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ARMISTICE DAY SALUTE 2019

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66th Anniversary of Signing of Korean War Armistice
to be Commemorated Friday, July 26, 2019 at Noon in Battery Park

Dozens of U.S. and South Korean Veterans, Council Member Vallone, and Korean Consul General to Attend as Plaque with Updated Casualties Statistics Unveiled

JULY 26, 2019 — NEW YORK —A ceremony to honor those who served in the Korean War will take place on Friday, July 26, 2019, at 12 noon at the New York Korean War Veterans Memorial in Battery Park, New York. The event, which marks the 66th Anniversary of the signing of the Korean War Armistice Agreement on July 27, 1953, is hosted by the nonprofit, nonpartisan The Korea Society, which promotes awareness, understanding and cooperation between the United States and Korea.

The ceremony will feature the unveiling of a plaque that shows the newly updated Republic of Korea figures for casualties, wounded and missing in action in the war that waged from 1950-1953. Since the creation of the New York Korean War Veterans Memorial in 1991, the original statistics have been dramatically revised. South Korea’s official count has grown to 137,899 dead, 450,742 wounded, and 24,495 missing, while on the American side, the U.S. government reports 36,574 American dead, 103,284 wounded and more than 7,800 missing.

The creation of the plaque is a collaborative initiative including active participation from New York City Council Member Paul Angelo Vallone (19th District), the Battery Conservancy, and the New York Korean Consulate.

The event will honor New York-based Veterans of the Korean War representing both the U.S. Armed Forces as well as the South Korean military.

The 20-minute ceremony will commence with the Presentation of Colors. Thomas J. Byrne, President of The Korea Society, and Ambassador Hyo-Sung Park, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in New York, will provide welcoming remarks. Council Member Vallone, who represents northeast Queens, will make brief remarks as will Salvatore Scarlato, President of the New York Department of the Korean War Veterans Association. The ceremony will conclude with Retiring of Colors and Solemn Taps played by SSG Daniel Haddock, West Point.
 “Today’s ceremony reminds us of the strong, continued U.S.-South Korea alliance that remains vibrant and crucial to peace and prosperity in the region, thanks to those who fought and died for both countries in the Korean War,” said Korea Society President Byrne.

THE KOREA SOCIETY (https://www.koreasociety.org) is an NYC-based, private, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization celebrating its 62nd year dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.

ARMISTICE DAY SALUTE 2019
Friday, July 26, 2019 | 12 PM
Korean War Memorial at Battery Park
New York, NY 10004

 

ARMISTICE DAY SALUTE 2019

Friday, July 26, 2019 | 12 PM

Korean War Memorial at Battery Park
New York, NY 10004

 

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Lessons Learned with In Seon Hwang

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The Korea Society and The Korea Finance Society hosted another Lessons Learned program in the summer of 2019. Mr. In Seon Hwang, managing director of Warburg Pincus, shared his experiences and insights gained through his career in finance. This program will be moderated by KFS President Andrew Kim.

The Lessons Learned program consists of senior level finance professionals sharing their career stories and advice with the audience. It is a perfect opportunity for networking and every young professional in New York looking to further develop their career is encouraged to come.

 


Lessons Learned

with

In Seon Hwang

 

Thursday, July 18, 2019 | 6:30 PM

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

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Speaker

In Seon Hwang

In Seon Hwang is based in New York, joined Warburg Pincus in 2004 and led the firm’s investment activities in the global healthcare, consumer and retail sectors. In Seon was also a member of the firm’s Executive Management Group. He began his career at WP in the energy group. He has led the firm’s investments in CityMD, Modernizing Medicine, Vertice Pharma, Outset Medical, SOC Telemed, Targa Resources (NYSE: TRGP), Navitas Midstream, Zenith Energy, Venari Resources, Competitive Power Ventures and APT Power.

Previously, he worked at a middle market private equity firm GSC Partners in New York, the M&A group at Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong and the Boston Consulting Group in Seoul. In Seon serves on the boards of the Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, The Gillen Brewer School, and Hope for New York. He received a B.S. in economics from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

A Decade of K-Pop: Korean Music’s Ascent in the U.S.

