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Gon Bae| ê±´ë°°!

Celebrating 75 years of Korean Australian Friendship

Toast & Taste

7 to 7.45PM | NETWORKING & REFRESHMENTS

Grand Foyer

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Welcome!

Enjoy delicious Korean food, soju tastings, and network with community members, artists, and guests.

Cultural Performances & Special guests

7.35 to 9PM | REFLECTIONS, MUSIC & STORIES

Long Room

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Samulnori Cultural Drum Performance

Sori

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Ribbon Hat Dance - Yeoldu-bal Sangmo

Sori

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Gon Bae

75 Years of Friendship Video

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Gon Bae toast

Karen Kim, Brian Kim

 

Battleground Story

David Hundt, Reg Elder, Catriona Elder

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Reflection

Dr Elaine Pratley

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Traditional Fan Dancing - Buchae Sanjo

Sori

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Immigrant Stories

Dohee Kim, Peter Park

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Violin Performance

Sujie Kim accompanied by Sean Kim

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Raffle

Hoju Soju

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Immigrant Story - XM2: Backyard to Hollywood

Stephen Oh

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Fashion Parade: Evolution of Hanbok

Hanbok Australia

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K-POP Performance: Dynamite, Golden

Mistaken Dance Crew

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Arirang

KOWIN

Our Guest Speakers

Leaders, veterans, immigrants and cultural ambassadors sharing their stories from 75 years of Korean–Australian

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David Hundt

Associate Professor of International Relations

Deakin University

Dohee Kim

Dohee Kim

Secretary of Australia Korea Young Professionals Association - AKYPA

Reg Elder

Reg Elder

Radio Technician for the Australian Army

serve in Korea in 1956

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Peter Park

AKYPA

Son of the First Immigrants

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Dr Elaine Pratley

Peacebuilder & Advocate

Rotary Peace Fellow

Stephen Oh

Stephen Oh

CEO of XM2

World-class Aerial Cinematography

Cultural Performances

Showcasing of Korean culture, from traditional music, dance, and attire to contemporary performances and community connections.

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Sori

Korean Cultural club promoting the Korean culture through the sounds of music and instruments

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Min Jung Kim

Director of Korean Culture Club Sori

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Sujie Kim

Melbourne based violinist and Bachelor of Music Performance student at Melbourne Conservatorium of Music.

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Sun Young

Founder of Hanbok Australia

Sean Kim

Sean Kim

A Korean-Australian pianist

Bachelor of Music (Honours) (BH-MUS), the University of Melbourne

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Mistaken

RMIT University’s official K-Pop dance crew

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KOWIN

A global network that empowers and connects Korean women

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