The Korea Society

November 22, 2024 - The Van Fleet Signature Policy Conference is The Korea Society's landmark policy event. Held in the District Ballroom of The Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., the conference provides insights on the fast evolving threats and opportunities impacting the dynamic U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) relationship, including a panel on security, a panel on diplomacy, and a keynote address...

November 22, 2024 - The Van Fleet Signature Policy Conference is The Korea Society's landmark policy event. Held in the District Ballroom of The Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., the conference provides insights on the fast evolving threats and opportunities impacting the dynamic U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) relationship, including a panel on security, a panel on diplomacy, and a keynote address...

November 22, 2024 - The Van Fleet Signature Policy Conference is The Korea Society's landmark policy event. Held in the District Ballroom of The Mayflower Hotel in Washington D.C., the conference provides insights on the fast evolving threats and opportunities impacting the dynamic U.S.-Republic of Korea (ROK) relationship, including a panel on security, a panel on diplomacy, and a keynote address...

November 19, 2024 - The Korea Society is pleased to announce that the eighth annual  Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Awardee  is Dr.  David Krolikoski , assistant professor at the University of Hawai'i. In his lecture Dr. Krolikoski examines  The Silence of Love  ( Nim ŭi ch'immuk , 1926), the acclaimed collection of eighty-eight poems by Han Yong-un (1879-1944), a Buddhist monk and...

November 18, 2024 - Inside a one-room apartment on the outskirts of Seoul, Oliver lives a happily quiet life, listening to jazz records and caring for his favorite plant. But what else is there to do when you're a Helperbot 3, a robot that has long been retired and considered obsolete? When his fellow Helperbot neighbor Claire asks to borrow his charger, what starts as an awkward encounter leads t...

November 12, 2024 - Join us for a conversation with  Stephen Biegun , former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and Special Representative for North Korea. This discussion will examine past diplomatic efforts to achieve the denuclearization of North Korea, lessons learned, and future prospects. What are Mr. Biegun's takeaways from his summitry engagement with North Korea? Is it still possible today to...

November 8, 2024 - Is South Korea on the verge of a nuclear breakout? Join us for a discussion about South Korea's nuclear option with  Victor Cha , the president of the Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and the distinguished university professor at Georgetown University. Much of the speculation in Washington and...

November 7, 2024 - Join us for an expert discussion on the impact of intensifying competition on the U.S.-Korea relationship. How can the allies evolve together to face shared threats as geopolitical rivalries intensify in Northeast Asia? What is the role of trilateral U.S.-Korea-Japan collaboration? How should North Korea's increasing provocations and alignment with Russia and China be addressed?...

October 29, 2024 - This program explores the historical and contemporary relationship between North Korea and Russia. How did the Kim Regime's relationship with the Soviet Union evolve during The Korean War, early Cold War period, and the Sino-Soviet split? How did triangular diplomacy with the People's Republic of China play a shaping role in the relationship? How should we characterize relations...

October 10, 2024 - Banchan, the shared side dishes that accompany a Korean meal, are often the real stars of the table, and it's time we celebrate them. From the kitchen of chef  Caroline Choe ,  Banchan: 60 Korean American Recipes for Delicious, Shareable Sides  offers 60 mouthwatering recipes for classic and modern banchan dishes. From namul (fresh vegetables) to buchimgae (pancakes), these tast...

October 4, 2024 - Join us for a special conference on U.S.-Korea relations produced in partnership with the East Asia Foundation (EAF) and the National Committee on American Foreign Policy (NCAFP). This forum provides a venue for expert discussion on the security, diplomatic and economic dimensions of the U.S.-Republic of Korea relationship, and includes a bipartisan coalition from Korea's Nationa...

October 2, 2024 - Join us for an engaging discussion with  Peter Kahng , an expert on the intersection of global art markets and contemporary Korean art. As a lecturer at Stanford University specializing in "Global Art Markets in Asia," Peter Kahng will provide a unique perspective on the thriving contemporary art scene in Korea. Explore how Korean art movements, including the influential Dansaekh...

