ARMISTICE DAY SALUTE 2019
Friday, July 26, 2019 | 12:00 PM
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…
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Lessons Learned with In Seon Hwang
Thursday, July 18, 2019 | 6:30 PM
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…
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A Decade of K-Pop: Korean Music's Ascent in the U.S.
Thursday, July 11, 2019 | 6:30 PM
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…
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Passion in Entrepreneurship - Aligning Vision and Passion
Thursday, June 27, 2019 | 6:00 PM
The path of becoming an entrepreneur is not an easy one. Sang Lee, CEO of Darc Matter and President of KSE, hears from entrepreneurs and founders who have created a business around their passions and dreams. Robert Lee from Rescuing Leftover Cuisine and Celina Lee from Give One Dream joined the session and shared their experience in turning personal visions into businesses. The session was followed by a happy hour…
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