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Ten years since Wonder Girls and BoA became the first Korean artists to appear on Billboard’s main U.S. music charts, K-pop is at the forefront of the increasingly globalized U.S. music scene. With BTS undeniably at the top of the music world and Blackpink making K-pop history by performing at Coachella, K-pop is no longer an incidental phenomenon but an integral part of American pop culture of 2019. In this talk, Tamar Herman, K-pop columnist for Billboard, reflects on the rise of K-pop in the U.S. during the last decade and ponders its future.

Followed by a rooftop reception, sponsored by West 32 Soju


A Decade of K-pop: Korean Music’s Ascent in the U.S

with

Tamar Herman

 

Thursday, July 11, 2019 | 6:30 PM

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

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Hope For My People with Joseph Kim

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Joseph Kim was born and raised in North Korea. At the age of 12, his father died of starvation and he was separated from his mother and sister. In 2006, Joseph escaped North Korea into China. A year later, he was resettled in the United States as a North Korean refugee.

Since then, Joseph has shared his story from the TED stage, has published a memoir, “Under the Same Sky,” has graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from Bard College, and now works at the George W. Bush Institute as an assistant on the Human Freedom Initiative.

Special event co-hosted with Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), Joseph Kim recounts his fight to survive in North Korea, how he managed to escape and reach freedom and why he believes there is hope for his people.

Hope For My People with Joseph Kim

Monday, June 24, 2019

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

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Trauma Care and North Korea

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Harvard Medical School Global Surgery Scholar Kee B. Park, M.D. and Korea Foundation-Vrije Universiteit Brussel Korea Chair Dr. Ramon Pacheco Pardo examined North Korea’s growing injury burden and the regime’s ability to respond. They addressed marketization, affluence, political factors, domestic and international resource mobilization, sanctions impact, and roadmaps for a multistakeholder national system.

 

Trauma Care and North Korea
 with
Kee B. Park and Ramon Pacheco Pardo

Thursday, June 20, 2019 | 6 PM

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

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Of Interest:

Injuries Killing More North Koreans as Kim Jong Un Pushes for Growth

 

A Conversation on K-Factor: An Orchestral Exploration of K-pop at Lincoln Center

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K-Factor, a unique concert presented by Lincoln Center, cast a light on the often overlooked musical innovations and radical spirit of the global phenomenon that is K-pop. On June 20, a 50-piece symphony orchestra performed live at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall, with a program comprising a curated set of songs arranged to highlight the distinct musical ingenuity present in Korean music new and old. The selections showcased well-known hits by K-pop artists like Blackpink, BTS, EXO, Red Velvet, Seo Taiji and more, placing them in dialogue with noteworthy deep cuts and milestone recordings dating back to the early 1900s. The show seeks to create a historical and aesthetic context that is as entertaining as it is revelatory. For more information on the concert, visit www.kfactor.org.

Joined by Jakob Dorof, creative consultant of this original concert; Chris Lee, A&R Executive at SM Entertainment and CEO of CTGA Europe; and Soeun Lee, a K-pop star turned New York attorney. They discussed the creative evolution of K-pop, the musical ingenuity and many signature features of Korean music new and old, and its ongoing impact on contemporary music around the world.


A Conversation on K-Factor: An Orchestral Exploration of K-pop at Lincoln Center

with

Jakob Dorof, Chris Lee and Soeun Lee

 

Wednesday, June 19, 2019 | 12 PM

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

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Speakers

Jakob Dorof: One of the first to write in major Western media about K-pop’s formal ingenuity, Jakob Dorof moved to Seoul in 2014 to get better access to the artists and executives who have made K-pop an international phenomenon and wellspring of musical innovation. His work has been featured in various media outlets including Pitchfork, VICE, Spotify, GQ Korea and ELLE Korea. Currently, he is a weekly co-host of the Korean Broadcasting System’s One Fine Day radio show with the legendary balladeer Lena Park, and he consults extensively for major corporations about K-pop and the Asian markets. Dorof has a bachelor’s degree from Yale University, where he studied writing and music.

Chris Lee: Since joining SM Entertainment’s A&R department in 2005, Chris Lee has played a visionary role in the evolution of one of Asia’s leading entertainment companies, and one of the key influencers in Korean pop’s development over the past quarter century. As A&R executive and a member of SM Entertainment’s board of directors, Lee takes a hands-on approach to nearly every facet of SM’s output, fostering top global acts like SHINee, EXO, Red Velvet, and NCT. Lee also serves as CEO of CTGA Europe, leading a globe-spanning team of industry experts in EKKO Music Rights’ new offices in Korea, Japan, Sweden, Germany, and the United States.

