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My best friend is married to a great man who was adopted from Korea. He doesn't know much about the culture and heritage, but she wants their two children to know and learn about it.
Can any of you recommend any books or sites that we could look at? I was able to find a limited selection of Koren Children's stories on Amazon when my niece was born, but I was hoping to find something better for as she grows (she's almost 3, and my nephew is 5 months)
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I recently bought two books for my kids. Bee-bim Bop by Linda Sue Park is a cute book about a family making and eating the Korean meal Bee-bim Bop. It includes a recipe.I also bought K is for Korea. Each letter of the alphabet is associated with a Korean item. A is for Arirang (folk songs), B is for buchaechum (the fan dance), etc. Both books are very cute.As for sites, how about learning hangul? Talk to me in Korean has free lessons.[url=http://www.talktomeinkorean.com/lessons/level-1-lesson-1/]Level 1 Lesson 1 – Hello, Thank you | Talk To Me In Korean[/url]And learn to cook some fabulous Korean dishes. YUM.[url=http://aeriskitchen.com/2008/06/hoddeok/]Hoddeok (호떡) | Aeri's Kitchen[/url]Since the baby is still so young, maybe the parents can have a tol (traditional first birthday party)![url=http://www.lifeinkorea.com/culture/tol/tol.cfm]Child's First Birthday (Tol)[/url]
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Another thought about once the children are a little older. Do you have culture camps nearby? Usually they are for children who were adopted from other countries, but I have seen some culture camps advertise that they welcome 2nd or 3rd generation Koreans, or have specific sessions just for them. So your friends might want to look into Korean culture camp. They are usually for school aged kids (ages 3 or 4 thru high school) and seem really fun.