Registration is now open to New York-area K-12 educators for Honor Thy Parents: Filial Piety in Chosǒn Literature and Paintings. Join Dr. Mark Peterson, Professor of Korean Studies at Brigham Young University, as he speaks about the representation of filial piety in the literature of the Chosǒn Dynasty. Dr. Kumja Paik Kim, Curator Emerita of […]
Over the past six months, 16 Youth Ambassadors in New York and Los Angeles embarked in a journey of self-exploration and intercultural-leadership development that culminated with ten days of total immersion in Korean culture. On June 8th, eight New York-based Youth Ambassadors will share their experiences, including stories from a ten-day study tour to Korea […]
Twenty tri-state area educators joined The Korea Society for the new in-service course entitled, Building An Ideal Society: Choson Korea. Korean Studies experts from around the United States shared their knowledge on topics such as the history of the Choson Kingdom, Neo-Confucianism, Korean architecture, ancestral veneration, and women issues. Teachers also participated in workshops to […]
The Korea Society is pleased to announce its 17th annual Fall Fellowship in Korean Studies program to be held in Korea from October 25th to November 5th, 2012. The objective of the program is to provide a general overview of Korea, past and present. All the expenses of the participants will be covered, including round-trip […]
The Korea Society welcomes applications from prospective Youth Ambassadors for the 2012-2013 Project Bridge Program. This year’s program marks the 20th anniversary of Project Bridge, which was created in response to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The Korea Society, in conjunction with the Los Angeles-based Pacific Century Institute, coordinates a year-long intercultural outreach program for […]
Please join us for a fun Korean learning experience. On Friday, October 12th, The Korea Society will hold a special Sing Along K-Pop session of Psy’s Gangnam Style, the K-Pop music video that has gone viral on YouTube. During the session, participants will read and interpret the lyrics and learn several Korean expressions. Have an […]
Educators were invited to The Korea Society for a full day of Korean Poetry workshops. The first lecture on Modern Korean poetry was led by Dr. David McCann, professor of literature at the Korea Institute. Following the introduction, Dr. Mark Peterson of Brigham Young University provided the teachers with a history of Korea’s Sijo style […]
Our Korean sponsors, many of them long-standing contributors, offer invaluable support, especially during the Program’s ten-day study tour. Their support makes this experience possible and enables us to offer the Project Bridge Program at no cost to students. Premiere Project Bridge Contributors Korean International Trade Association The Korean International Trade Association provides significant logistical support […]
