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Meet the Leaders of Venture Capital
Wednesday, December 7, 2022 | 6:30 PM (EST)
Join us for our upcoming YPN series featuring two leaders in venture capital – Bernard Moon, Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Group, and John Nahm, Co-founder & Managing Partner at Strong Ventures. Bernard and John have a lively discussion on topics helpful to aspiring entrepreneurs seeking timely advice... Read More
Sijo: Korea’s Poetry Form to Korean Studies
Monday, December 19, 2022 | 4PM (EST)
Join us as Lucy Park, Sejong Cultural Society Executive Director, and Elizabeth Jorgensen, writer and educator at Arrowhead High School in Wisconsin, share their insights into and passion for the ancient Korean poetry form, Sijo... Read More
INTERVIEW with Seoul Mayor OH SE-HOON
Tuesday, December 13, 2022 | 6:00 PM (EST)
Join us for our latest edition of the Leadership Interview Series with Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon moderated by The Korea Society President & CEO Tom Byrne. In this conversation, Mayor Oh assesses topical issues facing Seoul, including his approach to the city’s comprehensive institutional frameworks as well as the development of public policies... Read More
The Impact of the U.S. Midterms and the U.S.-Korea Alliance
Thursday, December 8, 2022 | 11:00 AM (EST)
Join The Korea Society and Former Members of Congress (FMC) & the Congressional Study Groups for a dialogue with a bipartisan pair of Former Members of Congress to hear insights on the consequences of America’s midterm elections on the country at large and its dynamic relationship with South Korea. This conversation features former Representative Russ Carnahan (D-MO, 2005-2013) and former Representative Ted Yoho (R-FL, 2013-2021)... Read More
Author Talks: Bora Chung
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | 5 PM (EST)
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and the winner of a PEN/Heim Grant, Cursed Bunny is the wildly original debut story collection from Bora Chung, a rising star of Korean literature. Published in the US for the very first time and translated by the acclaimed Anton Hur... Read More
Three Futures: North Korea and the Korean Peninsula
Tuesday, December 6, 2022 | 12 PM (EST)
A discussion on the most likely scenarios for the future of the Korean Peninsula, featuring: Korea Risk Group CEO Chad O’Carroll, NK News Director and Professor at Kookmin University Andrei Lankov, NK News Lead Correspondent Jeongmin Kim, and NK News Senior Analytic Correspondent Colin Zwirko... Read More
Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture 2022
Monday, November 28, 2022 | 6:00 PM (EST)
Join us for the Sixth Annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture! Eunbin Chung, Assistant Professor at the University of Utah and the 2022 Sherman Family Korea Scholar Lecture awardee, will address National Identity Affirmation and Trust in Korea, Japan, and China from a unique perspective... Read More
Korea & FIFA World Cup
Tuesday, November 22, 2022 | 5:00 PM (EST)
South Korea holds the proud distinction of being the first independent Asian country to participate in a FIFA World Cup tournament in 1954. Still, Korea's success in soccer is forever linked with the 2002 World Cup: while co-hosting the tournament with Japan, Korea became the first team outside of Europe and America to reach the semi-finals... Read More
New Narratives in Korea: Baek Sehee
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | 5:00 PM (EST)
Part memoir, part self-help book, and completely engrossing, I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee is a book that captures the edgy relationship many millennials and Gen Z-ers have with hopelessness, hunger, and the pressure to be perfect... Read More
A Conversation with Kim Tae-yong
Wednesday, November 2, 2022 | 5 PM (EDT)
The Crossroads of Youth Byeonsa Performance US Tour will begin this November, bringing a byeonsa troupe from South Korea to the United States for a multi-city tour. The byeonsa troupe will present Crossroads of Youth - directed by Ahn Jong-hwa and released in 1934, Korea’s oldest surviving silent film... Read More
Artist Talk: Young Min Moon
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | 5:00 PM
In his paintings Young Min Moon depicts Jesa, a Confucian ritual for commemoration of the deceased, which was one of the earliest memories he holds while growing up in the military regime of South Korea in the 1970s and 80s. Despite the gender politics now associated with the ritual today due to its patriarchal nature, Moon insists on exploring the legacy... Read More
Korean Peninsula Nuclear Update
Tuesday, October 25, 2022 | 12 PM (EDT)
Join us for a discussion on North Korea's domestic and foreign policy trends and how they tie in with the latest developments of nuclear weapons and missiles on and around the Korean Peninsula. The discussion features Open Nuclear Network (ONN) Senior Analyst Rachel Minyoung Lee and Analysts Jaewoo Shin and Tianran Xu, and Lauren Sukin, Assistant Professor of International Relations at the London School of Economics and Political Science... Read More
KPOP THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
Monday, October 24, 2022 | 6:00 PM (EDT)
As global superstars put everything on the line for a special one-night-only concert, they face struggles both cultural and personal that threaten to dismantle one of the industry’s hottest labels. Featuring a cast of K-pop and musical theater stars, with 18 Broadway debuts, KPOP is a multimedia experience that explores the relentless discipline, raw talent, and commercial ambition behind the international sensation. KPOP has the distinction of being the first... Read More
Quick Take on Korea with Rob Rapson, former Chargé d'Affaires of U.S. Embassy Seoul
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 | 6:00 PM (EDT)
This Quick Take on Korea discussion covers the latest issues impacting South Korea, the U.S.-Korea Relationship, and North Korea, with expert insights from Rob Rapson, former Chargé d'Affaires of U.S. Embassy Seoul.
