“SEOUL – From August 6th to 9th, Asia Society Korea Center hosted the third annual Summer Camp for children of multicultural families. Launched in 2011, the Summer Camp was created to offer the children a meaningful educational experience during the school break at no cost to the families. Providing for the children of disadvantaged multicultural families is a relatively new phenomenon in Korea, as it has not traditionally been a destination country for immigration. Through this year’s Summer Camp, twenty elementary school students had an opportunity to receive personal mentoring and nurtured their identities as global citizens. This year’s educational initiative was jointly sponsored by the Lotte Foundation and Hyosung Group.

With the generous participation of the embassies of India, Japan, and the Dominican Republic in Korea, the children were able to have hands-on experiences with traditional Indian dance, Japanese culture, as well as Latin American music and dance.”

– Excerpt from Asia Society Korea Center’s blog.

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As a photographer, I have to adopt to many different environments and atmospheres. It enables me to meet a wide range of people from different walks of life and widen my perspective. When doing NGO and charity work, I feel like I’m giving back something, however small it may be. That’s what matters and what I love most about photography.

It was delightful spending time with these kids and capturing moments. When taking photographs of kids, you tend to look back and get in touch with your inner child. Kudos to the ASKC staff and interns for all their hard work. Be sure to read all about the summer camp on Asia Society Korea Center’s blog  and check out the other work that I have done for Asia Society Korea Center.