Welcome to the Intercultural Institute of California (IIC)

We would personally like to welcome you to the Intercultural Institute of California (IIC). We are extremely proud of our distinctive curriculum and outstanding roster of instructors who make this a rich and rewarding place to learn English as a second language, engage in Korean language, arts, and culture, as well as, receive a Master of Arts degree in Korean Studies.

Located in a classic San Francisco Victorian manor house in the heart of the City, IIC has become a prominent institution for offering innovative and personalized education.

The institute grew out of the growing need for cultural awareness and understanding between Western societies and nations of the Pacific Rim. IIC is truly unique in its approach with courses and seminars on topics ranging from politics, history, and language to religion and culture.

We encourage you to explore our website and take a look at our diverse course offerings today!


UPCOMING EVENTS & NEWS!

Korean Center is proud to be a Community Partner for Korean Heritage Night at AT&T Park
on May 12th. Join us for a Wednesday night showdown with the division-rival San Diego Padres. Featuring Korean cultural performances on the field prior to the game, special seating, and commemorative Korean-themed Giants t-shirt that is only available through this ticket offer. Click here to learn more.

The Korean Ministry of Education, Science & Technology invites qualified undergraduate students(also graduate students) to apply for the Korean government scholarship to teach and learn in Korea.

‘ TaLK (Teach & Learn in Korea) ' program and 'EPIK (English Program in Korea)' program English Version

‘ TaLK (Teach & Learn in Korea) ' program and 'EPIK (English Program in Korea)' program Korean Version

Movie file of ‘ TaLK (Teach & Learn in Korea) ' program

Wednesday, May 19th 6:00pm program,
7:00pm reception with Korean refreshments

A discussion with Dr. Sharon Perry , Senior Research Scientist from the Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Stanford University, and Science Fellow with the Stanford Freeman-Spogli Institute, Center for International Security & Cooperation.

The Stanford-led Bay Area Tuberculosis Consortium was organized in 2007 to promote opportunities for professional collaboration with North Korea on mutual interests in TB control. For the past two years, Dr. Sharon Perry has directed the DPRK TB Health Policy Project, which seeks to develop opportunities for academic exchange on tuberculosis control. Dr. Perry will discuss the consortium's work with the DPRK Ministry of Public Health to develop the country's first laboratory with capacity to diagnose tuberculosis by culture and drug susceptibility testing. Implications of the project for regional and Pacific Rim TB programs will also be discussed.

About the Speaker: Sharon Perry is a senior research scientist from the Division of Infectious Diseases, School of Medicine, Stanford University, and science fellow with the Stanford Freeman-Spogli Institute, Center for International Security & Cooperation. Sharon Perry and her team were recently featured in the New York Times for their cutting-edge humanitarian work in North Korea. In an unprecedented collaboration between U.S. and North Korean tuberculosis experts, Perry has been leading a team of U.S. medical specialists working with doctors from Pyongyang's Ministry of Public Health to develop the country's first diagnostic laboratory for drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB).

Dr. Perry's medical research has focused on the immuno-epidemiology of tuberculosis, for which she is a recipient of an NIH K23 career development award. During 2008, in collaboration with CISAC and APARC, she organized the Bay Area Tuberculosis Consortium to host a delegation of North Korean physicians to visit Bay Area TB programs and discuss opportunities for mutual cooperation. She holds a BA, mcl, in History and Economics from Boston University, and an EdM in Social Policy from Harvard University, and completed her PhD in Epidemiology at UCSD.

Global health diplomacy: This lecture is framed around the critical issue of “health diplomacy” as a way to engage North Korea, and comprises Part II of the Global Health Diplomacy subseries of the “North Korea: Human Face” program. An emerging field of global policy, international health diplomacy is a cutting-edge field that interfaces between foreign policy, public health, and law and economics.

More on Global Health Diplomacy:

World Health Organization

WHO Report – Global health diplomacy: training across disciplines

New York Times Article on Dr. Sharon Perry's DPRK TB Health Policy Project

Location: Korean Center, Inc./1362 Post Street, San Francisco, CA

RSVP's recommended. Please RSVP to CandaceChui@iic.edu