A Conversation with Su Cho
Tuesday, October 11, 2022 | 6:00 PM (EDT)
How do our stories transform as they are passed down to each generation? Prize-winning poet Su Cho explores the legacies of language and lore in her unforgettable debut collection, The Symmetry of Fish. Selected by Space Struck author Paige Lewis for the National Poetry Series, these poems trace the narratives and phrases of a Korean American immigrant family with absorbing tenderness and curiosity... Read More
Message in a Bottle: Broadcasting to North Korea
Thursday, October 6, 2022 | 12 PM (EDT)
Join us for this discussion about the outside world’s attempts to reach the North Korean population through media, with Dong Hyuk Lee, Chief of Voice Of America’s Korean Service, and Dr. Jieun Baek... Read More
Author Talks: Lee Geum-yi
Tuesday, October 4, 2022 | 5:00 PM (EDT)
While reading a book on Korean-American immigration history, Lee Geum-yi stumbled across a photo of three picture brides – young women who left their homes in Korea to marry men whom they knew nothing about. Of the three, only one had a name listed, and there was no information about them... Read More
U.S.-ROK Alliance: The Road Ahead
Friday, September 23, 2022 | 12 PM (EDT)
Join us for this expert panel discussion on the U.S.-ROK Alliance, featuring former National Security Council Senior Director for Asia Allison Hooker, Korea Society Board Chair Ambassador (ret.) Kathleen Stephens, and Korea Society Van Fleet senior fellow Dr. Katrin Katz, and moderated by policy director Jonathan Corrado... Read More
Hanbok: The Celebration
Thursday, September 8, 2022 | 6:30 PM (EDT)
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 comprehensive series of lectures, Dr. Minjee Kim... Read More
North Korea-China Relations after The Singapore Summit
Tuesday, September 6, 2022 | 11:00 AM
Join us for this roundtable and podcast recording on North Korea-China Relations after The Singapore Summit, with Dr. Seong-Hyon Lee, senior fellow at the George H. W. Bush Foundation and a visiting scholar at Harvard University’s Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. In conversation with policy director Jonathan Corrado... Read More
2022 Armistice Day Salute
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Join us for a video tribute to honor the service and sacrifice of Veterans of The Korean War in a program produced in partnership with The Korea Defense Veterans Association (KDVA) and The Korea-US Alliance Foundation (KUSAF). Released to mark the anniversary of the 1953 Armistice... Read More
Hanbok: Gender, Class and Modernity
Thursday, July 21, 2022 | 6 PM (EDT)
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 comprehensive series of lectures, Dr. Minjee Kim... Read More
JOHN CHO
Tuesday, July 19, 2022 | 5 PM (EDT)
As one of the first Korean American actors to blaze a unique path through cultural and business barriers into the mainstream, John Cho’s esteemed career has spanned over two decades with compelling performances across film and television. Cho is also a former 7th-grade English teacher who grew up as a Korean immigrant kid in Texas and East L.A. (among many other places)... Read More
K-Global Vaccine Hub with Dr. Jerome Kim and Dr. Manki Song
Wednesday, July 13, 2022 at 6:30 PM (EDT)
As part of our ‘Korea and Coronavirus Series,’ The Korea Society will again host a conversation with Dr. Jerome Kim, Director General of International Vaccine Institute (IVI) and Tom Byrne, The Korea Society’s President/CEO. Dr. Manki Song, Deputy Director General of IVI will also join the interview... Read More
Artist Talk: Heeseop Yoon
Tuesday, July 12, 2022 5 PM (EDT)
Although her intricate installations are often so large that they spread over walls onto ceilings and floors, Heeseop Yoon thinks of her work as freehand drawings. All of Yoon’s works are based on real spaces with vast messes, such as basements, workshops, storage spaces... Read More
Catching the K-Investment Wave in the USA
Thursday, June 16, 2022 | 6 PM (EDT)
The United States and South Korea have a well-established “gold standard” Free Trade Agreement. Now, as international economic relationships are shifting to strategic frameworks and concerns over supply-chain robustness and resiliency, Korean investment in the U.S is gaining attention and transforming the bilateral relationship into a new dynamic... Read More
KA YA! Korean-American YA Novels & Authors
Wednesday, June 15, 2022 | 6:30 PM (EDT)
Meet the new generation of Korean American young adult novelists. Drawing inspiration from the Korean pop culture they grew up consuming and their personal journey as immigrant kids, these authors offer refreshing and compelling representations on myriads of subject matters, from intergenerational struggles and family bonds to identity issues... Read More
