Past Events

North Korea’s 7th Party Congress and its Implications

Embed from Getty Images   Join the Hyundai Motor–Korea Foundation Center for Korean History and Public Policy, the National Committee on North Korea, and The

Art Workshop Spring Sumukhwa Workshop: Korean Ink brush Painting

Artist Sungsook Setton teaches Sumukhwa, Korean ink brush painting, in this 6-session (12-hour) course. Learn brush stroke techniques, composition, and essential skills while painting a spring

Fault Lines in a Rising Asia

In his new release, Fault Lines in a Rising Asia, ambassador, scholar, and analyst Chung Min Lee addresses the downsides of Asia’s rise and the

Remapping Identity Politics in K-Pop

 The creators behind EXP (Bora Kim, Karin Kuroda, and Samantha Y. Shao), the first non-Korean K-pop boy band, discuss the themes of cultural authorship and originality, posing

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Progress in US-Korea Relations

In the wake of recent security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and in advance of the US Presidential elections, USC Korean Studies Institute director and noted

Lessons Learned with Hodong Nam

In this third installment of Lessons Learned, The Korea Society and Korea Finance Society are proud to welcome Hodong Nam, Managing Director of Altos Ventures,

Young Professionals’ Summer Social Night

 The Korea Society’s YPN Steering Committee is pleased to invite you to a night of networking, live DJ music, and drinks at the Rubin Museum:

Breath of Life: Paintings by Yoo Geun-Taek

Yoo Geun-Taek is a leading contemporary painter known for uniting traditional ink-and-wash painting techniques with the Korean post-modernist approach of the mid-1990s and 2000s. In

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Gayageumist Haerina Park @ The Korea Society

Dr. Haerina Park, professor of Korean Music at Chung-Ang University, performs a diverse program of traditional and modern compositions for the Korean zither. Dr. Park

Special Roundtable on Korea and the US Presidential Campaigns

In July 25, 2016 – The general theme of the round table will be Korea, the US Presidential Campaigns, and Rising Tensions on the Peninsula. We