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                     2006 & 2007 
          Sejong Writing Competition 
                              
                              
                              
            Winners Essay 
            Winners Essay 
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                              
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                       Publisher: Sejong Cultural Society 
                          Chicago, Illinois, USA  
                             June, 2007
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                                                                Table of Contents 
                                                                              
                        
                                                                                                                        
                               About the Sejong Writing Competition ……………..…………………………………  5 
                                                                                                                        
                               Winners List ………………………………………………………………………………………  6 
                                                                              
                                                                    2006 Winners 
                                                                                                                        
                               Clara Yoon …………………..……………….   (2006 Senior, 1st)………...……...........                     8 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                              nd
                               Jennifer Kim …………………...……………   (2006 Senior, 2 ) ...........................            10 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                             rd
                               Jessica Lim.......…………………….……......   (2006 Senior, 3 ) ............................    12 
                                                                                                                        
                               Jiyoung Kim ……………….………….……   (2006 Junior, 1st) ………...……………..  14 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                             nd
                               Sarah Honchul ……………………….…….   (2006 Junior, 2 ) ………………………  16 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                             rd
                               James Paik …………………..………....……   (2006 Junior, 3 ) ……………………….  18 
                                                                              
                                                                    2007 Winners 
                                                                                                                        
                               Jay Lee ……………………………….…………   (2007 Senior, 1st) ……………...……….  20 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                              nd
                               Christine Sun-Ah Kwon ……….…..……   (2007 Senior, 2 ) ………………………  22 
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                             rd
                               Cecilia Ahn ……………………...…..………   (2007 Senior, 3 ) ……………………….  24 
                                                                                                                        
                               Eunice Lee …………………………...………   (2007 Junior, 1st) ………….…………….  26 
                                                                                                                        
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                               Michael Chung ….……………..……………   (2007 Junior, 2 ) ………….…………...  28 
                                                                                                                        
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                               Andrew Song …….………………....………   (2007 Junior, 3 ) ………….……………  30 
                                 
                                                                                                                        
                               About the Judges …………………………………………………………………….…………..  32 
                                                                                                                        
                               About the King Sejong The Great .…………………………………………………...….  36 
                                                                                                                        
                               About the Sejong Cultural Society ……………………………………………….…..….  37 
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                     Sejong Cultural Society Programs 
                                
                             Upcoming Programs 
               The Fourth Annual Sejong Music Competition 
               (November 2007), Winners Concert (January, 2008) 
               The Third Annual Sejong Writing Competition  
               (TBA in the beginning of 2008) 
               The Second Sejong Korean-American Music Composition Competition  
               (TBA in spring of 2008) 
                             Programs completed 
               Sejong Music Competition 
               (first, second & third annual competitions in 2004, 2005, & 2006) 
               Sejong Writing Competition 
               (first  & second annual competitions in 2006 & 2007) 
               Sejong Korean-American Music Composition Competition 
               (first competition in 2005) 
               “East Meets West: Music with Korean Themes” Concert 
               Part of “Silk Road Chicago 2006 Summer project" (Aug 19, 2006) 
                           Programs in Planning Stages 
               Sejong Art Competition 
               (TBA, 2010) 
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