Author Talks: Gu Byeong-mo
Tuesday, June 14, 2022 | 5 PM
A New York Times Editors' Choice Pick • A Most Anticipated Read in LitHub, CrimeReads, Thrillist, and Popsugar
The kinetic story of a sixty-five-year-old female assassin who faces an unexpected threat in the twilight of her career—The Old Woman with the Knife is an international bestseller and the English language debut from an award-winning South Korean author Gu Byeong-mo... Read More
Shrimp to Whale: South Korea’s Extraordinary Transformation
Tuesday, June 7, 2022 | 6 PM (EDT)
King's College London Professor of International Relations, KF-VUB Korea Chair at the Brussels School of Governance, Adjunct Fellow (Non-resident) at CSIS, and Non-resident Fellow at Sejong Institute Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo discusses his new book Shrimp to Whale... Read More
Young Professionals' Network
Eun Sun Kim
Wednesday, May 25, 2022 | 6:30 PM (EDT)
Recently named The New York Times 2021 Breakout Star in Classical Music, Korean conductor Eun Sun Kim is the Caroline H. Hume Music Director of San Francisco Opera. The first woman to serve as music director of one of America's largest opera companies, she is "making history while ensuring the future of classical music in a digital age," as The New York Times declared... Read More
Marie Myung-Ok Lee with Frances Cha
Tuesday, May 24, 2022 | 6:30 PM (EDT)
Chances are, you’ve read something you loved by the talented and prolific Marie Myung-Ok Lee. Her stories, criticism, and essays on everything from Picnicking in North Korea to navigating her son’s disability have been published in The Atlantic ... Read More
Peter Serpico: Learning Korean with Eric Kim
Thursday, May 19, 2022 | 6:30 PM (EDT)
Born in Seoul and raised in Maryland, Peter Serpico’s route to Korean food came long after making a name for himself in New York City restaurants. His first bites of marinated short ribs and black bean noodles tasted like home, and a love affair with the flavors and techniques of his birthplace began ... Read More
State, Society, and Markets in North Korea
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2022 | 9 AM (EDT)
Join us for this discussion on North Korea's evolving economy, state, and society with Dr. Andrew Yeo, the SK-Korea Foundation Chair in Korea Studies at The Brookings Institution and Professor of Politics, Catholic University of America. Yeo's new book, State, Society, and Markets in North Korea... Read More
South Korea and a Regional Order in Flux
Thursday, May 12, 2022 | 12 PM (EDT)
Amid intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition, a shifting Indo Pacific regional order, and an undaunted North Korea that continues to develop its nuclear weapons and missile programs, how can South Korea maximize its opportunities and defend against threats? Join us for this conversation about South Korea and a Regional Order in Flux with Dr. Andrew Yeo... Read More
"Queerness" as an Embodied and Critical Approach to Korean Studies
Tuesday, May 10, 2022 | 4 PM (EDT)
Join us as Dr. Todd A. Henry, Associate Professor in the Department of History and affiliate faculty member of Critical Gender Studies, Science Studies, and Film Studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), launches the Society’s new Current Directions in Korea Studies Series. Dr. Henry, a specialist of modern Korea, a social and cultural historian, and an expert in LGBTQ studies... Read More
Building Resilience: AAPI Identity and Mental Health
Sunday, May 1, 2022 | 12:00 PM (EDT)
Join us for an illuminating conversation with Dr. Shinhee Han, psychotherapist and co-author of Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation: On the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans, and journalist Heidi Shin.... Read More
A Conversation with Yoon Choi
Thursday, April 28, 2022 | 6 PM (EDT)
Through an indelible array of lives, Yoon Choi explores where first and second generations either clash or find common ground, where meaning falls in the cracks between languages, where relationships bend under the weight of tenderness and disappointment, where displacement turns to heartbreak... Read More
US-Korea-China Relations
Thursday, April 28, 2022 | 12 PM (EDT)
With strategic competition between the United States and China intensifying and a new South Korean President set to shift Seoul’s foreign policy preferences, join us for this discussion on US-Korea-China relations, featuring: Dr. Seong-Hyon Lee, Harvard University Fairbank Center visiting scholar and Former Director of Sejong Institute Center for Chinese Studies, Yun Sun... Read More
