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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

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

North Korea’s Information Revolution

Jieun Baek discusses North Korea’s Hidden Revolution, her new book on the information network growing within North Korea through exposure to foreign films, television, and

The Gentleman From Japan

Have a jOlly hOliday with Inspector O! The Korea Society offers its members and policy program participants a special gift in celebrating the release of

Powerplay: The Origins of the American Alliance System in Asia

Georgetown University professor and CSIS Korea chair Victor Cha discusses Powerplay, his new book that examines the evolution and importance of America’s alliances with Korea

Seoul Man

Frank Ahrens, who served eighteen years as a journalist with the Washington Post, reflects on his experience living and working in Korea. Ahrens was the highest-ranking

New York Insiders by Korean Outsiders

Three Korean authors, Seongmin Ahn, Christina Kang, and Katie Bomi Son, shared their respective experiences as an artist, an art advisor/consultant, and art-event organizer, as

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Ambassador Donald P. Gregg’s Memoir: Pot Shards

Donald P. Gregg, former U.S. Ambassador to South Korea and Chairman Emeritus of The Korea Society, discusses his fascinating new memoir, Pot Shards. The book

Ambassador Christopher Hill Book Event: Outpost

On October 20th, Christopher R. Hill, former U.S. Ambassador to Seoul and now Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of

K-Literature Book Discussion Group

Lovers of literature and history are invited to join a book discussion group reading three novels by some of Korea’s best known writers, each about