Arts & Culture Programs

2026 Gala

2026 Annual Gala

2026 Van Fleet Award Honoree
JENSEN HUANG
Founder & CEO
NVIDIA

This year, the Korea Society is honored to announce the 2026 Van Fleet Award recipient is Jensen Huang, Founder and CEO of NVIDIA, in recognition

Samul Nori: Dynamic Rhythms from Korea

  Samul nori, the South Korean percussion genre with powerful rhythmic forms, has reached international popularity. First created in Seoul in 1978 by a quartet

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Hot! Hot! Hot! Korean Food in the Age of Kpop

  Once considered a dubious cuisine relegated to the “ethnic food” category, Korean food is now hotter than ever in the United States and beyond.

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The Korean Art of Fermentation

Speaker’s Photo by Nick Surett nicksurette.com There is a long and illustrious history of fermentation in Korean cuisine. Different types of fermented food – doenjang,

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The King, the Virtuous Queen, and His Wicked Consort

  The saga of King Sukjong, Queen Inhyeon, and Concubine Jang Hui-bin is one of the most famous episodes in the 500-year-long history of Joseon

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Restaurants in the Covid-19 Era: A Roundtable

Photo by Amina Ford www.aminaford.com Since the pandemic started, restaurant and food service businesses had to combine flexibility and ingenuity in order to survive. Constantly

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ADG7: A Virtual Concert [Video Release]

Celebrate the Year of Ox with a virtual concert by Ak Dan Gwang Chil a.k.a. ADG7! This award-winning Korean traditional music group’s powerful and engaging

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Special Virtual Screening: Minari

— REGISTRATION CLOSED — A tender and sweeping story about what roots us, Minari follows a Korean-American family that moves to an Arkansas farm in

House of Hummingbird: Streaming and A Director’s Talk

Grand Prix for the Best Film – Berlin International Film Festival, Generation 14+ Competition Best International Feature Film Award; Best Cinematography in an International Feature

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The Magical Language of Others with E.J. Koh

The Magical Language of Others is a powerful and aching memoir, a tale of deep bonds to family, place, and language. After living in America

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Author Talks: Kim Soom

One Left is a provocative, extensively researched novel constructed from the testimonies of dozens of “comfort women.” Kim Soom tells the story of a woman

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