Busan's Bid for World Expo 2030 with Ambassador Enna Park
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | 10 AM (EDT)
Join us for this exciting presentation by Ambassador Enna Park about Busan’s bid to host the 2030 World Expo. Officially known as International Registered Exhibitions, World Expos are a global gathering of nations dedicated to finding solutions to pressing challenges by offering a journey inside a universal theme through engaging and immersive activities. Korea became one of five candidates to host the World Expo after submitting its bid in June 2021... Read More
Artist Talk: Wonju Seo
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 | 5 PM (EDT)
In Wonju Seo’s hands, the aesthetics, forms, and techniques of bojagi— traditional Korean wrapping cloths—are reconfigured as abstract textile art for a global audience. Seo combines needlework, painting, photography, and other techniques to create contemplative artworks that explore her transcultural identity and life experience... Read More
Interview with CJ Group Chairman Kyung Shik Sohn
Tuesday, April 19, 2022 | 6:00 PM (EDT)
The Korea Society is pleased to invite Mr. Kyung Shik Sohn, Chairman of CJ Group, for a conversation with the Society’s President/CEO Tom Byrne. In this upcoming episode of our President’s Interview Series, Chairman Sohn will discuss his remarkable success in growing CJ’s diversified businesses domestically and globally, and how CJ is managing an increasingly challenging global business climate. He will also inform us on his contributions to forging stronger... Read More
Hanbok: A New Lexicon of World Fashion Men’s Hanbok
Thursday, April 7, 2022 | 7 PM (EDT)
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 comprehensive series of lectures, Dr. Minjee Kim... Read More
K-Startups: Empowering the Future of Young Entrepreneurs
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 | 6 PM (EDT)
The Korea Society is delighted to host a panel discussion featuring three successful Korean American entrepreneurs and startup expert – Ryan Kim (Founder and CEO, Kim’C Market), Sol Park (Managing Director, Korea International Trade Association) and Jun Yoon (Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Culinary Agents and Vice President, Korean Startups & Entrepreneurs (KSE). The discussion will be led by moderator Sang Lee... Read More
Pyonghattan: Escapees from North Korea’s Capital
Thursday, March 31, 2022 | 6:00 PM
Sibling defectors from Pyongyang Seohyun Lee and Hyun-Seung Lee discuss their life in North Korea, their journey to escape, and their transition to life in the United States, alongside Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) President & CEO Hannah Song, in conversation with Korea Society policy director Jonathan Corrado... Read More
Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home with Eric Kim
Tuesday, March 29, 2022 | 6:30 PM (EDT)
New York Times staff writer Eric Kim grew up in Atlanta, the son of two Korean immigrants. Food has always been central to his story, from Friday-night Korean barbecue with his family to hybridized Korean-ish meals for one that he makes in his tiny New York City apartment. In his debut cookbook, Kim shares these recipes alongside insightful, touching stories and stunning images shot by photographer Jenny Huang... Read More
Women in Higher Education: A Discussion with Dr. Eun Mee Kim & Dr. Sian Leah Beilock
Tuesday, March 22, 2022 | 8 AM (EDT)
Womens’ Universities have emerged as premier institutions in higher education, amplifying womens’ voices from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. In the fourth installation of our Womens’ Leadership Series, please join us at The Korea Society to hear from Dr. Eun Mee Kim, President of Ewha Womans University in Seoul, and Dr. Sian Leah Beilock... Read More
Interview with ROK Trade Minister Yeo Han-Koo
Friday, March 18, 2022
March 15, 2022 marks the 10-year anniversary of the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA). In celebration of this remarkable milestone, The Korea Society invites ROK Minister for Trade Yeo Han-koo for a conversation with Korea Society President Tom Byrne... Read More
YSP Gallery
Wednesday, March 16, 2022 | 5 PM (EDT)
SP Gallery in Chelsea neighborhood of New York showcases the incredible legacy of Young Sook Park, who has dedicated her life to recapturing lost ceramic methods and techniques of the Joseon Dynasty... Read More
The Showrunners with Soo Hugh and Ria Tobaccowala
