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In this episode, Korean Kontext spoke to Korean-American actor Steven Yeun. Having acted in several high profile TV shows, Yeun’s interest in acting originated during his freshman year at Kalamazoo College after watching…
April 27, 2012
On Friday January 13, the Korea Economic Institute (KEI) celebrated Korean American day at the Newseum, in Washington, DC. As part of the celebration, KEI recognized three Korean-American pioneers in…
January 18, 2012
This episode features a conversation with Sam Yoon, Executive Director of the National Alliance of Community Economic Development Associations (NACEDA). Prior to his work with NACEDA, Sam served on the…
June 1, 2011
In this episode we hear from Korean-American filmmaker Michael Kang, who made his directorial debut at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival with The Motel, which was awarded the Humanitas Prize…
March 14, 2011
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KEI recently completed its seventeenth annual Ambassadors’ Dialogue program. The tour was the third featuring Lee Tae-sik, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United States, and Alexander Vershbow, United…
May 25, 2011
KEI recently completed its sixteenth annual Ambassadors’ Dialogue program (previously called the Korea Caravan), featuring Lee Tae-sik, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the United States, and Alexander Vershbow, United…
May 25, 2011
In a speaking tour to seven major U.S. cities during May 3 through May 11, the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United States and the Ambassador of…
May 25, 2011
Can I Play, Too? Korean Athletes in U.S. Sports: Jim Paek, the First Korean to Hoist the Stanley Cup
For the over 1.5 million Korean-Americans living in the United States today, what part do sports play in the American experience? For that matter, what role do sports have in…
May 25, 2011
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This is the third in a three part series looking at the ongoing trade debate in the United States and its impact on Korea. Part one can be found here and part two here. By Phil Eskeland This post was updated on July 24, 2015. This has been an incredibly fascinating past several weeks to anyone who…
June 26, 2015
This is the first in a three part series looking at the ongoing trade debate in the United States and its impact on Korea. Part two can be found here and part three here. By Phil Eskeland Last week saw one of the most interesting weeks in the politics of trade policy on Capitol Hill…
May 18, 2015
By Phil Eskeland Within the next several hours, President Barack Obama is expected to sign an Executive Order to allow certain undocumented immigrants, numbering perhaps as high as 5 million, who entered the United States without prior authorization or overstayed their visas, the right to remain and work in the United States. Elements of the…
November 20, 2014
By Jack Pritchard As I depart KEI after 6 ½ years as president, I want to acknowledge the great support and contributions my colleagues have made in enhancing the credibility and reputation of our small institute. As president I am often praised for the innovative work that KEI does and, while I appreciate the compliment,…