COLLECT STORIES / ARCHIVE COLLECTIONS / RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT / EXHIBIT AND SHARE
In cooperation with its network of academic and historical institutions, the CARE (Collect, Archive, Research, Exhibit) PROJECT augments the standard narratives of historical research and education inspired by an award-winning documentary Fading Away.
CARE Projects, 501-c-3, reveals the important personal experiences that make up history. In discovering a visual record of these life stories, CARE Project recovers true personal accounts before they fade into obscurity. Restoring, preserving, archiving, and exhibiting these images for public accessibility, establishes a new resource for researchers and educators and builds a greater emotional and intellectual bond with the past.
CARE Project shares its findings digitally through its website and social networks as well as physically through exhibitions, publications, and the holdings of academy institutions.
빠르게 변해가는 현대를 살아가고 있는 우리들은 과거로부터 전해오는 소중한 기억들을 잊어가고 있습니다. The C.A.R.E. Project 는 현 세대로 인해 점점 사라지고 잊혀져 가고 있는 그 유산들을 수집(collect), 기록 복원하고 (Archive), 조사 연구하며 (Research), 이후 전시를 통해 (Exhibit) 다음 세대에게 전달하여 올바른 교육이 되고자 합니다.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
The ambitious goals and objectives of the CARE Project are multifaceted and complex, necessitating a wide range of resources, partnerships, and expertise. This entails working with academic and historical institutions to supplement standard narratives of historical research and education, as inspired by the award-winning documentary Fading Away. The CARE Project’s efforts are centered on unearthing and preserving personal experiences that comprise the history and have the potential to be lost or forgotten over time. These efforts include resurrecting true personal accounts before they fade into obscurity, restoring, preserving, archiving, and displaying them for public consumption.
• Empower and inspire youth by implementing mentoring programs (Heroes and Legends) that offer one-on-one opportunities for them to acquire lifelong learning and reach their full potential.
• Assist youth in overcoming the negative effects of adversity, especially those from single-parent households, low-income neighborhoods, and families dealing with parental incarceration.
• Make available guidance and support to assist youth in developing the skills, knowledge, and resilience required to succeed in today’s complex and rapidly changing environment.
• Restore, preserve, and exhibit personal experience images to create a valuable resource for understanding and engaging with the past.
• Encourage academics and advocates to work together across disciplines to address the multifaceted issues confronting vulnerable populations.
• Build a better future by learning about the struggles, triumphs, and aspirations of others motivating them to work towards a more just and equitable society.
• Continue developing documentary films related to history and discoveries with students and youth as their practical training.
• Expand Heroes and Legends youth mentoring project to major cities around the world.
BOARD MEMBERS:
Christopher HK Lee, Founder/Chairman
The project management team, led by Christopher HK Lee, brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table and is well-equipped to address the project’s complex challenges. Lee, as a visionary leader, understands the importance of implementing a variety of methodologies throughout the project’s funding cycle to ensure its success.
This approach will allow the team to identify and address the project’s youth’s unique needs and circumstances, while also leveraging their personal experiences to inform and enrich the project’s historical research and documentary film productions.
By taking this comprehensive approach, the project hopes to empower and educate youth while also strengthening their emotional and intellectual ties to the past through recovery and education
Jae Ku, Ph.D, Director
He is the President of Life Long Lessons, an education consulting firm and the Chief Operating Officer at EUM Culture America. He was most recently the Director of the U.S.-Korea Institute (USKI) at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies.
He has taught at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, Brown University, and Yonsei University (Seoul, Korea). His research interests are: Inter-Korean Relations, U.S.-Korea relations, and Democracy in Asia. He has been a recipient of both the Fulbright and Freeman fellowships. He received his Ph.D. from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, and A.B. from Harvard University.
Jiyoung Lee, Secretary