Once again, here is the yearly “Native Language Essay Writing Contest” for women marriage immigrants and their husbands. This is an annual event sponsored by the Research Institute of Asian Women of Sookmyung Women’s University in cooperation with the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family and KEB Hana Bank.
Share your experiences and join this contest. There is one for female marriage immigrants and another for their Korean husbands.
Marriage Immigrants
Who can join: Female married immigrants
Essay format: A4 size, max 3 pages, 11pt Times New Roman font, 160% spacing
Topic: Experience as a female immigrant in Korea (Choose one of the following)
~ My Experiences on Korean Culture (traditional culture, food, etc)
~ My Family Life (living with a Korean family, child rearing, child education)
~ My Economic Self-Reliance in Korea
~ My Traveling Story in Korea (travel)
~ Others (about your life in Korea)
Language: Your native language (Philippines: Filipino)
Submission of entry: May 1 ~ June 30
Awarding Ceremony: October 2016 *TBA
Prizes:
1 Grand Prize ~ 3,000,000 won
2 1st Runners-up ~ 1,000,000 won
3 2nd Runners-up ~ 700,000 won
5 3rd Runners-up ~ 500,000 won
How to enter:
By email ~ asianfem2@sm.ac.kr
By snail mail ~ 서울특별시 용산구 한강대로 259 ê³ ë ¤ë¹Œë”© 204호 숙명여ìžëŒ€í•™êµ 아시아여성연구소 (04322)
Remember:
~ Send your entry with your country of origin, name, language, phone number and address all written in Korean
~ Use only Hangeul (HWP) or MS Word program
~ Please follow the format
~ Entries will not be returned
For questions:
Tel_02-710-9177 / Fax_02-710-9006
Korean Husbands
Who can join: Korean husbands of women marriage immigrants
Essay format: A4 size, max 3 pages, 11pt Times New Roman font, 160% spacing
Theme: My Multicultural Family Life (any of the following topics)
~ Relationship with foreign-born spouse (ì´êµ ì¶œì‹ ë°°ìš°ìžì™€ì˜ 관계)
~ Parenting in multicultural family (ë‹¤ë¬¸í™”ê°€ì •ì—ì„œ ìžë…€ 양육)
~ Korean husband’s social life and relationship with the society (외êµì¸ 여성과 ê²°í˜¼í•œë‚¨ì„±ì˜ ì‚¬íšŒìƒí™œ ë° ì£¼ë³€ 관계)
~ Others (외êµì¸ ì—¬ì„±ì„ ì•„ë‚´ë¡œ 맞ì´í•œ ë‚¨íŽ¸ì˜ ìž…ìž¥ì—ì„œ ê²ªì€ ë‹¤ë¬¸í™” 경험)
Language: Korean
Submission date: May 1 ~ June 30
Awarding: October 2016 *TBA
Prizes:
First place: 1,000,000 won
Second place: 500,000 won
How to enter:
By email ~ asianfem2@sm.ac.kr
By snail mail ~ 서울특별시 용산구 한강대로 259 ê³ ë ¤ë¹Œë”© 204호 숙명여ìžëŒ€í•™êµ 아시아여성연구소 (04322)
2016 Native Language Essay Writing Contest