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Video: Introduction to Tae Kwon Do

Introduction to Tae Kwon Do. Korea’s most popular sport and one of only two official Olympic medal martial arts, taekwondo transcends all boundaries of language, culture, and geography. Listen as...

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Video: Introduction to Chuseok

An introduction to Chuseok, a Korean Thanksgiving with Professor Charles K. Armstrong, Professor Tae Yang Kwak, and Lauren Kendall.            

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Video: Introduction to Seollal

An introduction to Seollal, Korean New Yearks, with Professor Jane Hong, Professor Tae Yang Kwak, and Professor Michael J. Pettid.          

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VOID: Gallery Exhibition

Choong Sup Lim builds bridges between different worlds. He combines sculpture, painting, and found objects to assert a harmony among contrasting concepts, such as the regimentation of modern...

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The Art of Hangul Calligraphy

Calligraphy using Hangul, Korea’s alphabet since 1446, has become a prominent feature of commercial art in Korea, with Hangul-based designs adorning fashion, advertisements, and movie posters. Master...

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Korean Folk Painting Workshop with Seongmin Ahn

Learn about Minhwa, Korean folk painting, from artist Seongmin Ahn in this 3 week course. Minhwa commonly refers to a genre of Korean folk art from the late Chosŏn era (17th–19th C.) and, as a popular...

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Real Korean Cooking with Maangchi

Maangchi has taught people from all over the world how to make Korean food through YouTube, where her videos have been viewed over 65 million times. Maangchi’s first cookbook, Real Korean Cooking,...

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Classics Reimagined

Authors Adrienne Leslie and Patricia Park discuss and read from Alice Again and Re Jane, contemporary retellings that pay homage to Alice in Wonderland and Jane Eyre, but with a Korean-American twist....

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The Cold War on Film

Dr. Hyangjin Lee, this year’s Kim Koo Visiting Professor of Korean Studies at Harvard University, examines the evolution of anti-Communist films in South Korea. Dr. Lee explores the historical legacy...

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14th New York Asian Film Festival

The Korea Society presents the best of Korea cinema at the largest exhibition of Asian films in the United States. The festival will be attended by director Im Soon-rye (Whistleblower), director Lee...

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Korean Salads for Summer

Culinary instructor Shin Kim returns to The Korea Society to introduce a variety of fresh Korean salads for summer menus. In this hands-on workshop, learn how to make four different salads and...

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Into The Light: Gallery Exhibition

In the 1990’s, Ha Dong Chul (1946-2006), a leading Korean abstract artist, sought to represent the essential nature of creation through an examination of “light.” The resulting series of paintings...

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Dessert and a Movie

Watch Antique Bakery, a lighthearted buddy comedy with a dark mystery, and enjoy delicious Korean pastries and patbingsu (shaved ice with sweet beans and other toppings)!   The Dessert Every Korean...

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Korean History in Maps

Michael D. Shin, lecturer in Korean Studies at the University of Cambridge, and editor of the new historical atlas, Korean History in Mapsfrom Prehistory to the Twenty-First Century, discusses Korea’s...

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Korean-American Adoptee Voices

The Korea Society and KoreanAmericanStory.org present an evening of readings by acclaimed Korean adoptee writers. Matthew Salesses, Milton Washington, Heather Schultz, and Sunee Kim share their unique...

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New York Insiders by Korean Outsiders

Look into the New York art world through the perspectives of three Korean authors: Seongmin Ahn, Christina Kang, and Katie Bomi Son. They share their respective experiences as an artist, an art...

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Art Workshop - Fall Sumukhwa: Korean Inkbrush Painting

Artist Sungsook Setton teaches Sumukhwa, Korean ink brush painting, in this six-session (12 hour) course. Learn brush stroke techniques, composition, and essential skills used in drawing fall...

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Rhythms of Korea: Percussion Workshop Series

Try your hand at the rhythms of Korea in this new drumming series! Participants explore Korea’s percussion heritage through six sessions of hands-on instruction guided by percussionist Brian Chae....

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Jajangmyeon: Korean-Chinese Cooking

 Jajangmyeon, "black bean noodles,"  is a popular, inexpensive comfort food for Koreans. Originally from China in the late 1800s, the recipe evolved to suit the Korean palate. Join Walter Rhee,...

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Private Tour of Dansaekhwa Korean Abstract Art @ Christie’s

From October 8 to 23, Christie’s will showcase 33 paintings by eight Korean masters of modern abstract art, including those from the Dansaekhwa movement, at their Rockefeller Center West Galleries....

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