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November 25, 2020
Long before BTS and Psy made their debut, a handful of entrepreneurs were laying the foundations for what would become the Korean Wave in the United States. With Korean pop culture…
January 25, 2019
Korea today leads the world in autos and electronics, but newly emerging manufacturers and protectionism threaten the country's position as a leading exporter. In search of innovative industries that will…
January 18, 2019
K-pop had an explosive year in 2018, but it didn't arise from a vacuum. Since 1998, one web community – Soompi – has been sharing the latest information about Korea's…
January 11, 2019
For the latest episode, Korean Kontext spoke to Korean-American actor James Kyson. Having made waves for his performance as Japanese character Ando Masahashi on hit NBC television series “Heroes”, Korean Kontext…
May 15, 2012
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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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In addition to chips and pharmaceuticals, U.S. President Donald Trump has officially stated that he plans on introducing a tariff of roughly 25 percent on cars entering the United States, beginning April 2. Its imposition is likely to severely affect U.S.-South Korea economic relations, as well as the U.S. economy itself. Passenger vehicles have constituted…
February 21, 2025
On Monday evening, President Donald Trump unveiled 25 percent tariffs on steel and aluminum imports to the United States, eliminating the exemptions that had allowed South Korea to export steel under a quota. Representing an opening salvo of second-term trade actions impacting Korea and other countries, the tariffs will deeply affect the United States’ ability…
February 14, 2025
Hallyu (or Korean Wave) looks to continue its march onward in the Year of the Blue Snake. Netflix announced that the first five days of Squid Game Season 2 netted 68 million views, breaking the company’s previous first-week debut record set by Wednesday in 2022. Since its release on December 26, the show has already…
February 4, 2025
We profile four members of the 119th Congress with Korean heritage. Andy Kim made history by becoming the first-ever Korean American elected to the US Senate and the first Asian-American senator from New Jersey or any East Coast state. Young Kim and Marilyn Strickland were reelected to represent the 40th District of California and the…