Featured Programs
Global Music Korea: Global Beats, Celebrating the G20 Summit Performing Arts | Thursday, September 9, 6:00 pm The Korea Society kicks off a rich autumn season of performing arts with percussionist Vongku Pak on traditional drum, or changgu, Eddy Jo Martinez on guitar, and Jorge Mesa on bass. This scintillating trio will perform a sizzling ... MORE |
The Red Room: Stories of Trauma in Contemporary Korea Book Café | Monday, September 13, 6:00 pm Join The Korea Society for a candle-lit evening of literary reflections on the persistence of trauma in everyday life. Translators Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton read from The Red Room, with highlights from Pak Wan-So’s “In th... MORE |
The Korean War Today Policy | Friday, September 10, 8:30 am The Korea Society and the Center for Korean Research at Columbia University will host a day-long conference entitled “The Korean War Today” to mark the 60th anniversary of the start of the conflict. Leading scholars a... MORE |
The Korean Economic Outlook and Policy Initiatives for the Course Ahead Business | Announcement Korea was one of the first of the developed economies to register a rapid growth rate following the global economic downturn. Both domestic demand and exports fueled Korea’s early recovery, which is expected to continue at a robust level. Choongs... MORE |
Recent Programs
 Steel Helmets: U.S. Korean War Graphics & Korean War in ColorGallery | Current Exhibition The Korea Society marks the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War with two exhibitions running June 25 through September 10: Steel Helmets: U.S. Korean War Graphics and Korean War in Color. Both open six decades to the day of the outbreak of conflict. |
 2010 Annual Dinner HighlightsAnnual Dinner | Announcement Thank you to all our members and guests for making The Korea Society's 2010 Annual Dinner such a great success. General Colin L. Powell and General Paik Sun Yup received the Society's Van Fleet Award on behalf of veterans of the Korean War, and they spoke to the audience about the enduring partnership bet... |
 Korea for Beginners - Summer 2010In-Service Courses | Monday, August 9, 9:00 am Today's students use Korean electronics, drive Korean cars and listen to Korean pop music, but few know about the dynamic country that is re-shaping the economic and political landscape of East Asia. Through a series of workshops facilitated by nationally recognized scholars, Korea for Beginners immerses pa... |
 Special Members-Only Screening: Into the FireFilm | Tuesday, July 27, 6:00 pm Join the Korea Society for a members-only New York premiere of the Korean blockbuster Into the Fire. All members are entitled to 2 tickets for this special screening to be held at AMC Empire 25, in Times Square, on Tuesday July 27th at 6:00 PM. The film is based on the true story of 71 South Korean studen... |
 Kotkoji, Shaping SummerGallery Talks | Saturday, July 24, 2:00 pm Join us as gifted floral sculptor Meena Cho guides a select class of enthusiasts through the fine Korean art of kotkoji. This two-part series allows participants to shape summer flowers and branches in the guise of three main objects (session one) and the more advanced two-object form (second session).&n... |
 Hollywood, Race and The Korean WarGallery Talks | Thursday, July 22, 6:00 pm The Korean War era represented a watershed moment for race relations in the United States, with blacks and whites fighting alongside each other in integrated units, a result of President Truman’s 1948 desegregation of the American armed forces. Whatever the reality, Hollywood had its version of this his... |
 Korean Identity Today: Sneak Preview of the Film ResilienceFilm | Thursday, July 15, 6:30 pm --SOLD OUT-- Join us for a sneak preview of Resilience, a documentary film that takes a unique look at international adoption from the perspective of a Korean birth mother and her American son. From an emotional first reunion on national television to subsequent meetings and departures, the... |
 Stability and Security on the Korean PeninsulaPolicy | Thursday, July 15, 3:15 pm In the wake of the Cheonan sinking and heightened international concern, Korea’s political and military establishment have exercised tremendous restraint and weighed various and difficult options. Join The Korea Society in welcoming Korean Vice Minister of Defense Chang Soo-Man as he assesses the post-Ch... |
 Korea's Koguryŏ Tomb Murals: Journeys to the PastGallery Talks | Tuesday, July 13, 6:00 pm Wall murals found in tombs from the Koguryŏ Kingdom (37 BC—668 AD) offer exceptional insights into the rituals of daily life and death in ancient Korea. Join us as art historian Ah-Rim Park explores the architecture, dress, burial customs, and mythology of the time through these revealing and detailed ... |
 Film Screening: The Coast GuardFilm | Thursday, July 8, 6:00 pm After being commended for shooting a civilian along the DMZ, a soldier becomes unhinged and turns on his comrades. Winner of the FIPRECI prize. This program is part of The Korea Society's "Facing the War: Six Decades of Film Since the Korean War" series. To commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of the outbr... |
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GLOBAL MUSIC KOREA
September 10
THE KOREAN WAR TODAY
September 13
BOOK CAFE: THE RED ROOM
September 13 - December 10
FALL KOREAN LANGUAGE CLASSES
September 27-28
CURRENT REGIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES
OCTOBER 18
20th ANNUAL VAN FLEET MEMORIAL
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