Soeun Lee: Now a lawyer, musician and writer based in New York, Soeun Lee was a performing and recording artist in the Korean pop music industry since her debut in 1998. She released four studio albums, notched a number of major hits on the charts, and collaborated extensively with living legends and popular auteurs like Yoonsang, Lee Seunghwan, and Kim Dongryul. She received her undergraduate degree from Korea University in Seoul and, after a decade in the music industry, took a professional career turn and received her J.D. from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and practiced litigation and international arbitration in New York. Most recently, she served as Director of an international organization specializing in transnational disputes in New York. She currently serves as Executive Director and Founding Board Member of a non-for profit organization and music series, Music by the Glass.

Marketization and North Korea

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Stanford University Visiting Fellow Andray Abrahamian and Korea Economic Institute Nonresident Fellow Yonho Kim join Society President Thomas Byrne to discuss how North Korea’s marketization has impacted social ties, communication, governance, and culture.

Marketization and North Korea
 with
Andray Abrahamian and Yonho Kim

Thursday, June 13, 2019 | 12 PM

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

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Korea-U.S.-China Relations: National Committee on American Foreign Policy Trilateral Dialogue

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The National Committee on American Foreign Policy spearheads an all-day discussion among senior U.S., Korean and Chinese scholars, analysts, and former government officials at the Korea Society on North Korea’s missile and nuclear development and regional security. By Invitation.

 

Korea-U.S.-China Relations: National Committee on American Foreign Policy Trilateral Dialogue

Thursday, May 23, 2019 | 9 AM

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

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Korean Illuminated Sutra Transcription Talk & Demonstration

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Master artist Kim Kyeong-Ho is a pioneer and transmitter of the art of Sagyeong, Korean Sutra Copying. He was appointed by the Korean Ministry of Employment and Labor as the sole Traditional Sutra Copying Skills Transmitter, and is both an accomplished artist and teacher of this unique art that had not been practiced for 600 years since the Joseon Dynasty. During the lecture, Master Kim will speak about the process and ingredients used in his sutra transcription as well as his philosophy and approach to this thousand years old art form. He will also demonstrate a transcription with gold powder for 5 minutes.

Free admission for members & non-members with RSVP 

 

Korean Illuminated Sutra Transcription Talk & Demonstration
 with
Kim Kyeong-Ho

WEDNESDAY, MAY 8, 2019 | 12 PM

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor
New York, NY 10017

 

For more information contact, Jay Oh, Arts & Culture Director.

 

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About the Speaker

Master Kim Kyeong-Ho serves as the President Emeritus of the Korea Sutra Copying Research Association and Director of the Korean Institute of Traditional Sutra Copying. Recently, he has devoted himself to the work of expansion, artistic exploration and creation of modern Sutra copying by incorporating various elements from the Bible, the Quran, mandalas, and tantras from the Indian and Tibetan traditions. Master Kim has had 20 solo and group exhibitions including the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Los Angeles, U.S.) in 2010, Flushing Town Hall (New York, U.S.) in 2012, Korean Cultural Center (Los Angeles, U.S.) in 2014, and Tibet House US (New York, U.S.) in 2019. Master Kim is the author of 20 books (3 co-authorship).

2019 Sherman Scholar Awardee Announced

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The Korea Society is happy to announce the selection of the 2019 Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture awardee, Dr. Ivanna Sang Een Yi, Korea Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, East Asian Studies Program, Washington University in St. Louis. Dr, Yi lectures early fall at the Korea Society on Pansori Mountain Pilgrimages: Land as Interlocutor in Contemporary Korean Oral Performance and Literature. Dr. Yi has specialties in Korean and Native American literature and culture. Korea Society Senior Director, Dr. Stephen Noerper, suggests that “Ivanna’s focus on land as interlocutor follows very well on our prior recipient’s work on imagining the DMZ in new ways from a spatial, architectural discipline and our first recipient’s work on maritime boundary cooperation and nationalism.” Dr. Yi presents her lecture in both spoken form and sung p’ansori (epic dramatic storytelling), making for a memorable Sherman Scholar lecture. The date and time for Dr. Yi’s lecture appears at koreasociety.org on September 1, 2019. The annual award is made possible through the generosity of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sherman and family.

 

2019 Sherman Scholar Awardee Announced

The Korea Society
350 Madison Avenue, 24th Floor 
New York, NY 10017

 

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