THE KOREA SOCIETY

is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea. Learn more about us here.

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Tuesday, May 6, 2025 | 2:00 PM 
  Join us for this roundtable discussion with Zichen Wang, Research Fellow at the Center for China ...
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Monday, May 16, 2005 | 12:00 PM 
Join us for a discussion with Dr. Joan E. Cho, Associate Professor of East Asian Studies at ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 10:30 AM 
Join us for a discussion co-hosted by The Korea Society and Temple University Japan with Ambassador ...
Wednesday, April 30, 2025 | 12:00 PM 
Join us for a conversation with Ankit Panda, Stanton Senior Fellow in the Nuclear Policy Program at ...
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | 4:00 PM 
Join us for a conversation on acting and activism with actress and North Korean human rights ...
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 | 4:00 PM 
Join us for a discussion about the legacy, implications, and a modern application of the theories ...
Friday, April 4, 2025 | 8:00 AM 
Join us for this rapid reaction program held soon after the ruling of South Korea’s Constitutional ...
Wednesday, March 26, 2025 | 4:00 PM 
Join us for a discussion on the current status and future pathways for U.S.-Korea-Japan trilateral ...
 
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A collection of our latest programs showcasing content on Korea and the impact of the novel ...
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This program series aims to promote dialogue and awareness on Korean Peninsula peace and security ...
 
A curated collection of programs that mark the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War by ...
 
The Korea Society’s Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Award was established in 2017 ...
 
A collection of our latest programs showcasing content on Korea and the impact of the novel ...

Dialogue with a North Korean Defector

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Podcast

 

Join an intimate conversation with defector Seongmin Lee, who escaped North Korea in 2009. Hailing from the border town of Hyesan, Lee witnessed the tumultuous social and economic change in the wake of the 1990s famine. Lee converses with associate policy director Jonathan Corrado in this event marking the fourth anniversary of the release of the UN Commission of Inquiry Report on North Korea human rights.

 

Dialogue with a North Korean Defector

featuring Seongmin Lee

Thursday, February 22, 2018 | 6 PM