RESUME for David A. Mason
EDUCATION:
1990 - 97 Graduated 8/97 with a Masters' Degree in Korean Studies
from the GSIS of Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.
Focus was on the History of Korean Culture, Religion and Philosophy.
1985 - 87 Masters' Degree in Education from American Pacific University in
Costa Mesa (Los Angeles), California.
Thesis subject: Oral Testing of English as a Foreign Language.
May 1981 Graduated from California State University, San Francisco,
with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in {Oriental} Philosophy.
PUBLICATIONS:
August 2007 Research articles “Appreciation of Korean Green Tea and its
Cultural History, Parts I & II” were published in Lotus Lantern, the
English magazine of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Spring &
Summer 2007, Vol. 29 & 30, pages 16~19 in both.
July 2007 Research Paper Jiri-san: Sacred Aspects and Assets published
in the Korea Tourism Research Association’s Journal:
Gwan-gwang-Yeongu-Jeoneol Volume 21, No. 2, pages 407~422.
May 2007 Research Paper Sacred Aspects and Assets of Taebaek-san
was Published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea:
Transactions Volume 81, 2006, pages 111~132.
Sept. 2005 Passage to Korea best-selling coffee-table book with photos
by Marc Verin and long essays & captions written by myself, by Hollym.
May 2003 산신 the translation into Korean of SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAINS
by Hollym International Publishing Corp., Seoul and New Jersey.
Sept. 2001 Academic Article: "The Revival of San-shin as a Key Figure in
Korean Religious Culture" presented to the KICKS 2001 conference at Keimyung
University of Daegu City; published in their volume of the proceedings Exploring the
Origin of Homo Koreanus, Academia Koreana, Daegu-shi, Dec. 2001.
Spring 2001 Contributing Editor of Riding Through History on Seoul Subway
(a book translating and explaining the names of all 500 stations) by Prof. Jeremey
Seligson of Hanguk University of Foreign Studies. Not yet published in full.
2000 Major feature article: "Taebaek-san and Its Ceremony to Heaven"
published in the Winter 2000 issue of the academic journal Korean Culture,
by the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.
1999 Major book: SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAINS:
Korea's San-shin and Traditions of Mountain-worship,
by Hollym International Publishing Corp., Seoul and New Jersey. Researched
and written 1988-1999. Reviewed and reported on in many media. Awarded as
"Best Book on Korean Culture" by Korea's National Academy of Sciences, in 2002.
1997 Korea a comprehensive Travel-Guide, 4th Edition, by Lonely Planet.
co-authored with Robert Storey; written in late 1996. No longer in print.
1993 KOREA: A Sensory Journey, essays on Korea by David Mason with
photos by Marc Verin; published by Woojin, Seoul. Still in print.
1991 Researched and wrote academic journal article on the history and
significance of the Sam-hwangje Baehyang, a 300-year-old Korean Neo-Confucian
Ceremony (first study of this subject, ever). Published in the Korea Journal,
Autumn 1991 edition, UNESCO, Seoul.
1987 Researched and wrote two textbooks: POSCO Business English published
by Pohang Steel Company in August 1987; and Modern Hotel English,
published by Hollym Publishing, Seoul, in July 1988 and re-printed 8X since,
used by Holel-service college-level programs all over Korea.
1990 - 97 Graduated 8/97 with a Masters' Degree in Korean Studies
from the GSIS of Yonsei University in Seoul, Korea.
Focus was on the History of Korean Culture, Religion and Philosophy.
1985 - 87 Masters' Degree in Education from American Pacific University in
Costa Mesa (Los Angeles), California.
Thesis subject: Oral Testing of English as a Foreign Language.
May 1981 Graduated from California State University, San Francisco,
with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in {Oriental} Philosophy.
PUBLICATIONS:
August 2007 Research articles “Appreciation of Korean Green Tea and its
Cultural History, Parts I & II” were published in Lotus Lantern, the
English magazine of the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism, Spring &
Summer 2007, Vol. 29 & 30, pages 16~19 in both.
July 2007 Research Paper Jiri-san: Sacred Aspects and Assets published
in the Korea Tourism Research Association’s Journal:
Gwan-gwang-Yeongu-Jeoneol Volume 21, No. 2, pages 407~422.
May 2007 Research Paper Sacred Aspects and Assets of Taebaek-san
was Published in the Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Korea:
Transactions Volume 81, 2006, pages 111~132.
Sept. 2005 Passage to Korea best-selling coffee-table book with photos
by Marc Verin and long essays & captions written by myself, by Hollym.
May 2003 산신 the translation into Korean of SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAINS
by Hollym International Publishing Corp., Seoul and New Jersey.
