Christopher Phillips, Curator of International Center of Photography, speaks about the explosive development of Korean photography in the late twentieth century. This talk is presented in conjunction with the current exhibition, Traces of Life: Seen Through Korean Eyes 1945-1992. Thursday, October 4, 2012 6:30 PM Recent Directions in Korean Photography: The New Internationalism […]
In March 2009, Seoul ranked 53nd among global financial centers; by March 2012, Seoul skyrocketed to number 9. What factors have enabled Seoul’s marked rise? How is Korea emerging relative to other hubs in Asia? What are the opportunities and challenges for continued growth? Dr. Yoon-shik Park of George Washington University’s School of Business discusses […]
The Korea Society celebrates its 55th anniversary with the launch of a Legacies in Korea-U.S. Relations series, saluting senior contributors to the bilateral relationship in humanitarian affairs, policy, business, or academe. Join us for an hour with Dr. David Kim of Holt International. The first employee hired by Harry Holt on his arrival in Korea […]
Since the end of the Korean War, an estimated 200,000 children from South Korea have been adopted into families in North America, Europe, and Australia. While these transnational adoptions were initiated as an emergency measure to find homes for mixed-race children born in the aftermath of the war, the practice grew exponentially from […]
How does one analyze North Korea developments? Is it possible to get a clear read and, if so, in what areas? Is North Korea a “black box” or more knowable, especially with new openings? This third installment of this summer’s Knowing North Korea series features Dr. Sue Terry, Managing Director at Gerson Global Advisors, a […]
In June of 2010, 10 Korean War veterans, now in their 80s and living in Long Island New York: Sal, Robert, Bill, Bob, Eugene, Frank, Arthur, John, Joseph, and Henry, visit Korea to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War. The documentary Far From Forgotten, traces these veterans’ emotional return to the DMZ and […]
Now that the KORUS FTA has been in effect for three months, what has changed in the business environment between the United States and South Korea? To what extent has the treaty created jobs, spurred economic growth and generated new market demand for U.S. goods and services in Korea? And what are the prospects […]
What is it like to serve as one’s national representative in North Korea? How is one received, from leaders to ordinary North Koreans? How does one deal with the political fallout of a nuclear test soon after one’s arrival? How free is a foreign emissary to travel and see the “real” North Korea and its […]
Feast or Famine features 23 original posters from the Katharina Zellweger Collection. Zellweger collected over 100 posters during her tenure as the director of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation program in Pyongyang from 2006 to 2011. This selection, rarely seen outside of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, centers around issues related to […]
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 […]