October 1, 2024 - With the ever-growing need to understand ourselves and humanity as a whole, it is necessary to examine the concepts of morality, ethics and universal values as guiding principles of the human condition. With generous support from Y.T. Hwang Family Foundation, The Korea Society presents a Series on Ethics and Common Values. This series promotes the understanding of central themes...

October 1, 2024 - How can the U.S.-Korea Alliance rise to the challenge of an increasingly complex and fraught geopolitical environment? As competing strategic triangles solidify in Northeast Asia, what new challenges and opportunities will arise for the U.S.-Korea relationship and peace and security in the region? This conversation seeks to see through the cycle to identify underlying trends, plo...

September 10, 2024 - South Korea's film industry is producing movies and original series eagerly anticipated by the global audience, and it is now arguably considered one of the few countries outside the United States to have captivated the world's hearts and minds through pop music, TV dramas, and film. Similarly, the exponential growth in the South Korean film industry has been mirrored by incre...

September 5, 2024 - Korean Couture: Generations of Revolution  is a compelling exhibition at the Cleveland Museum of Art about the history and transformative legacy of Korean fashion, presenting garments ranging from excavated 17th-century aristocratic garments to contemporary Korean couture by leading and emerging designers, including André Kim (1935–2010); Lie Sang Bong (b. 1954); Lee Chung Chun...

July 27, 2024 - Join us at The Korea Society to honor Veterans who served in The Korean War. This ceremony marks the 71st Anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953. This program will provide perspectives on the experience of a front-line soldier as told by a Korean War veteran, South Korea's wartime economy and financial situation, South Korean President Syn...

July 24, 2024 - A beautifully crafted, enriching saga inspired by East Asian mythology,  The Melancholy of Untold History  is  Minsoo Kang 's debut novel, steeped in history and lyrically exciting, interweaving four complex yet entertaining stories as they shape and create a nation's literary narrative through the themes of love and grief. Famous for his dispelling of the national myth, a history...

July 18, 2024 - A daughter of Korean immigrants,  Hyeseung Song  spends her earliest years in the cane fields of Texas where her loyalties are divided between a restless father in search of Big Money, and a beautiful yet domineering mother whose resentments about her own life compromises her relationship with her daughter. With her parents at constant odds, Song learns more words in Korean for hat...

June 28, 2024 - Join us for a bipartisan pair of Former Members of Congress to hear a forecast unpacking how America's 2024 presidential and congressional elections will impact U.S. domestic politics, U.S. foreign policy, and America's dynamic relationship with South Korea. The conversation features former Representative Bart Gordon , Former Senator Tim Hutchinson , and Chicago Council on Global A...

June 25, 2024 - Join us for a conversation with Dr.  Peter Banseok Kwon , Assistant Professor of Korean Studies at the University at Albany, State University of New York, on his newly released book:  Cornerstone of the Nation: The Defense Industry and the Building of Modern Korea under Park Chung Hee . Newly released by Harvard University Press, this book is the first historical account of the com...

Recorded June 20, 2024 - The Korea Society is pleased to invite you to a fireside chat with Co-founder and CEO of Rael, Yanghee Paik . In 2017, Yanghee joined forces with two other Korean-American women to revolutionize the stagnant American feminine-care product market by introducing clean, high-performing holistic feminine care products. Their innovative approach excited millions of Amazon custo...

June 18, 2024 - Is the short story a fiction writer's laboratory where you can experiment with characters, plots, and ideas? or is it an art form of its own, telling a complete story in just a few words? What does a short story need to have in order to be successful that is different from a novel? And what makes the writers return to this form of writing again and again? Join us for a conversation...

May 30, 2024 - Join us for the launch of the Korean translation of The Power of Money: How Governments and Banks Create Money and Help Us All Prosper by economist and bestselling author Paul Sheard . Money issues dominate the news, but economic jargon and the complexity of it all can be bamboozling. Leading economist Paul Sheard is known for his ability to see the forest and the trees and demystif...

May 16, 2024 - Today, South Korea is a cultural superpower—a global trendsetter producing award-winning films like  Parasite , riveting dramas like  Squid Game , and chart-topping music by K-pop groups such as BTS and BLACKPINK. But behind the country's meteoric rise to the world stage, a phenomenon known as the Korean Wave, or  hallyu , is the story of remarkable resilience and innovation. Just a...