Join The Korea Society as we celebrate Children’s Day at the Children’s Museum of the Arts. The Korea Society teaching artists Sungsook Setton and Karen Kriegel lead calligraphy and traditional dance workshops. The Children’s Museum of the Arts provides Korean-style embroidery and traditional totem pole sculpture workshops. Visitors will also… MORE

On the snowy afternoon of Saturday, January 21, 2012, dozens of families joined The Korea Society to celebratesŏllal, Korean New Year. Participants enjoyed a day of fun-filled family activities such as a puppet show for the folk tale The Blue Dragon, the New Year’s bow (sebae), traditional games such as tuhonori (similar to horseshoes) andyutnori,… MORE

Dr. Richard Shek, Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies at California State University, Sacramento, andDr. Mark Peterson, Professor of Korean Studies at Brigham Young University, will introduce educators to Confucianism’s influence on the history, literature, and society of China, Japan, and Korea; provide a better understanding of the socio-cultural foundations… MORE