The Korea Society

June 26, 2014 - Ivan Zakharchenko, UN Correspondent for Russia’s Ria-Novosti, reflects on his decades of covering the Korean Peninsula—including time in Seoul and Pyongyang reporting for TASS—as well as Russia’s growing regional interests. In this special Studio Korea taping, Mr. Zakharchenko also explains his love of Korean cuisine and evolution as a master chef.

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June 23, 2014 - During Kim Jong-un’s rule, North Korea’s unrelenting deprivation of fundamental human rights has, if possible, gotten even worse. North Koreans seek to flee the regime ruled by political prisons, torture, hunger, and public execution, completely void of fundamental rights or an adequate standard of living. The UN Commission of Inquiry condemned Pyongyang for “systemic, widespread, and gross violations of human rights” of such a monumental scale as to constitute crimes against humanity. What will it take for the international community finally to say “no more” to the North Korean regime? Why can’t there be a “red line” for human rights violations as there are for weapons of mass destruction?

The UN Security Council is now at a crossroads as to how to respond to North Korea’s human rights violations. Bringing real change takes courage and the political will to confront the Pyongyang regime. Ambassador Lee will examine the state of human rights violations in North Korea and how best for the international community to sustain the momentum created by the UN Commission of Inquiry.

Lee Jung-hoon is South Korea’s Ambassador for Human Rights. He is also Director of the Center for Modern Korean Studies and Center for American Studies at Yonsei University. He serves as a senior member of South Korea’s National Unification Advisory Council and chair of the Ministry of Unification’s Advisory Committee for Humanitarian Affairs. He also is Co-Chair of Save NK, an NGO dealing mainly with North Korean human rights; Chair of the ‘Committee for the Establishment of Refugee Camp for the North Korean Defectors’; and Vice-Chair of the Supporter’s Group for the ‘House of Sharing’ where several remaining “comfort women” are housed.

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June 18, 2014 - Roberta Cohen, co-chair of the Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, and Jinhye Jo, a North Korean refugee, examine the violence against women in North Korean prison camps. Ms. Cohen and Ms. Jo's testimony before the United Nations Commission of Inquiry on human rights in the DPRK underscored the tragic state of women’s human rights in North Korea. Moderated by Nikita Desai, Director of Policy and Corporate Programs at The Korea Society.

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June 12, 2014 - Part 2 Question and Answer portion - Susan Cox, Holt International Vice President of Policy and External Affairs and Honorary Korean Consul General for Oregon, looks at how the first generation of Korean-American adoptees—many now senior citizens—built bridges between Korea and the United States. She will also discuss her public policy efforts in Washington, Seoul, and The Hague. Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of The Korea Society.

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June 12, 2014 - Susan Cox, Holt International Vice President of Policy and External Affairs and Honorary Korean Consul General for Oregon, looks at how the first generation of Korean-American adoptees—many now senior citizens—built bridges between Korea and the United States. She will also discuss her public policy efforts in Washington, Seoul, and The Hague. Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of The Korea Society.

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http://www.koreasociety.org/policy/korea_and_the_politics_of_identity_ii_the_first_generation.html

June 5, 2014 - Kyung-sook Shin, one of Korea’s most acclaimed writers and author of the international bestseller Please Look After Mom, has written a seventh novel, I’ll Be Right There, a coming-of-age story set in South Korea’s turbulent 1980s. Following the June 3rd release of the English translation of I’ll Be Right There, Ms Shin visits The Korea Society to discuss her life and writing, as well as her latest book.

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http://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/literature/kyung-sook_shin_ill_be_right_there.html

May 29, 2014 - In Marie Claire's article, The New Skincare Superpower, the Korean beauty industry is described as being 12 years ahead of the U.S. in terms of beauty innovation and science. Alicia Yoon, co-founder of Peach and Lily, a website portal to “Asia’s best in beauty products,”  will be joining us to talk about how Korea became a global leader in the beauty industry and a country that others look towards for the latest beauty trends and sensational products. She’ll also discuss how Peach and Lily was launched and the role it plays in bringing Korean beauty to the U.S.

It's not all business, though, as Alicia, who was trained as an aesthetician in Korea's esteemed beauty schools, concludes the evening with a discussion on the Korean beauty regimen, including beauty tips and product recommendations to help demystify how Korean women keep such flawless and radiant skin!

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http://www.koreasociety.org/arts-culture/gallery-talks/korean_beauty_today.html

May 15, 2014 - Novelist Cho Chongnae’s How in Heaven’s Name focuses on a group of Korean youths conscripted and forced to serve across Asia and Europe in World War II. Translators Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton discuss this compelling work. Moderated by Dr. Stephen Noerper, senior vice president of The Korea Society.

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May 13, 2014 - As part of the Korea Economic Institute of America's Ambassadors' Dialogue Series, American Ambassador Sung Kim and Republic of Korea Ambassador Ahn Ho-young address current Peninsular economic and security issues, as well as the state of U.S.-Korea relations.

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May 2, 2014 - Dr. Stephen Noerper, Senior Vice President of The Korea Society, addresses Korea's growth in regional and global leadership, and current concerns on North Korea, China and Japan. Dr. Noerper discusses opportunities for collaboration between the United States and Korea on global problems and challenges ahead, at the White Lotus Gallery in Eugene, OR.

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