2021-2022 NYC PROJECT BRIDGE YOUTH AMBASSADORS Nuzhat Anchal Long Island City High School Born in New York, I moved to Bangladesh at the age of 2 and my life became chaotic as I had to move back and forth between my home country and the U.S. It is also not a hidden fact […]
Join us as Dr. Todd A. Henry, Associate Professor in the Department of History and affiliate faculty member of Critical Gender Studies, Science Studies, and Film Studies at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), launches the Society’s new Current Directions in Korea Studies Series. Dr. Henry, a specialist of modern Korea, a social and […]
Join us as Lucy Park, Sejong Cultural Society Executive Director, and Elizabeth Jorgensen, writer and educator at Arrowhead High School in Wisconsin, share their insights into and passion for the ancient Korean poetry form, Sijo. Part of the Society’s Spotlight on Korean Studies in K-12 Schooling series, this talk will inspire individuals of all ages […]
2022-2023 NYC PROJECT BRIDGE YOUTH AMBASSADORS Bianna Chen Millennium High School I grew up in Manhattan and Brooklyn for most of my life and am now a junior at Millennium High School. Also, I have drawn for most of my life which led me to join certain art programs and my school’s AP […]
Come join us to celebrate the longest running education Program offered at the Society, the Project Bridge Youth Ambassador Project Program. The Program began in 1993 as a response to Sa-I-Gu—when growing unrest between the African American and Korean American communities triggered widespread destruction in LA’s Koreatown in the wake of the 1992 Rodney King […]
Join us and explore with Prof. Mark Peterson the ideas advanced in his most recent book, Views of Korean History by a Frog Outside the Well. Written in a conversational style for the general public, in this book Dr. Peterson offers a unique take on Korean history that differs from the standard history taught […]
Join us for this thought-provoking exploration of how both global and local emerging issues can be deconstructed, explored, challenged, and recontextualized through the distinct lenses of architecture and design. Drawing from their recent publications the architects and educators Dongsei Kim, Drawing Hwa-Chaeng: Mapping Contested Territories, and Dongwoo Yim, Accessories, examine the contemporary practice of architecture […]
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Join us to celebrate the 2023-2024 participants of the longest running education program offered at the Society, the Project Bridge Youth Ambassador Program. Eight New York City public high school students were selected last fall, via a competitive competition, as the 2023-2024 Youth Ambassadors. Since November these students, who represent a range of NYC schools, […]
