Past Events

Perilous Passages: North Korea, Human Trafficking and the Underground Railroad

North Koreans escaping regime repression employ escape channels similar to those used by Harriet Tubman to help American slaves, says author Melanie Kirkpatrick. Explore the

Monday Salon @ The Korea Society: A Trio of Writers

    The Korea Society and KoreanAmericanStory.org co-host a literary conversation and reception with three accomplished Korean-American writers: Catherine Chung, Eugenia Kim, and Yuliana Kim-Grant.

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North Korean Nuclear Test – Rapid Reaction 2013

On February 12, 2013, North Korea conducted its third nuclear test in a show of defiance to the international community and the nuclear non-proliferation regime.

Members’ Free Film Night: The Classic

  The Classic, as delicate as it is unabashedly romantic, is a sentimental and refreshingly sincere valentine to the traditional Korean melodramas of old (famously

Outlook 2013: Korea’s Sovereign Credit Rating

Tom Byrne, Senior VP, and Asia-Pacific Manager of Moody’s Sovereign Risk Group, examines Korea’s sovereign credit rating on the eve of a new administration in

New York Korean Film Festival @ BAMcinematek

The Korea Society presents the 11th New York Korean Film Festival (NYKFF) in its second year at BAM Rose Cinema & Cinematek. In cooperation with

Report from Korea’s Presidential Inaugural

On Monday, February 25, 2013, Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, Chairman of The Korea Society, and Ambassador Mark Minton, President of The Korea Society, attended the Inauguration of South Korean President

Everyday Korean Food

    –SOLD OUT–   Worried that Korean cuisine is too complex to cook at home? In this demonstration, Chef Walter Rhee shows how easy

South Korea’s Presidential Inaugural and Next-Steps in Korea-U.S. Relations

Experts reflect on President Park Geun-hye inauguration, promises of greater “economic democracy” at home and a new trustpolitik with the North, and relations with the

Park Chan-wook Retrospective @ MoMI

Park Chan-wook is Korea’s leading filmmaker and the first Korean director to win the Grand Prix of The Jury at the Cannes Film Festival 2004.