Hello and welcome to the first Korea Law Center Summer Newsletter! 

 

My name is Sean Cho, the Community Fellow at the Korea Law Center.  It's a pleasure to be writing to you today!  As Community Fellow of the Korea Law Center, my role is to foster community within the Korea Law Center and its stakeholders.  I hope this is the start of a wonderful dialogue between all of us!

 

I would also like to introduce my colleague Yujin Choi, also a Research Fellow you might already know from previous Korea Law Center engagements. She is willing to offer any help if you have any questions navigating the current situation.

 

 In light of the current global pandemic, the importance of community has become paramount.  With this in mind, the Korea Law Center is proud to present a recurring series highlighting Korean culture as well as topics relevant to the community.  Our goal is to provide useful content to stimulate thought and serve as a gateway and build a robust community centered around Korean culture.  In the coming weeks, expect useful discussions on how to approach the new normal in a post-COVID world and discussion with members in the legal and broader community on current issues.  An upcoming topic will be Karen Shin's (Professional Profile)presentation on the California Consumer Privacy Act. Please join us at noon, Pacific Time, on Monday June 1, 2020.  The sign-up link to the presentation can be found here.  Questions for Karen Shin can be submitted in the survey linked below.

 

Additionally, On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 3pm, the UCI Center for Critical Korean Studies will host the Zoom talk "Korea's Response to COVID-19: A Lesson To Be Learned."  Please RSVP here to join.

 

Without further ado, our first week's topic will be on Cooking at Home!

With many states entering another week of stay-at-home orders, many people have turned to home cooking as a way to reduce stress and stay grounded.  In the process of cooking more meals at home, we've turned away from "foodie culture," aesthetically pleasing food that at times may require niche ingredients or is unrealistic to the home cook, and returned to our roots of making food with ingredients readily available and with a bit of ingenuity.  For me, this involves delving into my grandmother's recipes and making foods that were usually served at her kitchen table.  Not only were they delicious, but they reflected the creativity and adaptability that the Korean-American community used to find their way in new situations, this pandemic included.  Today we are making a recipe that is refreshing and simple, to beat the summer heat, and make use of ingredients available in most of our pantries, 계란장조림, or Korean-style marinated eggs. 

 

 

We have also included a versatile Kumquat jam that can be used in drinks, mixed with yogurt, or spread on toast.  The recipe can be found in the file below.

What have been some of your favorite dishes to make recently?  The survey link to submit your comments and feedback can be found in here.  We would love to hear from you by Friday, May 22nd in order to prepare the submitted questions for the next newsletter.  Thank you for your understanding.

 

Next week we will review our favorite take-out places in the Orange County and Los Angeles Area.  If you have any suggestions for your favorite places to get take-out, please submit recommendations of your favorite places in the survey or by reply email!