On April 3rd, 2007, Yoo Jang-hee, a professor of international studies at Ewha Women's University, delivered a lecture titled The Korean Economy in the New Industrial Revolution to a group of American educators touring Korea as part of The Korea Society's 2007 Spring Fellowship in Korean Studies program. Professor Yoo spoke about Korea's role in the increasingly knowledge-based global economy. Surveying Korea's advantages-such as its highly trained workforce and advanced information infrastructure-and what he sees as its disadvantages-low levels of R D funding and an unproductive education system-Yoo concluded that the Korean government needs to resume pro-growth policies and encourage private-sector initiatives in order to compete in this world's new industrial revolution.

On April 2nd, 2007, The Korea Society sponsored a lecture titled The Problem of North Korea in the Era of Terrorism by Professor Ahn Byong-Man, chairman of the Korea Fulbright Foundation. The lecture, which took place in Seoul as part of The Korea Society's Korea Fellowship for Educators program, addressed the unique security challenges that North Korea poses to the world community and recounted previous American and South Korean attempts to ease tensions with the North.

Part 1 of 2. On July 25th, 2005, The Korea Society hosted a lecture titled The Origins of Koreans and Their Culture with Mark Byington, a post-doctoral fellow in Korean Studies at Harvard University. The lecture—which was given as part of The Korea Society’s continuing education program for teachers—addressed the important early sources of Korean language, art, religion and custom.

Part 2 of 2. On July 25th, 2005, The Korea Society hosted a lecture titled The Origins of Koreans and Their Culture with Mark Byington, a post-doctoral fellow in Korean Studies at Harvard University. The lecture-which was given as part of The Korea Society's continuing education program for teachers-addressed the important early sources of Korean language, art, religion and custom.

Cathy Spagnoli, a professional storyteller from Seattle, narrates seven tales of Korea. Spagnoli has traveled extensively through India, Pakistan, Thailand, Japan and Korea gathering indigenous stories and music. During her numerous trips to Korea, she has met with an extensive network of storytellers and collected a wide range of stories that beautifully illustrate Korean culture. TALES OF KOREA, PART I. The seven tales in this selection are appropriate for younger students (grades 1-5), and include: Grain of Millet, Green Frog, The Two Brothers, A Trick or Two, Princess Pyongkang and Ondal, Abandoning the Old Ones, and The Serpent's Revenge. This selection gives a glimpse of Korea and Korean values through the art of storytelling. For example, Grain of Millet demonstrates delightfully how cleverness with a little luck can turn into fortune. Other popular Korean themes presented include: filial piety, geomancy, diligence, kindness rewarded vs. greed punished, and revenge vs. gratitude. All of these stories are fun to listen to and are fun to learn from. For example, students gain insight into another culture through Korean animal sounds (Korean dogs bark mong, mong, not bow wow ), and learn a few vocabulary words from a talking turtle. This Part, 1A, includes: Grain of Millet, Green Frog, The Two Brothers, A Trick or Two.