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Fashion: The Next Korean Wave?
Wed. August 20 @ 6:30 PM
Join The Korea Society for a discussion moderated by luxury marketing consultant Susan Shin of Shin Advisors, with fashion designers Gemma Kahng and Jean Yu, and menswear designer Hyden Yoo, as they address their creative processes,
their influences and the unique cultural and commercial challenges they
face in marketing their fashion in the U.S., Korea and a globalized
society.
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A Korean Actor on the World Stage: Ahn Sung-ki
Wed. Aug 27 @ 6:30 PM
Ahn
Sung-ki, the “people's actor” of Korea, will speak about his long and
rich acting career as well as his own life history that very nearly
coincides with the history of contemporary Korean cinema. As president of the
Korean Actors' Guild, Ahn also will address the relationship between
actors and the national film industry, inter- Asian cinematic projects,
and the “globalization” of Korean cinema. Buy tickets
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Cinema Korea: The Past, Present and Future of Korean Films
Thu. August 28 @ 6:00 PM
Join The Korea Society for a screening
of the exciting new documentary, Cinema Korea, and a panel discussion on the
current state of Korean cinema. Oscar-nominated director Christine Choy will introduce
her film, and field questions from the audience with Jung-Bong Choi (Tisch School of the Arts, NYU) and
Jina Kim (Smith College). Buy tickets
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| Gallery Exhibit |
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The Kyopo Project
Final Week!
Free & Open to Public
Free Through August 15
The Kyopo Project, an exhibit of 171 photographic portraits, highlights the diversity of people of Korean descent who reside permanently
outside of the Korean Peninsula.
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In-Service Courses for NY Area Teachers
July 21-25 and August 4-8
Choose from Korea through Art and Korea for Beginners. Participants who complete the required coursework and final assignment
will be eligible for 3-P credit from the New York City Department of
Education's After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP).
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The DPRK Today
Fri. July 11 @ 12:00 PM
John Everard, Great Britain's ambassador to the Demo- cratic
People's Republic of Korea since February 2006,
will discuss the current situation in North Korea, changes in its society and the problems that the country faces.
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| Past Book Café |
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Korean Homecomings: The Poetry of Origin
Wed. July 2 @ 6:30 PM
Join poets Lee Herrick, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, and author
Kim Sunée for a fascinating conversation about
Korean adoptee literature and the
link between writing and the quest for identity/origin.
Herrick and Sunée recently returned from
South
Korea, where they were conducting a
birth-family search. They will share stories from their journey and read from
their works with Jennifer Kwon Dobbs.
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UN Global Initiatives and Contributions from North East Asia
Thu. June 26 @ 6:00 PM
Japan Society
SOLD OUT
United Nations Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon will address a joint
membership audience. The topics will include the important role Japan
and the Republic of Korea can play in fighting climate change, building
a more secure world, reaching the Millennium Development Goals and
reinvigorating the United Nations itself.
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| New Beginnings |
 | New Beginnings
“New Beginnings,” a nonpartisan policy study group of former senior U.S. officials and other experts on Korea
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Get the Full Report from the April 15th press conference on recommendations for updating and strengthening the U.S.-South Korea alliance.
- Download the audio from the June 3rd panel discussion at the World Affairs Council of Northern California results of President Lee's recent visit to the United States and of the
prospects for forging a real partnership with South Korea.
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| Annual Dinner |
 | 2008 Annual Dinner
The Korea Society held
its 2008 Annual Dinner on April 15 in New York City in honor of President Lee
Myung-bak. The Korea Society would like to thank all its supporters and guests for making the evening such a
success.
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 | Why Dialogue, Negotiations and Engagement with North Korea Can Be Worth the Effort
Wed. June 11 @ 12:00 PM
First as a member of Caritas Hong Kong, and now as country director for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Pyongyang, Zellweger has over 30 years of experience in humanitarian work and over 12 years of experience in the DPRK. In her talk, Zellweger will detail the strategies for successful negotiations with North Korea.
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| Past Conference |
 | Neo-Confucianism and Korea
Korean Studies Teachers' Conference
Thu. June 5 @ 9:00 AM
For K-12 Teachers in the Greater New York Area. Free Event, Register Early. With
Dr. John Goulde and Dr. Marjorie Bingham.
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 | Nationalism and Transnationalism in Korea
Wed. May 21 @ 6:30 PM
Katharine H.S. Moon, professor of political science at Wellesley College and author of Sex Among Allies: Military Prostitution in U.S. - Korea
Relations, will discuss the factors behind the growing perception
in the U.S. of South Korea's "new nationalism," and the current struggles with and explorations of transnational and pan-Asian identities among Koreans.
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 | Films from the North
Mon - Wed, May 12 - 14
Discover the cinema from the other half of the peninsula. From May 12 to 14, 2008, three films from the DPRK's seldom-seen canon will be screened as a special presentation in the Classic Movie Night series: Hong Kil Dong, Bellflower, and My Look in the Distant Future.
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 | Ch'oe Yun's "There a Petal Silently Falls"
Fri. May 9 @ 6:30 PM
Prize-winning Korean author Ch'oe Yun explores trauma, history and the vagaries of remembrance in her collection of three stories. Elegantly crafted and quietly moving, she portrays the
psychological and spiritual reality of contemporary Korea against a
backdrop of past state-sanctioned violence, hope
for reconciliation, and rampant consumerism. With translators Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton.
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