Past Events

China’s Rise and the Two Koreas: Politics, Economics, Security

Entrenched relationships are being redefined across the Pacific, with China now South Korea’s number one trading partner and destination for foreign investment and tourism. What

The Perils of Protectionism: Korea’s Foreign Investment Challenge

Headline grabbing rallies against American beef imports last year cast doubt for some observers over the image of South Korea as a dynamic, outward-looking member

The Obama Administration and Korea: What’s in the Cards?

On Sunday, March 1, 2009, Evans J.R. Revere, president of The Korea Society, hosted a panel discussion entitled “The Obama Administration and Korea: What’s in

Weathering the Storm: South Korea’s Game Plan for Navigating the Global Recession

Join us for a breakfast roundtable discussion with Yi Jong-Goo, standing commissioner of Korea’s Financial Services Commission, as he discusses the current state of the

Pojagi: Cloth, Color and Beyond

Join us for a panel discussion on the art and history of Korean wrapping cloths, or pojagi, with Lee Talbot, assistant curator of The Textile

TradINNOVAtion: New Trends in Contemporary Korean Architecture

Korea’s dizzying economic and urban growth over the past 50 years has seen the country exchange its traditional architectural landscape for Westernized office towers and

The Religious Revolution in Modern Korean History

On May 5, 2009, Don Baker, Associate Professor in the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, spoke about the history of

Quick & Easy Korean Cooking Podcast

  On May 7, 2009, Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee, author of Eating Korean: From Barbecue to Kimchi, Recipes from my Home, visited The Korea Society to

Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West Through Christianity

    The arrival of the first Western missionaries in Korea in the late 19th century was a pivotal moment in the history of Christianity

19th Annual Golf Tournament

The Korea Society’s 19th annual Van Fleet Memorial Golf Tournament, held on Monday, October 26, turned out to be one of the most successful in