Become a Member
* We respect differences in opinions, experience and backgrounds.
* We are all responsible for making sure Sahngnoksoo remains a space where experiences typically marginalized in the Korean community – especially those of queer, adopted, and multiracial people – are centered.
* We strive to support the participation and inclusion of members who are learning English, by speaking Korean and/or interpreting if possible and taking time to make sure everyone understands.
* We strive to support the participation and inclusion of members with children.
* We struggle together, assuming everyone is coming with the best intentions.
* We promote self-care for ourselves and each other.
* We hold ourselves and one another accountable for our membership responsibilities.
Membership Responsibilities
* Commit to the Sahngnoksoo Mission and Shared Agreement.
* Pay membership dues on a sliding scale.
* Participate in two actions per year in support of Sahngnoksoo (e.g. volunteering on a committee, making calls or sending emails in response to a call-to-action, making additional monetary or in-kind donations, etc.)
Email us if you're interested in becoming a member!!!
Study Group
- Japanese occupation of Korea and the Korean resistance movement.
- Nuclear weapons in North Korea and the non-proliferation treaty.
- History of Korean immigration in the U.S.
- Racism in the U.S.
- Transnational adoptee movement.
- History of U.S. militarism in Asia.
Study groups are always open to everyone.
Our next study group, on the history of the Korean reunification movement in Korea and the U.S., will be on Sunday August 10 with Professor Hyun Hwan Kim, a leader in the US-based reunification movment, on the history of the Korean reunification movement in Korea and the U.S.
August 10 @ 6pm, Nihonmachi Terrace (6th and Main in the International Dist
Pungmul
Pungmul is easy to learn, so join us! We practice regularly – usually every two weeks – and drum at local marches and rallies. Contact us for time and place.
SPAM Video
At the Community Strategic Training Institute’s "Media Making for Activism" workshop, two of our members made a discovery: Where the US military goes, SPAM follows. South Koreans, whose government reluctantly hosts the most US military bases in the world, and Filipinos, whose history of US occupation is even longer, love SPAM. SPAM has practically become a staple of the Hawaiian and Guamanian diets and also holds a special place in many Native American and African American cuisines. In each of these cultures, SPAM is transformed as an ingredient in our most traditional comfort foods.
The ubiquitous can of meat is a common thread in the cultures of virtually all peoples colonized or occupied by the United States. Even while the US has perpetrated cultural and literal genocde, SPAM has wormed its way into our hearts, now occupying a central place in our kitchens around the world. Exploring US militarism through SPAM, Sahngnoksoo will make a documentary film using interviews, art, and, of course, cooking demonstrations. The film can then be used to spark conversations about militarism, capitalism, and internalized oppression, starting from a personalized (and hopefully, humorous and entertaining) perspective. We plan to collaborate with other people of color impacted by US militarism in the creation, screening and distribution of the film.
Join us as we begin writing and production!
Meetings are the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of every month at the Wing Luke Asian Museum!
Email for more info!