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Kai Potter, '19, Summer Internship at the Korea Herald in Seoul, Korea, Summer 2017

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I arrived in Seoul with some idea of what to expect at the Korea Herald because one of my close friends happened to have the same internship last year. But aside from what she told me regarding the responsibilities of the position and atmosphere of the...

Announcing the 2017-18 Kim Koo Visiting Professor, Tae Gyun Park

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The Korea Institute is pleased to announce the 2017-18 Kim Koo Visiting Professor at Harvard University. Tae Gyun Park, Kim Koo Visiting Professor in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, 2017-18 (Headshot image of Dr. Tae Gyun Park) In academic year...

Jessica Chung, '19, Summer Internship at CJ Entertainment & Media in Seoul, Korea, Summer 2017

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This summer, I received the opportunity to intern with the International Sales and Distribution team at CJ E&M, South Korea’s top entertainment and media company. Growing up, I have always had an interest in the Korean media industry, watching Korean...

Maria Tirnovanu, '20, Harvard Summer School in Seoul Program, Summer 2017

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For me, one of the main factors in choosing the South Korean summer program was the academics, and more specifically how they would take me out of my comfort zone and teach me how to see my field through another perspective. As a social sciences person...

Marie Carroll, '20, Harvard Summer School in Seoul Program, Summer 2017

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After studying abroad in Seoul for a summer in high school, I was eager to return during college. Not only did I want to become better at speaking Korean, but I hoped to learn more about Korean history and film so I could better understand Korean politics...

Ryan Lawton, '18, Harvard Summer School in Seoul Program, Summer 2017

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Since returning from Korea, I’ve been asked “Oh, how was Korea?” quite a lot. Answering this seemingly innocuous question has given me more trouble than I could have possibly anticipated, not because I didn’t enjoy my time there – in short, Korea was...

Samuel Oh, '18, Korea Institute Undergraduate Summer Language Study Grant to Ewha (Tuition Waiver), Summer 2017

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The summer I spent at Ewha’s International Summer College was perhaps one of the most memorable and personal experiences I’ve ever had. Though I grew up in a Korean household, I’ve never had a solid opportunity to connect with and explore my parent’s...

A Graduate Student Perspective-Anna Jungeun Lee, EALC G4, KI Summer Research Grant, Summer 2017

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I applied to the Korea Institute Graduate Summer Research Grant to visit Presidential Archives in Sejong City, South Korea. Besides visiting Sejong City, I also conducted research at Kuksa-p'yŏnch'an-wiwŏnhoe (National Institute of Korean History library)...

A Graduate Student Perspective-Sungik Yang, RSEA G2/ EALC G1, KI Summer Language Grant, Summer 2017

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Thanks to the Korea Institute’s generous support, I was able to attend the summer program of the Inter-University Center for Korean Language Studies at Sungkyunkwan University (IUC). This program, which was developed with graduate-level academics and...

A Graduate Student Perspective-Yusung Kim, EALC G4, KI Summer Research Grant, Summer 2017

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During the Summer break, I spent most of the time conducting archival research at several institutions in Seoul, South Korea, including The National Library of Korea, The National Assembly Library, and Korean Film archive. My primary goal in this archival...

Hyeryeong Hailey Lee, '19, Intern at the ROK National Assembly in Seoul, Korea, Summer 2017

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At the moment I was applying for KI Summer Internship, I didn’t know a lot about politics, especially Korean politics. However, still I put it on my list because it was a revolutionary period in Korea politics, following the impeachment of the former...

Isabella Kang, '20, Korea Institute Scholarship to attend SNU International Summer Institute (SNU ISI), Summer 2017

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People often use the word “life-changing” to describe their time abroad. It always sounded like a cliché to me, but after my time in Seoul I understand why it is used so often to describe these experiences. To immerse oneself in a different culture is to...