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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.
2011-12 Donors:
Mr. & Mrs. William T. Jackson
Dr. & Mrs. Heun Young Yune
Mr. & Mrs. Heung Chul Moon
Dr. & Mrs. Hee-Myung Park
Dr. In Sook Seo
Mr. & Mrs. Jaeyon Lee
Dr. & Mrs. Han Won Paik
Dr. & Mrs. Young Soo Suh
Dr. & Mrs. Moo Nahm Yum
Dr. Hwi Yul Suh
Dr. & Mrs. Bong Hyun Chang
Mr. & Mrs. Dal Soo Kwon
Dr. & Mrs. Hyo Sang Lee
Mr. & Mrs. Sung Jae Park
Dr. & Mrs. Kun Hong Kim
Mr. & Mrs. JaeYun Kim
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Lee
