미국에서의 풍물 - 그 뿌리와 여정
In this article, I will endeavor to trace the roots of p`ungmul in the United States. These roots have stretched across the Pacific Ocean to be nourished in cities as distant as Honolulu, Los Angeles, Chicago and Philadelphia. From the fieldwork and research that I have conducted over the past year and from my experience being involved in p`ungmul in the US over the past 10 years, it is evident that p`ungmul activity in the United States is rather diverse, transnational, interconnected and significant. Though only a small fraction of the million or more Koreans that live in the United States express themselves through p`ungmul, p`ungmul has managed to persevere over the past 15 years, and is a ubiquitous component of Korean cultural events across the nation. Tracing the roots of p`ungmul in the US is not only an exploration of past origins, it is a mapping of its routes: the journeys of people, instruments, recordings, videos, books and ideas, all of which have helped to nourish a full-fledged p`ungmul movement in the United States. Given that the p`ungmul movement in the United States is constantly in a state of change and development, the objectives of this article are to: ⅰ) present a historical perspective of p`ungmul in the US; ⅱ) report on the current state of p`ungmul groups, introducing types of organizations and repertoire and lastly; ⅲ) explore p`ungmul`s role in the process of defining Korean American communities and identities. In general, it is my goal to stress not only the important connections that have been forged within the United States but also the vital transnational ties that have been developed between South Korea and the US
Downloadable Article, 2001