Join us for a fun evening to learn about - and taste! - the signature alcoholic beverages of Korea: Soju and Makgeolli: what makes them so unique and tasty, and how they are becoming ever so popular outside of Korea. Meet the young Korean Americans continuing and putting their own marks on the tradition. Free tasting included. Must be 21 years or older to attend. Korean Sool 101 with Alice… Read More

Senior analyst Yang Xiyu, Senior Fellow at China’s Institute of International Studies, joins Society Senior Director Stephen Noerper for a discussion of China’s role on the Korean Peninsula, its relations with South Korea, recent meetings between Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and China’s commitment to denuclearization on the Korean Peninsula. An experienced diplomat, Yang was the inaugural director of the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s Office… Read More

Harvard University’s William Overholt discussed the release of his new edited volume, North Korea: Peace? Nuclear War? with Society President Tom Byrne. Overholt tackled the range of approaches to North Korea, the interplay of development and security, leaders Moon Jae-in and Kim Jong Un, and challenges to alliance management. North Korea: Peace? Nuclear War?with William Overholt Thursday, October 3, 2019 | 12 PM The Korea Society 350 Madison Avenue, 24th… Read More

© Jung Hee Choi 2019 | “...while watching Ms. Choi’s hallucinatory screen, you may find yourself in an altered state of consciousness, on the verge of some ineffable, transcendental revelation.” - The New York Times. Jung Hee Choi is an artist and musician who works in video, performance, sound and multi-media installations, known for creating a state of immersion that emphasizes the totality of sense perception as a single unit… Read More