The Sejong Cultural Society will hold a concert of Korean-themed music on Sunday, February 4 at 2 p.m. with a 4 p.m. reception, at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.  The concert will be comprised of required pieces used in the Society’s annual music competition. The Society has commissioned numerous composers to craft pieces with Korean […]

JangMi Arts, a school for Korean dance and drumming in the Twin Cities, will hold its annual Seollal (Lunar New Year) Celebration on Saturday, February 10, with activities from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The celebration will include a Korean traditional marketplace with Korean American organization info tables, a lunch from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 […]

HANA Center in Chicago will hold a Lunar New Year celebration for the Year of the Blue Dragon on Saturday, February 10, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the center, located at 4300 N. California Ave. The event will include a poongmulnori (traditional drumming) performance, with opportunities to try the traditional drums,  New Year blessings, […]

Free webinar on gendered impact of the Korean War A webinar in observance of International Women’s Day entitled The Gendered Impact of the Korean War; Past, Present and Future will be held Wednesday, March 6 at 6 p.m. (CST). The event will include two feminist scholar-activists: Suzy Kim, professor of Korean history at Rutgers University; […]

Korean percussionist and composer Jin Hi Kim will perform an original work, with some local musical help, in two March performances: the first in River Falls, Wisconsin and the second in St. Paul. The first concert of Kim’s commissioned work Ritual for the Earth 2024 will take place at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (UWRF) […]

A program targeted to Asian American women, called AAPI Women Ready to Lead will be presented March 22 to 24 in Las Vegas by the non-profit organization New American Leaders (NAL). NAL’s Ready to Lead program is dedicated to preparing first- and second-generation Americans to run and win as candidates for public office and/or have […]

The Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA) announced today a new exhibition of contemporary Korean art to be exhibited at the museum’s Target Galleries March 23 through June 23. The exhibit is entitled The Shape of Time: Korean Art after 1989, and organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Tickets are $20, with additional discounts for MIA members. Using a variety of mediums, including ceramics, painting, fiber, photography, […]

Edward Yoo Pokropski will present his solo show Case 84: Adopted in the USA describing his return to Korea in 2015 at age 32 to discover his origins as a Korean adoptee. The show is a one-time appearance in Minneapolis, sponsored by AK Connection, an organization by and about adult Korean adoptees. Case 84: Adopted […]

A conference entitled Korean Adoption and Its Global Legacies: 70 Years and Beyond will be held at Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, April 13–14. The Korean adoptee service organization Me & Korea will co-sponsor the conference, along with Northwestern University and Mu Films, a documentary film company established by Deann Borshay Liem, a Korean adoptee. […]