In our inaugural episode of The Korea Society's Women in Leadership series, we are pleased to welcome Ambassador Kathleen Stephens for a conversation on her distinguished career. Having extensive experience in international relations, Amb. Stephens, a decorated former U.S. diplomat, will share her special and deep connections to Korea. She will also highlight her involvement in promoting the U.S-Korea relationship as a former U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea,… Read More

North Korea senior analysts Robert Carlin and Glyn Ford speak about the political and economic implications of the party congress with senior director Stephen Noerper. Stanford University’s Carlin and Track2Asia’s Ford provide critical insight on possibilities for change, impasse and next steps in this timely, newsmaker event. This program is made possible thanks to support from the Korea Foundation.The Columbia University's Center for Korean Research (CKR) is a promotional partner… Read More

Grand Prix for the Best Film - Berlin International Film Festival, Generation 14+ Competition Best International Feature Film Award; Best Cinematography in an International Feature Award; Best Actress in an International Feature Award - Tribeca International Film Festival 14-year-old Eun-hee moves through life like a hummingbird searching for a taste of sweetness wherever she may find it. Ignored by her parents and abused by her brother, she finds her escape… Read More

The Magical Language of Others is a powerful and aching memoir, a tale of deep bonds to family, place, and language. After living in America for over a decade, Eun Ji Koh’s parents return to South Korea for work, leaving fifteen-year-old Eun Ji and her brother behind in California. Overnight, Eun Ji finds herself abandoned and adrift in a world made strange by her mother’s absence. Her mother writes letters,… Read More

One Left is a provocative, extensively researched novel constructed from the testimonies of dozens of "comfort women." Kim Soom tells the story of a woman who was kidnapped at the age of thirteen while gathering snails for her starving family. The horrors of her life as a sex slave follow her back to Korea, where she lives in isolation gripped by the fear that her past will be discovered. Yet,… Read More

With a new US administration incoming and North Korea’s January Party Congress, there exists room for new and creative approaches toward the DPRK, to include the role of the United Nations. Join the former UN Undersecretary General Jeff Feltman, Carnegie Endowment’s Suzanne Dimaggio, and former UNC/CFC/USFK Commander General (ret.) Vincent Brooks, in conversation with NCNK Executive Director Keith Luse and Korea Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper, as they look at… Read More