South Korean star director Park Chan-wook (JSA, Old Boy), has thrilled both critics and audiences in his native country for a decade. His “vengeance” trilogy brought international recognition, including a Cannes Film Festival Grand Prize (2008) and a Jury Prize (2009), and established Park as a virtuoso filmmaker with a thoroughly original artistic vision. On […]
Though once described by Mao Zedong as being as close as “lips and teeth,” the sixty-year history of the Sino-DPRK alliance has been littered with instances of tension and conflict. According to James Person, this history accounts for Pyongyang’s deep mistrust of China and its interest in developing a relationship with the United States, despite […]
On June 9, 2009, Ambassador Stephen W. Bosworth, Special Representative for North Korea Policy, addressed members and supporters of The Korea Society at the organization’s annual dinner in New York City. Ambassador Bosworth is introduced by Evans J.R. Revere, the president of The Korea Society.
At the leading edge of the digital revolution, both the U.S. and South Korea have been radically transformed by widespread Internet use. Not only has this revolution changed the way people live and do business, it has also expanded the spectrum of illegal activity. Cybercrime has many faces: from computer hacking and online piracy of […]
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 speak about about her latest cookbook, Quick & Easy Korean Cooking (Chronicle Books). Lee is also the author of several travel guides and her writing has been featured in Food […]
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 Christianity and religion in Korea with Fred Carriere, The Korea Society’s Executive Vice President. The interview is in support of ‘Missionary Photography in Korea: Encountering the West through Christianity,’ an […]
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 apartment blocks. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, a few Korean architects are embracing buildings visibly rooted in history and synthesizing traditional forms and the demands of modern life. […]
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 Museum; Chunghie Lee, fiber artist; and Seta K. Wehbé, assistant collection manager of the Antonio Ratti Textile Center at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Linking pojagi aesthetics to both traditional […]
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 Korean economy and South Korea’s game plan for navigating the global recession. This event is a unique opportunity to hear from a senior representative of South Korea’s top financial regulatory […]
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 the Cards?” on an episode of Asian America TV on New York’s NYC-TV-25. Joining Revere was Jeffrey Shafer, vice chairman of Global Banking for Citi, and Professor Donald Zagoria of […]
