Author Min Jin Lee will read from her work and engage in conversation with Sam Crane, Chair of Asian Studies and the Edward S. Greenbaum 1910 Professor of Political Science, and take audience questions. Free and open to the public. All are invited. Sponsored by the Williams College Asian Studies Department. Min Jin Lee was…
Most of us are guilty of hitting snooze, once or twice (or, if you are anything like me, a whole 7 times!) before we finally make it out of the bed. So it is no wonder that we are short on time and always rushing through our mornings, barely leaving us any time to give…
“I’d like to thank my two boys who made me go out and work. This is the result because mommy worked so hard.” Minari star Yuh-jung Youn won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar last night, and gave what might have been the most memorable speech of the evening. Ms. Youn’s historic win marks the first…
Inform. Inspire. Influence. That’s the mission behind the impactful social network, Asians in LA, and it’s actually the perfect depiction of its founder Nancy Yoon. She is the Korean American female trailblazer who is the AAPI publicist for the Oscar-nominated movie Minari. Yoon helped catapult the movie Minari from a hidden treasure to a global…
The Alliance for Asian American Justice brings together Asian American Fortune 1000 General Counsel and law firm partners to join forces to offer pro bono legal services to victims of anti-Asian hate LOS ANGELES & NEW YORK & WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–In light of the recent surge in anti-Asian violence across the country, a group of Fortune…
As surely as February 14th is Valentine’s Day, April 14th is Black Day in Korea, a day where singles wear black and gather to eat black food. Many people eat jjajangmyun on Black Day to soothe their lonely hearts and although I’m not sure how this tradition got started, I’m quite sure it’s a balm…
What is makgeolli? Classified as a drink halfway between rice wine and rice beer, makgeolli is Korea’s oldest alcoholic beverage. It is an unfiltered alcoholic rice drink that is known to Koreans as a drink of the common people. It is not a drink that we expect to pair with a gourmet Korean meal but…
I’m a huge fan of essays. The personal essay at its best provides some of the most sincere, heart piercing, most illuminating reading you can experience. This is such an essay. In just a few sentences of her essay published this week in the Great Read section of the New York Times, Min Jin Lee…
U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-39) joins The Korea Society to share her journey in becoming one of the first Korean American women elected to Congress in its 230-year history. As an immigrant, small business owner, and previous California State 65th district Assemblywoman, we will explore how Congresswoman Kim pursued the American dream to become a successful Korean…
Why You Need to Know About NCT No group has more ambitiously pushed all the boundaries of Kpop than NCT (short for Neo Culture Technology) to become one of the most talked-about Kpop groups of recent years. NCT’s Resonance Pt. 1 is the highest debut album at No. 2 after Taylor Swift’s Folklore on Billboard’s…