Feb 27, 2015

February 19, 2015 - Be inspired by the story of a young woman who overcame life’s challenges to launch a business and fulfill her dream of visiting NYC during Fashion Week! Su Kyung Kim, the 19-year-old founder and CEO of Korean online shopping mall Victoria Garconne, discusses overcoming personal and financial...

Feb 25, 2015

February 25, 2015 - Marking a year since the release of the United Nations Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report on North Korea, Dr. Victor Cha, Senior Advisor and Korea Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and Director of Asian Studies, Georgetown University, speaks to the significance of the...

Feb 19, 2015

February 19, 2015 - Part of the Legacies in Korea-U.S. Relations and Media Perceptions of Korea Series

Rutherford Poats, former United Press War Correspondent and Bureau Chief, discusses his book, Decision in Korea. Published over sixty years ago—and recently re-released as an ebook—this “reporter’s survey”...

Feb 9, 2015

January 28, 2015 - Makeup artist Seong Hee Park, who created looks for K-Pop’s Wonder Girls and TV star Yunjin Kim, explores how the traditional ideals of Korean beauty in the paintings of Chosŏn-era artist Shin Yun-bok influences today’s Korean female stars.

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Feb 3, 2015

February 2, 2015 - Author Jang Jin-sung, on his first visit to the U.S., discusses his new book, Dear Leader Poet, Spy, Escapee—A Look Inside North Korea, which describes his life in North Korea as a psychological warfare officer and one of Kim Jong-il’s revered “court poets,” as well as his dramatic escape to...