PB&J 29 Sunday August 17

PB&J 29: Benefit Showcase for Migrant Trade Union
6:30pm-8:30pm
Agitpunkt in Hongdae – www.agitpunkt.org/blog or 02-323-9606
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A night of film, performance, music, readings and poetry in translation. In conjunction with KEEP (Korea Exposure Education Program), PB&J is honored to present a benefit showcase for Migrant Trade Union. Featuring poet Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, who will be reading from her debut collection, and the incisive musical stylings of comedian PK, this Sunday’s performance also showcases video from artists Jane Jin Kaisen and Bum Lee, and readings from Su-Yoon Ko, Krystn Lee, Chee Wan Kim, and one of the PB&J organizers.

About the Beneficiary
The Migrant Worker Trade Union works to protect and promote the human and labor rights of the approximately 400,000 migrant workers living and working in Korea. In addition to individual support, such as direct mediation on behalf of workers who are not receiving wages or compensation for industrial accidents, MTU is also working on a broader scale to establish a work permit system, stop forced deportations and to legalize all undocumented migrant workers. http://mtu.or.kr

About the Artists
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
Poet, librettist, teacher, and critic, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs was born in Wonju, South Korea. Paper Pavilion (White Pine Press 2007) is her debut poetry collection. She lives in Minneapolis. www. jkwondobbs.com

Jane Jin Kaisen
A visual artist working with film, video, performance, text, and photography, Jane is a co-founder of UFOlab, and the collective Chamber of Public Secrets. www.janejinkaisen.org

Chee Wan Kim
A Korean who writes for Americans, an adult who writes for children, Chee Wan Kim is a 2008 graduate of the New School’s MFA program and lives and works in New York City.

Su-Yoon Ko
Su-Yoon Ko is an adoptee. In Minnesota she was involved in theater, drumming, and was 1/3 of Mongrel, a spoken word group, until she relocated to Seoul and co-founded Adoptee Solidarity Korea. www.adopteesolidarity.org

Annie Koh
A full-time instigator and part-time editor, Annie is working on finishing her masters degree in Korean Studies and translating testimonies by former comfort women.

Bum Lee
An animation artist and freelance illustrator, Bum was born in Korea and raised in New Jersey. After graduating with a degree in computer animation in 2006, he received a Fulbright grant to study animation theory in Korea. www.bumlee.com

Krystn Lee
Krystn Lee is a lover of languages, a writer of fiction, and a teacher of literature. Most recently seen taking Spanish classes in Guatemala and on her way to Columbia,she is currently on her way to completing a short story collection

PK
A Los Angeles based Korean American comedian and the founder and director of Prokreation Productions as well as Kollaboration, the annual Korean American talent showcase. www.prokreation.com

Cho Sungjoon
A second generation corean american from New York  and a member of Nodutdol for Korean Community Development and (TRACK) Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Community of Korea