Sept. 2001 Academic Article: "The Revival of San-shin as a Key Figure in
Korean Religious Culture" presented to the KICKS 2001 conference at Keimyung
University of Daegu City; published in their volume of the proceedings Exploring the
Origin of Homo Koreanus, Academia Koreana, Daegu-shi, Dec. 2001.
Spring 2001 Contributing Editor of Riding Through History on Seoul Subway
(a book translating and explaining the names of all 500 stations) by Prof. Jeremey
Seligson of Hanguk University of Foreign Studies. Not yet published in full.
2000 Major feature article: "Taebaek-san and Its Ceremony to Heaven"
published in the Winter 2000 issue of the academic journal Korean Culture,
by the Korean Cultural Center in Los Angeles, CA.
1999 Major book: SPIRIT OF THE MOUNTAINS:
Korea's San-shin and Traditions of Mountain-worship,
by Hollym International Publishing Corp., Seoul and New Jersey. Researched
and written 1988-1999. Reviewed and reported on in many media. Awarded as
"Best Book on Korean Culture" by Korea's National Academy of Sciences, in 2002.
1997 Korea a comprehensive Travel-Guide, 4th Edition, by Lonely Planet.
co-authored with Robert Storey; written in late 1996. No longer in print.
1993 KOREA: A Sensory Journey, essays on Korea by David Mason with
photos by Marc Verin; published by Woojin, Seoul. Still in print.
1991 Researched and wrote academic journal article on the history and
significance of the Sam-hwangje Baehyang, a 300-year-old Korean Neo-Confucian
Ceremony (first study of this subject, ever). Published in the Korea Journal,
Autumn 1991 edition, UNESCO, Seoul.
1987 Researched and wrote two textbooks: POSCO Business English published
by Pohang Steel Company in August 1987; and Modern Hotel English,
published by Hollym Publishing, Seoul, in July 1988 and re-printed 8X since,
used by Holel-service college-level programs all over Korea.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE:
2005 - 2008 Full-Time Professor of Korean Tourism for
KyungHee (Gyeonghui) University, Seoul.
College of Hotel and Tourism Management
2005 Communications and P. R. Director for the UNWTO ST-EP
Foundation headquarters office in downtown Seoul.
2003 - 2005 Adjunct Professor [Gyeomin-gyosu] of Korean Tourism
for Hanyang University's Graduate School of International Tourism
2001 - 2005 Tourism & P.R. Consultant for the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Korean Government,
Project Team for Visit Korea Years 2001-2002, the
Ambassador of Tourism and Sports, and the
Korea Culture and Tourism Policy Institute.
I worked on the Promotion of Inbound Tourism, writing original content for web-sites
and brochures, writing speeches and articles, answering interviews,
correspondence, arranging events and promotional projects, researching tourism
conditions and reporting on them, recommending improvements, guiding tours for
foreign tourists to Korean cultural & historic sites, educating Korean tour-guides,
editing & proofreading of all written productions from these offices.
2001 - 2006 Proofreader for the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Lotus Lantern (its English-Language quarterly magazine) and other publications.
1990 - 2005 Many lectures and guided tours nationwide on the history of Korea,
with strong emphasis on cultural and religious development, for: the
Royal Asiatic Society - Korea Branch, the Korea Youth & Student Travel
Service, Fulbright Education Commission, the Korea International Education
Development Organization, Hanyang University Graduate School of Tourism
Management, and the Lotus Lantern International Buddhist Center -- all in Seoul.
1999 - 2000 Yonsei University, Maeji Campus, Wonju City, Kangwon
Province, Korea: Assistant Professor in the Department of English Literature.
Responsible for curriculum design, text-creation / selection, class planning,
instruction in beginning and intermediate English Conversation and Writing (9-15
hours per week), and evaluation of student progress.
1988 - 1997 Kangwon National University, Chuncheon City,
Kangwon Province, Korea: Assistant Professor in the Department of English
Education. Responsible for curriculum design, text-creation / selection, class
planning, instruction in beginning and intermediate English Conversation and
Writing (12-15 hours per week), and evaluation of student progress. Also, Senior
Lecturer for the Kangwon Provincial Teacher's Training Institute in
Chuncheon and Gangneung (providing intensive Refresher and Upgrade Courses
for Middle and High School Teachers, every Summer and Winter).
1987 Pohang Iron and Steel Company [POSCO], Pohang City, Korea:
Training Institute; Responsible for curriculum design, text-creation / selection, class
planning, instruction in beginning and intermediate Business, Tourism, and
Conversational English, and evaluation of student progress.
1986 Kyeongju Tourism Training Institute, run by the Korea National
Tourism Organization (KNTO), Kyeongju City: Teacher of Tourism English.
Authored new Hotel English textbook for school use.
1984 - 85 North Star Center, run by North Star Education Foundation, at Harbin
Hot Springs in Middletown, California: Lecturer on Oriental Philosophy and Culture;
also resort manager.
