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Cultural clubs and Churches

University of Toronto offers a variety of clubs that are available to Korean language speakers. A notable club available for Korean language speakers and people interested in the Korean language and culture is The Korean Culture Club. Members of the Korean Culture Club share the common interest of enjoying the Korean culture. Here university students are able to learn more about the Korean culture and language by being immersed in Korean activities such as learning how to cook Korean food, learning about Korean pop music, and learning new words and phrases in the Korean language.

For Koreans of the Christian faith there are many churches available that conduct services in the Korean language. Specifically, there is one Korean Christian church located close to Koreatown on Bloor Street West. This church is available for students (located near the University of Toronto St. George campus) and Korean speakers who want their religious services conducted in the Korean language. Here Korean speakers are able to communicate with other followers of their religion in the Korean language. There are also many Korean community centres in Toronto, centres include the YMCA located down-town, and the Toronto Korean United Church (which acts as a community centre as well as a church).

Hansa Language Centre

At the Hansa Language Centre Korean language classes are available for those interested in learning or improving their knowledge of the Korean language. The Hansa Language Centre contains small classes that help provided students with a more personalized learning experience for learning the Korean language. This school specializes in teaching language courses to students who are serious about learning a new language and provides learners the best quality of teachers teaching the courses of Korean language.

More Social Resources

There are two Koreatowns in Toronto, one between Christie and Bathurst on Bloor, and the other near Yonge and Finch. These Koreatowns often have amenities one would find in Korea (e.g. karaoke bars, restaurants, hair salons, supermarkets, etc.).

The Korea Times, a popular Korean newspaper is available in Toronto (normally offered near Korean supermarkets), and there are also more less known Korean newspapers such as Korean Journal and Korea Central Daily. There are two Korean TV channels offered in Toronto, one being KBS World and the other being AllTV.

There are two major Korean festivals that happen in Toronto every year: one in the first week of June called the Dano festival, held at Christie Pits Park, with martial arts, music and dance presentations. The other is the Korean Harvest Festival in the fall at Mel Lastman Square, featuring Korean food, games, music and dancing.
For more about these festivals, you can visit their pages:
Dano Festival: http://www.koreatownbia.com/koreatown/dano/about%20dano.html
Harvest Festival: http://koreanharvestfest.com/