Cultures and Politics of Korean Peninsula Will Be Explored

Tom Plate, clinical professor and distinguished scholar of Asian and Pacific Studies at Loyola Marymount University, will discuss Korean Peninsula cultures and politics Tuesday, Nov. 27, from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Scott Pavilion at the Pasadena Senior Center, 85 E. Holly St.

The free presentation, open to members and non-members of the Pasadena Senior Center, will be the final event in the fall term of The Masters Series, which embraces and promotes lifelong learning.

The Korean Peninsula, which consists of North Korea and South Korea, is surrounded on three sides by water and is bordered on the north by China and Russia.

Plate is the founder of the Asia Pacific Media Center at Loyola Marymount University and the Asia Pacific Arts Center at USC. He is a columnist whose writings on Asia appear in newspapers throughout that continent and the Middle East. His best-selling Giants of Asia book series features transcribed conversations with prime ministers of South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.

There will be a question-and-answer period following Plate’s presentation.

For more information or to be placed on the mailing list for the winter term of The Masters Series, email pamk@pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-685-6756.

For more information about the programs and services of the Pasadena Senior Center, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org.

Founded in 1960, the Pasadena Senior Center is an independent, donor-supported nonprofit agency that offers recreational, educational, wellness and social services to people ages 50 and older in a welcoming environment. Services are also provided for frail, low-income and homebound seniors.