A Korean Hand Game for Children Family Celebrations The Korean Alphabet Korean Expressions Lets Go To Korea Korean Pagodas Korean Lifestyles Korean Geography Diverse Korean Communities Masks and Mask Dances Tale of Heungbu and Nolbu Tigers A Look At Korea An Introduction to South Korea Korean Cultural Artifacts Korean Culture Mystery Box South […]
Name and Identity Traditions and Celebrations Introducing Year of Impossible Goodbyes Year of Impossible Goodbyes Sookan and Family What Next Celebration Time Occupation Again Oppression and Escape Seeing the Whole Picture Me Too Name Family Identity The School Experience Human Rights Reflection Lost Souls Liberation Lost Dreams Understanding Korea
Five National Treasures Historical Overview Koreas Geography The Miracle on the Han The Japanese Occupation of Korea 1910-1945 Remembering the Forgotten War South Koreans in the Vietnam War Women at the Crossroads Special Readings Interviews with Koreans Illuminate the Past The Two Koreas Global Connections Koreans Abroad The Modernization of Seoul
Educators are invited to join our 2013 Fall Teachers’ Conference East & West: The Silk Road Meets Ancient Korea. Dr. Jonathan Best, Professor of Art History at Wesleyan University, lectures on the Silla Kingdom’s role in East Asia. Soyoung Lee, Associate Curator of Asian Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, highlights art pieces from […]
On January 22, 2011, dozens of families joined The Korea Society to celebrate sŏllal, Korean New Year. Participants enjoyed a day of fun-filled family activities such as storytelling, the New Year’s bow (sebae), traditional games such as yutnori, kite-making, and other crafts. As a bonus, tasty Korean treats such as param ttŏk, mujigae ttŏk, and […]
Meet the prominent scholars of Confucianism during the Chosŏn period.
Yi Hwang: one of two pillars of Neo-Confucianism during the Chosŏn period–a scholar, educator, and strict interpreter of Zhu Xi.
Yi I: philosopher, politician, writer, and promoter of the village contract and local government; opponent of central government.
Chong Yak-yong: innovative thinker of Neo-Confucianism with influences from Western thought; looked into how Confucianism can solve social problems.
Master Korean phonetics in 30 minutes! Learn how Korea’s alphabet was created then practice the consonant and vowel sounds. Dr. Mark Peterson, Professor of Korean Studies, Brigham Young University Master Korean phonetics in 30 minutes! Learn how Korea’s alphabet and phonetic system was created then practice the consonant and vowel sounds.
