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Yi Jong-hun, a Korean minister who visited the United States in 1990 and 1991, is another figure seen as important by many long-time p'ungmul practitioners. Yi Jong-hun paid visits to Los Angeles, New York City, and KYCC in Oakland during his tour. He was involved in the formation of the Kutkori group at Harvard. He also provided reading and teaching materials on Pungmul, Minyo, and Movement Songs.<ref name="Kwon-2001"/> A normal college p'ungmul group has between 15- and 20 members on average, while some organizations have persisted with less than 10 and as many as 30 to 35 members. Hanoolim<ref>{{cite web | url=https://community.ucla.edu/studentorg/734 | title=Hanoolim: Korean Cultural Awareness Group at UCLA }}</ref> (University of California/Los Angeles), Karakmadang (University of Illinois), Hansori (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), NyuRi (New York University), and Loose Roots (University of Chicago) are just a few of the early 1990s groups. Other forms of special-interest clubs have emerged in the United States, bringing more variety to the community of p'ungmul students. Groups have been founded by and for Korean adoptees and activists as well as seniors, kids, Catholic Church members, and people in their mid-thirties and forties, to name just a few.<ref name="Kwon-2001"/>