May 2 - July 31, 2024 | How can a Korean artist—however one identifies as such—shape their own narrative in this fast changing, global environment? Educated, living, and working in both the United States and South Korea, three Korean artists ponder what home means to them by exploring the landscape surrounding them. Working in three distinctive media—sculpture, photography, and contemporary mother-of-pearl art—this group of young artists represent the international experience… Read More

Call for Applications: The application for the eighth annual Sherman Family Korea Emerging Scholar Lecture Award is now open. Deadline to apply is May 5, 2024. Established in 2017 through the generous support of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sherman and family, the Award encourages and contributes to the advancement of thought leadership for a new generation of Korea scholars and professionals. Each year The Korea Society recognizes an emerging expert… Read More

Author Photo: Studio Gaga A millennial turned magical girl must combat climate change and credit card debt in A Magical Girl Retires, a delightful, witty, and wildly imaginative ode to magical girl manga by Park Seolyeon. Our protagonist is a normal girl; that is, a 29-year-old millennial woman drowning in credit card debt and unable to find a job after the pandemic rendered her unemployed. She has no family left,… Read More

The Korea Society presents “Changes, Challenges, and Chances in K-Startups amid AI Era,” on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM. The forum is part of the year-long series, Startup Scene: Entrepreneurs of Tomorrow, exclusively sponsored by Hanwha Life. During the forum, distinguished entrepreneurs, investors, and stakeholders from the Korea-American startup community will gather to examine the dynamic changes in the landscape driven by advancements in AI… Read More

Given heightened tensions and strategic competition in the Indo Pacific, how is South Korea navigating its diplomatic, economic, and security relationships with the US, China, and Taiwan? In a 2023 Joint Statement, US President Joseph Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol “reiterated the importance of preserving peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait [and] strongly opposed any unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific…” thereby… Read More

© Hae Ran from Channel Yes | With the ever-growing need to understand ourselves and humanity as a whole, it is necessary to examine the concepts of morality, ethics and universal values as guiding principles of the human condition. With generous support from Y.T. Hwang Family Foundation, The Korea Society presents a Series on Ethics and Common Values. This series promotes the understanding of central themes of our human existence… Read More