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Ran Hwang | Noble Blossoms

January 27-April 17, 2026 | Opening Exhibition: Tuesday, January 27, 2026 | 5-7 PM |Image courtesy of the Artist | In her solo exhibition, Ran Hwang presents large-scale installations that are both intricate and poetic, delicate yet dramatic, as they explore the cyclical patterns of life and the fleeting nature of beauty. Hwang creates her art through a meticulous and repetitive process, utilizing everyday materials...

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2026 Language Course

2026 TERM INFORMATION |  Spring Term Registration Dates: March 9th ~ April 19th  10% Discounts For Continuing Korean Language Program Students  & TKS Membership  To see how to get the discount, CLICK HERE FREE PLACEMENT EXAM  ANNUAL CALENDAR  Spring Term Course Dates:April 13th ~ June 20th  📅 MEET: Once a week for 10 weeks🕒 PER SESSION:...

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Korean Messiah with Jonathan Cheng

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Monday, April 13 , 2026 | 6:30 PM
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Join us for a book talk with Jonathan Cheng, author of the new history book Korean Messiah, which explores “the rise of the Kim dynasty and its surprising ties to American Christianity.” In the book, Cheng, who is The Wall Street Journal’s current China bureau chief and former Korea bureau chief, documents the profusion and lasting impact of Christianity in North Korea’s current capital of Pyongyang, which was once...

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Author Talks: Bo-young Kim

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Thursday, April 16 , 2026 | 5:00 PM
Author Photo Credit: Hyun Seok “Her fiction is a breath-taking piece of cinematic art itself. Reminiscent of the world we experienced in Matrix, Inception, and Dark City, still it leads us to this entirely original structure, which is a ground-breaking, mystic literary and cinematic experience. Indeed, powerful and graceful.”—Bong Joon-ho, Oscar-winning director of ParasiteIn her mind-expanding work of speculative...

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Across Languages: New Voices in Korean Poetry

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Tuesday, April 21 , 2026 | 6:30 PM
Across Languages: New Voices in Korean Poetry brings together acclaimed South Korean poets Lee Jenny, Yoo Heekyung, Oh Eun, and Shin Hae-uk with award-winning literary translators Archana Madhavan and Stine An, for a Korean–English bilingual reading and conversation to share the dynamism and innovations of language in Korean poetry culture. Through poetry and discussion, the speakers examine the cultural centrality...

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America's Taiwan Dilemma: Allies' Reactions and the Stakes for US Reputation

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Thursday, April 23 , 2026 | 4:00 PM
Join us for a discussion with Mark Christopher, author of the new book: America's Taiwan Dilemma: Allies' Reactions and the Stakes for US Reputation. In conversation with policy director Jonathan Corrado, Cristopher unpacks the findings from his rigorous open-source analysis of how America’s key allies—South Korea, Japan, and Australia—would respond to US intervention or inaction in a Taiwan conflict. If Beijing...

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