THE KOREA SOCIETY

Join us for the Korea–America Student Conference (KASC) Final Forum which is being co-hosted by The Korea Society and the International Student Conferences (ISC). ISC facilitates three academic and cultural exchange programs per year which are organized by university students in the U.S., Japan, Korea and China. For KASC, now in its 18th year, an equal number of US and Korean students have spent the summer together...

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Author Photo © Park Jae-hong "A memorable existential tale." —Publishers WeeklyAn atmospheric, melancholic novel about a successful sculptor who decides to commit suicide by artfully preparing and deliberately eating a lethal dish of blowfish, Kyung-Ran Jo's Blowfish is a postmodern novel in four parts, alternating between the respective stories of a female sculptor and a male architect. The narrative loosely...

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Join us to celebrate the 2024-2025 participants of the longest running education program offered at the Society, the Project Bridge Youth Ambassador Program.Eight New York City public high school students were selected last fall, via a highly competitive competition, as the 2024-2024 Youth Ambassadors. Since late fall these students, who represent a range of NYC schools, have participated in 16 workshops in which...

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What are the motivations and geopolitical significance of the ongoing partnership between the governments of North Korea and Iran? Join us for a program with Professor and Author Bruce E. Bechtol Jr., who discusses his new book co-authored with Professor Anthony N. Celso. During the program, Bechtol explains the ideological, financial, and environmental forces contributing to the partnership, the roles of Russia and...

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Courtesy of Artist |  Through figurative sculpture, two Korean-born artists transcend language and cultural barriers to tell their personal stories and express emotions that resonate universally. By sharing their unique perspectives and introspection, they offer alternative interpretations and an opportunity for a more comprehensive understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Kyungmin Park's artistic...

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Join us for a rapid reaction analysis of South Korea’s 2025 Presidential election. This snap election was triggered by the impeachment of South Korea’s 13th democratically elected president, Yoon Suk-yeol, after he declared martial law last December. This conversation unpacks the issues, the candidates, the voters, and the results, seeking to understand the domestic political undercurrents and consequences of a 60...

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