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The Korea Society is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) organization with individual and corporate members that is dedicated solely to the promotion of greater awareness, understanding, and cooperation between the people of the United States and Korea.

May 31, 2012

On May 12, 2011, Ben Ryder Howe, formerly of The Paris Review and a contributor to The New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, and Outside, discussed his memoir, My Korean Deli with members of The Korea Society. Howe described the trials and triumphs of his Korean-born wife’s decision to repay her parents' self-sacrifice by...


May 24, 2012

On January 20, 2011, Dr. Colin Bradford, a senior fellow at The Brookings Institution and the Centre for Global Governance Innovation, spoke to The Korea Society about Korea’s evolution as a regional hub, its successful hosting of the the G20 summit, and plans for the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit.


May 18, 2012

On March 28, 2012, The Korea Society hosted a luncheon and panel discussion in Austin, Texas, as part of its Korea Days national outreach programing. Speakers included Ambassador Thomas Hubbard, chairman of The Korea Society, Ms. Catherine Morse, chief counsel and director of public affairs for Samsung Austin...


May 1, 2012

On February 3, 2011, Dr. John Park, formerly of Goldman Sachs and now director of the Korea Working Group at the U.S. Institute of Peace, spoke at The Korea Society about North Korea’s leadership transition in the context of Chinese and North Korean party connections. Dr. Park addressed the impact of recent events...