1981 - 83 Various English Conversation teacher jobs in Seoul and Taipei, Taiwan.
2005 - 2008 Full-Time Professor of Korean Tourism for
KyungHee (Gyeonghui) University, Seoul.
College of Hotel and Tourism Management
2005 Communications and P. R. Director for the UNWTO ST-EP
Foundation headquarters office in downtown Seoul.
2003 - 2005 Adjunct Professor [Gyeomin-gyosu] of Korean Tourism
for Hanyang University's Graduate School of International Tourism
2001 - 2005 Tourism & P.R. Consultant for the
Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Korean Government,
Project Team for Visit Korea Years 2001-2002, the
Ambassador of Tourism and Sports, and the
Korea Culture and Tourism Policy Institute.
I worked on the Promotion of Inbound Tourism, writing original content for web-sites
and brochures, writing speeches and articles, answering interviews,
correspondence, arranging events and promotional projects, researching tourism
conditions and reporting on them, recommending improvements, guiding tours for
foreign tourists to Korean cultural & historic sites, educating Korean tour-guides,
editing & proofreading of all written productions from these offices.
2001 - 2006 Proofreader for the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism
Lotus Lantern (its English-Language quarterly magazine) and other publications.
1990 - 2005 Many lectures and guided tours nationwide on the history of Korea,
with strong emphasis on cultural and religious development, for: the
Royal Asiatic Society - Korea Branch, the Korea Youth & Student Travel
Service, Fulbright Education Commission, the Korea International Education
Development Organization, Hanyang University Graduate School of Tourism
Management, and the Lotus Lantern International Buddhist Center -- all in Seoul.
1999 - 2000 Yonsei University, Maeji Campus, Wonju City, Kangwon
Province, Korea: Assistant Professor in the Department of English Literature.
Responsible for curriculum design, text-creation / selection, class planning,
instruction in beginning and intermediate English Conversation and Writing (9-15
hours per week), and evaluation of student progress.
1988 - 1997 Kangwon National University, Chuncheon City,
Kangwon Province, Korea: Assistant Professor in the Department of English
Education. Responsible for curriculum design, text-creation / selection, class
planning, instruction in beginning and intermediate English Conversation and
Writing (12-15 hours per week), and evaluation of student progress. Also, Senior
Lecturer for the Kangwon Provincial Teacher's Training Institute in
Chuncheon and Gangneung (providing intensive Refresher and Upgrade Courses
for Middle and High School Teachers, every Summer and Winter).
1987 Pohang Iron and Steel Company [POSCO], Pohang City, Korea:
Training Institute; Responsible for curriculum design, text-creation / selection, class
planning, instruction in beginning and intermediate Business, Tourism, and
Conversational English, and evaluation of student progress.
1986 Kyeongju Tourism Training Institute, run by the Korea National
Tourism Organization (KNTO), Kyeongju City: Teacher of Tourism English.
Authored new Hotel English textbook for school use.
1984 - 85 North Star Center, run by North Star Education Foundation, at Harbin
Hot Springs in Middletown, California: Lecturer on Oriental Philosophy and Culture;
also resort manager.
1981 - 83 Various English Conversation teacher jobs in Seoul and Taipei, Taiwan.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Asiatic Society -- Korea Branch, Seoul
(founded in 1900), since 2001. Serving as Chairman of the Tours Committee,
and guide on several of their tours. I have been an active member of RAS-KB since 1987.
Member of the Research Association on Korean Shamanism,
affiliated with the National Folk-Culture Museum of Korea, since 1997.
Appointed by the Mayor of Gangbuk-gu to its Advisory Commission in 11/07,
and as its P.R. Ambassador of Samgak-san in 2/08.
PERSONAL:
AGE: 48 DOB: 57.11.11 HEALTH: excellent
MARITAL STATUS: Married, living with wife; no children yet.
USA Citizen, Resident in Korea with F-1 Visa
TEL # 011-9743-9753 E-mail: mntnwolf@yahoo.com
Member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Asiatic Society -- Korea Branch, Seoul
(founded in 1900), since 2001. Serving as Chairman of the Tours Committee,
and guide on several of their tours. I have been an active member of RAS-KB since 1987.
Member of the Research Association on Korean Shamanism,
affiliated with the National Folk-Culture Museum of Korea, since 1997.
Appointed by the Mayor of Gangbuk-gu to its Advisory Commission in 11/07,
and as its P.R. Ambassador of Samgak-san in 2/08.
PERSONAL:
AGE: 48 DOB: 57.11.11 HEALTH: excellent
MARITAL STATUS: Married, living with wife; no children yet.
USA Citizen, Resident in Korea with F-1 Visa
TEL # 011-9743-9753 E-mail: mntnwolf@yahoo.com
