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Contemporary Issues
The contemporary issues project promotes cross-cultural understanding through public lectures, panel discussions, symposia and workshops that present the rich diversity of Korea and U.S.-Korea relations in historical and contemporary contexts. These programs feature authors, scholars, artists, practitioners from the nonprofit sector, politicians, business leaders and others who are willing to share with the American public their unique expertise on Korea and U.S.-Korea relations.
The focus of this project area is an in-depth exploration of the social, cultural, economic, political, historical and security dimensions of the U.S.-Korea relationship. The objective is to foster a greater awareness, appreciation and understanding of the complexity of these underlying factors, which fuels the power of imagination that is the indispensable wellspring of the capacity for empathy. While divergences of perspectives between Americans and Koreans on many fundamental issues may be inevitable, it is equally inevitable that these divergences must be brought within the realm of imagination to be channeled toward productive engagement based on mutual respect.
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 Korean Leaders' Forum
with
Kim Kwan Yong
Governor of North Gyeongsang Province
Friday, May 9,
2008
11:30 AM - 12:00
PM ♦ Registration and Reception
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ♦ Luncheon and
Presentation
The
Korea Society
950
Third
Avenue, Eighth Floor, New York City
(Building entrance on SW
corner of Third
Avenue and 57th Street)
The
event is free but RSVP is required. RSVP online here or contact Patrick Clair at (212) 759-7525, ext. 328
or email.
The Saemaeul Undong (New
Village Movement) began in 1970 as a major state-run rural-development
campaign under president Park Chung Hee. Kim Kwan Yong, Governor of
North Gyeongsang Province, argues that the Saemaeul Undong "top-down" model for transforming the farming sector has relevance today for developing nations.
Several countries in Africa and Asia—most notably China and Vietnam—are
exploring the South Korean model, which attempts to close the
development gap between urban and rural areas, as well as create new
domestic demand, by funding basic infrastructure in the countryside and
setting up competition between farming villages’ various projects.
About 40,000 public officials and farmers from over 160 countries have
attended training courses at Saemaeul-related agencies and local government institutions.
Governor Kim will discuss the context of the movement and possibilities for adapting the program for other countries.
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 with
Ch'oe
Yun
Author
Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton
Translators
Friday, May 9,
2008
6:00 PM-6:30 PM ♦ Registration and Reception
6:30
PM-8:00 PM ♦ Presentation and Q&A
The Korea Society
950
Third
Avenue, Eighth Floor, New York City
(Building entrance on SW corner of
Third
Avenue and 57th Street)
$10 for members (The Korea Society, Asia Society or Pen American Center members). $15 for non-members.
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Supporting Organizations  and the American PEN Translation Committee
For more information or to register for the program, contact Patrick
Clair at (212) 759-7525, ext. 328 or by
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Please join us for a book launch reception and discussion on There a Petal Silently Falls and meet
prize-winning Korean author Ch’oe Yun as she explores history, trauma, and the vagaries of remembrance in her collection of three stories.
Elegantly crafted and quietly moving, Ch’oe's work portrays the
psychological and spiritual reality of contemporary Korea against a
backdrop of past state-sanctioned violence, hope
for reconciliation, rampant consumerism and academic rivalries.
The author will discuss the stories with translators Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton.
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 and Contributions from North East Asia
with
H.E. Ban-Ki-moon
Secretary-General of the United Nations
Hosted by:
Evans Revere, President, The Korea Society
Richard Wood, President, Japan Society
Thursday, June 26, 6 PM
6:00 PM - 6:30 PM ♦ Registration
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM ♦ Lecture
Japan Society
333 East 47th Street New York, NY 10017
Phone: 212.832.1155
Box Office: 212.715.1258
In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of Japan Society and the 50th
anniversary of The Korea Society, 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.
Admission: The non-member rate is $15. The rate for
individual members of Japan Society and The Korea Society, academic,
government and NPO is $10. Prepayment must be made, or registration
secured, with a credit card. All registrations and cancellations must
be made at least 48 hours prior to the event. Substitutions are welcome.
To register for this event, please visit www.japansociety.org/corporateevents or send an email to
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For information only, please contact Tomoko Okuno at 212-715-1247.
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 Korean Leaders' Forum
with
Kim
Jin-Sun
Governor of Gangwon
Province
Tuesday, May 6,
2008
11:30 AM - 12:00
PM ♦ Registration and Reception
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM ♦ Luncheon and
Presentation
The
Korea Society
950
Third
Avenue, Eighth Floor, New York City
(Building entrance on SW
corner of Third
Avenue and 57th Street)
The
event is free but RSVP is required. RSVP online here or contact Patrick Clair at (212) 759-7525, ext. 328
or email.
After World War II, Gangwon-do—one of the original eight Chosun provinces—was split between North Korea and South Korea. Today, Gangwon
residents and local government embrace their unique status as a divided
province by spearheading inter-Korean reconciliation projects. Under
the leadership of Governor Kim Jin-Sun, Gangwon residents—from both North and South—have
worked together to preserve the DMZ, prospect for energy in the East
Sea and develop a cooperative logistics infrastructure.
Join
Governor Kim as he discusses the importance of economic and political
reconciliation at the local level, and prospects for national
integration projects.
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