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Welcome Back to Harvard-Fall Term 2020!

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We hope you are all healthy and well as the fall semester begins. We are eager to welcome you back at Harvard virtually! We encourage you to reach out to the Korea Institute to learn about our upcoming events, activities, programs and resources/funding...

Announcing one of the new Korea Foundation-Korea Institute Postdoctoral Fellows for AY20-21, Dr. Jennifer Hough

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Announcing one of our new Korea Foundation-Korea Institute Postdoctoral Fellows for AY20-21, Dr. Jennifer Hough. Jennifer Hough is a social anthropologist specializing in the politics of inclusion and exclusion in divided societies, with a particular...

Announcing one of the new Korea Foundation-Korea Institute Postdoctoral Fellows for AY20-21, Dr. Tian Li

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Announcing one of our new Korea Foundation-Korea Institute Postdoctoral Fellows for AY20-21, Dr. Tian Li. Tian Li specializes in Korean and Chinese film, media, and cultural studies. She received her Ph.D. in East Asian Studies from the University of...

Newly Published Azalea Series: Journal of Korean Literature & Culture Volume 13 (2020)

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Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature and Culture: Volume Thirteen Edited by Young-Jun Lee, Professor, Kyung Hee University, South Korea Azalea: Journal of Korean Literature & Culture promotes Korean literature among English-language readers. Each issue...

Winners of the Inaugural 2019 New England Korean Speech Contest

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Inaugural 2019 New England regional Korean Speech Contest We are very happy to share that the first New England regional Korean Speech Contest for area college students was held Saturday, November 16, 2019, at Wellesley College. The event included 22...

Here are the Winners of the AY 2019-20 Korean Language Program Achievement Awards!

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The Korean Language Program is delighted to announce the AY2019-2020 Korean Language Achievement Awards to recognize devotion and excellence in learning the Korean language and culture to the advanced level at Harvard University, Department of East Asian...

Update on COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Travel to South Korea

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Dear Korea Institute Community, Harvard University is paying close attention to the public health concerns related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus). President Bacow has announced a range of steps that Harvard is taking in response to the situation. The Korea...

Announcing New Publication by Professor Christina Klein (KI Associate in Research)

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Cold War Cosmopolitanism Period Style in 1950s Korean Cinema South Korea in the 1950s was home to a burgeoning film culture. In Cold War Cosmopolitanism: Period Style in 1950s Korean Cinema, author Christina Klein offers a transnational cultural history...

Professor Yoon Sun Yang and Professor Hwansoo Kim Honored with 2020 AAS Book Awards (James B. Palais Book Prize)

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Please join us in congratulating Professor Yoon Sun Yang and Professor Hwansoo Kim, who will each be honored with 2020 AAS Book Awards for their recent monographs, all published by the Asia Center Publications Program. Professor Yoon Sun Yang has been...

2019 OIE International Photo Contest- Special Korea Institute Photo Prize

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2019 OIE International Photo Contest- Special Korea Institute Prize On Friday, February 7, 2020 in the Lamont Forum Room in Lamont Library, the winners of the 16th Annual International Photo Contest were chosen. This award ceremony and reception was...

Application Deadlines for 2020 Undergraduate Summer Programs in Korea are Coming Up Soon!

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Application Deadlines for 2020 Undergraduate Summer Programs in Korea are Coming Up Soon! Harvard Summer School in Korea (HSS Korea) 2020 Program Application-- Due Thursday, January 30, 2020 Info and the online application via the Harvard Summer School...

Undergraduate Student Voice: Olivia Fu,'22, "Navigating Asia as an Asian American" Destination: World PechaKucha Presentation

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Olivia Fu,'22, Government, "Navigating Asia as an Asian American" Olivia Fu spoke about her experience in the Ewha-Havard Summer School Program in Korea & the Harvard College Project for Asian and International Relations in Kazakhstan at the Harvard...