo Byun
Mr. & Mrs. Chun Byun
Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Chae
Mr. & Mrs. Bong Hyun Chang
Mr. Eugene Ju Chang
Mr. Jason Chang
Mr. Young Rak Chi
Mr. Dongho Cho
Mr. Kiheon Cho
Mr. Sung Ho Choi
Mr. Yooseok Hong
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Jackson
Mr. Benjamin Joowon Jun
Mr. Hong-Min Jun
Mr. Jerry Jung
Mr. Chul Jin Kim
Dr. Dongsoo Kim
Mr. Jae Y. Kim
Mr. John Kim
Dr. Kun Hong Kim
Mr. Ock Tae Kim
Dr. & Mrs. Seung Soo Kim
Mr. Yang Re Kim
Mr. YongSeo Kim
Dr. Yong Soo Kim
Mr. & Mrs. Dal Soo Kwon
Dr. & Mrs. Okey Kwon
Mr. & Mrs. Jaeyun Lee
Mr. Kang Neung Lee
Mr. Kwang Kyu Lee
Dr. Robert Lee
Mr. Yun Ho Lee
Mr. Keum Sook Lim
Mr. & Mrs. Changik C. Paik
Dr. Chinok Paik
Dr. & Mrs. Han Won Paik
Mr. & Mrs. Sung Jae Park
Mr. Yung Ki Park
Mr. Kyung Soo Shim
Dr. & Mrs. Young Soo Suh
Mr. Alex Wang
Mr. James Yi
Dr. & Mrs. In Taik Yoon
Dr. & Mrs. Heun Young Yune
Mr. Toddy Zoller
