Past Events

How I Became a North Korean

Award-winning author Krys Lee speaks to the release of her debut novel, How I Became a North Korean, at this first cultural event at the

Found in Translation: Sunset: A Ch’ae Manshik Reader and Cho Chongnae’s The Human Jungle with Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton

Leap from satire to Korean drama and other works by a mid-century master. Delve into a China raw, volatile and often uncontrollable in a novel

Bringing the Flavors of Cote and Danji to The Korea Society

Chef Hooni Kim, the owner of Danji, a Michelin-starred Korean restaurant in Hell’s Kitchen, and Simon Kim, the proprietor of Cote, a modern Korean steakhouse in the

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Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture

The Korea Society celebrates sixty years since its founding with a public and press presentation on September 27 by Katrin Katz of Northwestern University. Ms.

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2017 Annual Dinner

  Van Fleet Award Honoree & Special Guest The Honorable George W. Bush 43rd President of the United StatesFounder, George W. Bush Presidential Center MODERATOR Victor

Annual Dinner

                                               

Sherman Emerging Scholar Lecture Series Recipient Selected

    The Korea Society is pleased to announce the inaugural recipient of the Sherman Family Emerging Scholar Lecture Series award, Katrin F. Katz, a Ph.D.

Kim Koo Professional Series Concludes its Fourth Class

    The Korea Society concluded its fourth class in the Kim Koo Professional Series in late March 2017. The professional series brings together senior professionals from

King of Spies with author Blaine Harden

Best-selling author and former Washington Post Northeast Asia bureau chief Blaine Harden discusses his riveting King of Spies on its date of release. His third work on Korea recounts

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Young Professionals’ Night with Noona’s Ice Cream

The Korea Society and China Institute host a Happy Hour for Young Professionals, featuring Noona’s Ice Cream. Network with other Young Professionals and enjoy a