Aram Hur
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Aram Hur is a South Korean teacher, educator, publisher, lecturer, and social activist.
, South Korea on March 4, 1971, and grew up in Busan
. She received her BA and MA from Pusan National University
and has lectured on literature, philosophy, art, linguistics and educational studies.
bookstore for young people
which also hosts public events, educational movements, and social activities; it is a combination of nonprofit book publisher, magazine (Humanities Magazine for Youths "INDIGO+ing"), bookstore, after-school course program, and community center. She is a founding member and chief director of Indigo Youth Book Fair. And she recently opened a vegetarian restaurant, Ecotopia - the combination of the words: ‘ecology’ and ‘utopia’, which has became a favorite cafe of many young idealists in the environmental and global-justice movements.
Biography
Aram Hur was born in MiryangMiryang
Miryang, often spelled Milyang, is a city in Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea. Neighboring cities include Changnyeong to the west, Cheongdo to the north, Ulsan to the east, and Yangsan, Gimhae, and Changwon to the south. The city bird is the Korean magpie, the city tree is the pine, and the...
, South Korea on March 4, 1971, and grew up in Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...
. She received her BA and MA from Pusan National University
Pusan National University
Pusan National University is one of ten flagship Korean national universities and a leading university in South Korea...
and has lectured on literature, philosophy, art, linguistics and educational studies.
Career
She is the chairperson of Indigo Book Company which is located in Busan, South Korea (인디고 서원). Opened on 28 August 2004, it is a humanitiesHumanities
The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....
bookstore for young people
Young People
Young People is a 1961 Mexican crime film directed by Luis Alcoriza. It was entered into the 11th Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Teresa Velázquez - Olga * Julio Alemán - El Gato* Adriana Roel - Alicia...
which also hosts public events, educational movements, and social activities; it is a combination of nonprofit book publisher, magazine (Humanities Magazine for Youths "INDIGO+ing"), bookstore, after-school course program, and community center. She is a founding member and chief director of Indigo Youth Book Fair. And she recently opened a vegetarian restaurant, Ecotopia - the combination of the words: ‘ecology’ and ‘utopia’, which has became a favorite cafe of many young idealists in the environmental and global-justice movements.
Publications
- My Beautiful Girl, Indigo (2005)
- Theme and Variations Vol. I/II (2006)
- Happy Readings in Indigo Sowon (2007)
- Toto meets Morrie-Humanities Class with Teacher Aram (2007)
- Youths with Creative Passion, Dreaming a Better World (2007)
- Living a Dream: A journey of Young Creative Idealists (2008)
- Youths dream of Righteous World, Communicating with the World (2009)
- This I Believe (2009)
- INDIGO+ing Bi-monthly Humanities Magazine for Youth (Korean/English), started 2006
- INDIGO Quarterly Humanities Magazine for Young People (English), started 2010
- Re-evaluation of Values: A Journey in Search of Core Values (2010)
Awards
- The Korea Publication Ethics Commission (2007) - Grand Prize
- The People Who Make Our World Brighter (2007) - Environment Foundation
- Everest Summit Award (2008) - Nepal Government & Today's Youth Asia
- Young Achievers Award (2008) - TYA
- Young Korean Award (2009) - Grand Prize (First Winner)