Members of the delegation also held meetings with Korean Buddhist monks in Los Angeles and New York to discuss the expansion of Korean Buddhism and the establishment of overseas parish temples.They visited Columbia University to meet Professor of Oriental Studies Robert Paul Hymes on Sep. 20. At the meeting with the Most Venerable Ja Seung, Prof. Hymes expressed his intent to help Korean Buddhism strengthen its presence in the academic arena, Yonhap News reported on Sep. 19. Hymes emphasized that the university will have an honorary professor position for Korean Buddhism from 2011.The same day, the delegation met Irina Georgieva Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, gave $US 400,000 to help the refugees of the earthquake in Haiti, and signed an MOU with UNESCO for an education support project for children in less developed countries.The delegation also held a special event to promote Korean temple food in SOHO, New York, later that day. The unique taste of Korean temple cuisine captured the attention of more than 300 guests, including representatives from the culture and food industries, along with politicians like US Representative Charles Rangel.The Jogye Order delegation had more than 30 members, including abbots of major Korean temples.Currently, 130 Korean Buddhist monks engage in religious activities overseas, and there are 144 Korean Buddhist temples worldwide, nearly 80 of which are in the United States.By Yoon SojungKorea.net Staff WriterNow, outside the press release hype, here is some reality. The Kwan Um School of Zen is the largest Zen Organization in the West; although they are reorganizing as of this post they will most likely remain so for the foreseeable future. There is some confusion about the connection with Kwan Um and the Korean Jogye order that I'd like to address. Many, (almost all) of the monks in the Kwan Um School of Zen are not recognized as monks in the Jogye Order. Now recently, many of the monks have been crossing over and receiving tonsure in the Jogye Order directly; however, the relationship between the Jogye Order and the Kwan Um School of Zen has its political problems.