Two-Day Conference | Chicago, Illinois
Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies
70 Years and Beyond
About the conference
Northwestern University, Mu Films, and Me & Korea are pleased to announce Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond, a free conference taking place at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL in memory of Dr. Sue-Je Lee Gage.
The conference will take place over two days, from April 13 -14, 2024, and reflects on the origin and legacies of the world’s largest transnational adoption program seventy years after its inception.
Bringing together scholars, activists, adopted individuals, first families, journalists and filmmakers, conference speakers will offer new perspectives that challenge and expand our understanding of adoption’s beginnings in the context of war and militarism, while exploring present-day consequences of South Korea’s industrialized adoption practices on adopted Koreans and their first families.
Event Website & REGISTRATION
Click here for more info, a full conference agenda, and to reserve your conference ticket.
IN MEMORIUM
This conference is being held in honor of anthropologist Dr. Sue-Je Lee Gage, pioneering scholar of Amerasians in South Korea, change maker, and beloved teacher and mentor, whose talents and interests spanned the fine arts, the humanities, and the social sciences.
For more information about the Sue-Je Lee Gage Sunlit Residency, please visit sunlitresidency.com.
EVENT Details
Attendance to the conference on both days is free. However, if you wish to enjoy our catered meals and refreshments on-site each day, please be sure to purchase our add-on meal option when you register. Purchasing the meal add-on is optional, and not required to attend.
Optional Saturday meal cost: $30 (includes lunch, evening reception and refreshments throughout the day)
Optional Sunday meal cost: $20 (kimbap to go and refreshments throughout the day)
TRAVEL AND ACCOMMODATIONS
We have negotiated discounted rates at three hotels. Both are within half a mile of the conference location. For both properties, the group blocks are listed under “Chicago Adoptee Conference.”
GRADUATE HOTEL EVANSTON
Williamsburg-style hotel built in 1927. Please note the elevators at this hotel are being renovated, and it is not accessible. The elevators should be operational by mid March, however, please book knowing it is possible that elevators may still be under renovation at the time of check in.
$189 USD/Night (One Queen Bed)
$189 USD/Night (Two Double Beds)
$239 USD/Night (King Corner Room)
HYATT HOUSE CHICAGO/EVANSTON
Pet friendly hotel with apartment style guest rooms. Perfect for sharing with another friend. Breakfast is included.
$239 USD/Night (King); $249 USD/Night (Two Queen)
Reserve by 3/12 to receive discounted rate
HILTON ORRINGTON/EVANSTON
A less expensive option, especially for single occupancy. Breakfast is not included.
$195 USD/Night (King)
Reserve by 3/13 to receive discounted rate
AIR TRAVEL
Look for flights into O'Hare (ORD) or Midway (MDW). ORD is the closest hub to Northwestern University Evanston, IL Campus.
Conference dates:
April 13-14, 2024
(Saturday: 8:30am-8pm; Sunday: 8:30am-1pm)
Conference Location & maps:
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL
(Detailed maps and location to be announced!)
Contact us at conference@meandkorea.org with any questions.