THERE ARE MANY SIMILARITIES BETWEEN THE HISTORIES OF JAPAN AND KOREA, AND THAT OF ENGLAND AND FRANCE. THERE ARE CROSS CULTURAL TIES GOING BACK HUNDREDS OF YEARS. AMONG THEIR MANY CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS, KOREANS HAVE HAD GREAT INFLUENCE IN CERAMICS, PAINTING, MUSIC AND DANCE. IN THIS ROOM, WE CELEBRATE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE KOREAN COMMUNITY TO THE CULTURE AND HISTORY OF OUR TOWN. WE HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF CLOSE FRIENDSHIPS BEGINNING AS CHILDREN TOGETHER IN SCHOOL, AND AS ADULTS, WORKING TOGETHER TO ENCOURAGE UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD WILL BETWEEN ALL NATIONS.

OVER THE YEARS, THIS ROOM HAD MANY DIFFERENT USES. IT WAS USED AS A HOME OFFICE AND AS AN ENTERTAINMENT AREA AS WELL. BEFORE, THERE WAS A FULLY STOCKED BAR WHERE PEOPLE WOULD GATHER TO HAVE DRINKS BEFORE DINNER AND DURING THE LARGE PARTIES THAT WERE HELD IN THE HOUSE. EZRA CHOUEKE WOULD ALSO MAKE UME-SHU, PLUM WINE, IN THE KITCHEN AND A LARGE GLASS JAR OF THIS EXCELLENT LIBATION WAS KEPT IN THE BAR. IT WAS ESPECIALLY GOOD IF YOU HAD A COLD. HOME MADE UME-SHU IS REAL UME-SHU AND MUCH BETTER THAN ANYTHING YOU CAN FIND IN A STORE!