Past Events

Annual Membership Party 2018: Celebrate the New Year, Celebrate Korea

Celebrate Lunar New Year at The Korea Society’s Annual Membership Party. Enjoy Korean food and toast with beer, makgeolli (courtesy of NY Saeng Mak), and soju

The Rise of K-fashion, LIE

Step into the global phenomenon known as Hallyu, or the Korean wave, with Chung Chung Lee, creator behind the fashion label LIE and son of

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Korea’s Transition to Democracy: Thirty Years On

  Marking thirty years since the shift from authoritarianism to democracy in South Korea, the Korea Society hosts analysts and experts for an intimate discussion

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Dialogue with a North Korean Defector

  Join an intimate conversation with defector Seongmin Lee, who escaped North Korea in 2009. Hailing from the border town of Hyesan, Lee witnessed the

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Podcasts/Videos 2025

A collection of original audio and video products made in-house by The Korea Society. |                      2026 | 2025 | 2024 |

Podcasts/Videos

A collection of original audio and video products made in-house by The Korea Society. |                      2026 | 2025 | 2024 |

Negotiating with North Korea, Inc.: A Breakthrough?

Does the announcement of North Korea’s willingness to negotiate with the US represent a breakthrough? Did the maximum pressure campaign of sanctions and deterrence move

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Innovate and Attack: North Korea Doubles Down on Cyber

  North Korean cyber attacks are hitting the headlines on nearly a daily basis as the regime demonstrates an increased ability to innovate and expand

Sherman Family Emerging Scholar Lecture Series Awardee Announced

  The Korea Society hosts annually the Sherman Family Emerging Scholar Lecture Series, which encourages new American thought leadership on Korea. The inaugural awardee in

Last Ship in the Harbor

Description: With the enemy hot on his heels, Admiral J. Robert Lunney helped board 14,000 North Korean refugees onto the SS Meredith Victory as part of

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