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Director: Eunjoo Choi; Photo: Chang-rai Song; Model: Sarang Lee Previously published in Hanbok no.4 (Seoul: Hanbok Advancement Center, 2016)
Riding the Korean Wave sweeping the world, the traditional Korean costumes have become increasingly visible in global media. In 2021, hanbok - the generic term referring to traditional style Korean clothing - was registered in the Oxford English Dictionary. In this...
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Celebrate 2022, the Year of the Tiger with us! The Korea Society is pleased to invite you to our members-only VIRTUAL Annual Membership Appreciation Party on Wednesday, February 16, beginning at 6 PM EST. This fun and meaningful event is to acknowledge our members and their invaluable support throughout the year. This year, considering the ongoing Covid-19 surge in Omicron variant infections, we plan to continue...
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The role of medical doctors is important now more than ever in this pandemic era. The impact of influential Youtubers is also increasing, as the public heavily relies on the platform to obtain and share information. Yet it is rare to use both the titles of Doctor and Youtube creator to describe one person’s career like Dr. Jang’s. The Korea Society is excited to welcome Dr. Ezra Hangjun Jang, Internal medicine...
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Join us for the second edition in our Global View series, a discussion with Yale University Elihu Professor of History Odd Arne Westad on the subject of his book Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations, hosted jointly with the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP). The discussion is moderated by Korea Society Board Chair Ambassador (ret.) Kathleen Stephens, and introductions...