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 | 6 PM (EST)
Soo Hugh, an acclaimed producer/writer and executive producer of Pachinko, one of the most anticipated drama series of 2022, talks about her career in television and the journey of adapting the bestselling novel into a series. Hugh will also be joined by Ria Tobaccowala, with whom she has launched The Thousand Miles Project, an incubator program to help bring more API stories to cinematic life and jumpstart fruitful careers in the entertainment industry... Read More
Korea's Presidential Election: Forecast and Impact Analysis
Monday, March 7, 2022 | 8 AM (EST)
In advance of the Republic of Korea 2022 presidential election, the eighth since Korea’s democratization, The Korea Society invites experts in Seoul for a live webcast discussion with a forecast and impact analysis. Michelle Ye Hee Lee, Seoul/Tokyo bureau chief for The Washington Post, Karl Friedhoff, Marshall M. Bouton Fellow for Asian Studies at The Chicago Council, Jeongmin Kim, Lead Correspondent at NK News and NK Pro, and Dr. Katrin Katz... Read More
Korean Smart Power
Wednesday, February 23, 2022 | 7 PM (EST)
Join us for this discussion of Korean Smart Power, exploring opportunities and obstacles for Korea to leverage its cultural influence to advance its national interests, featuring Bernie Cho, President of DFSB Kollective, Jenna Gibson, PhD candidate at the University of Chicago, John Delury, Yonsei University Professor, and Victoria Kim, former LA Times correspondent, in discussion with Korea Society policy director Jonathan Corrado... Read More
Hanbok: A New Lexicon of World Fashion - Women's hanbok
Thursday, February 17, 2022 | 6 PM (EST)
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 comprehensive series of lectures, Dr. Minjee Kim, the preeminent scholar of Korean textile and fashion in the U.S... Read More
A Medical Doctor and Youtube Influencer in the Pandemic Era with Dr. Ezra Hangjun Jang
Tuesday, February 15, 2020 | 7 PM (EST)
The Korea Society is excited to welcome Dr. Ezra Hangjun Jang, Internal medicine specialist and renowned host of the Youtube channel, “Dr. Ezra Hangjun Jang”. Dr. Jang has amassed a significant YouTube following with more than 525,000 subscribers, allowing for a substantial audience to learn crucial information from each of his videos... Read More
Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of China-Korea Relations
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 | 4 PM (EST)
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 are provided by NCAFP president and CEO Ambassador (ret.) Susan Elliott and Korea Society president and CEO Tom Byrne... Read More
New Narratives in Korea: "Poongryu"
Wednesday, February 9, 2022 | 5 PM (EST)
Poongryu: Battle Between the Vocalists is a new music competition program from JTBC aiming to showcase a crossover between popular music and gugak, Korean traditional music. Featuring the best and brightest of a new generation of gugak singers and musicians... Read More
Towards a US-Korea Tech Alliance
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | 12 PM (EST)
In the midst of supply chain shortages and increasing competition, how can the US and Korea partner on critical technologies and address national security imperatives? Join for a discussion on the challenges and opportunities for enhanced US-Korea tech and digital cooperation, featuring Dr. Miyeon Oh, director and senior fellow of the Asia Security Initiative in the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, and Troy Stangarone, Senior Director and Fellow at the Korea Economic Institute (KEI), in conversation with Korea Society policy director Jonathan Corrado... Read More
Korean Instant Pot Cooking
Wednesday, January 19, 2022 | 5 PM (EST)
Recipe developers Nancy Cho and Selina Lee learned to make Korean food from their mothers and grandmothers. For Nancy, this transpired in her family's kitchen in California suburbs, while Selina's experience came from growing up in Seoul, Korea. Together, they set out to explore their Korean heritage, family experiences, and cherished dishes from their childhood to the present... Read More
A New North Korea Policy?
Thursday, January 6, 2022 | 8 AM (EST)
Join for a discussion on the future of North Korea policy, featuring: Frank Aum, senior expert on Northeast Asia at the U.S. Institute of Peace, Dagyum Ji, journalist for The Korea Herald covering North Korea and security, and Bruce Klingner, Senior Research Fellow for Northeast Asia at The Heritage Foundation’s Asian Studies Center... Read More
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