Dear Rutgers Korean Graduate Students Association Members,

The Korea Society would like to invite you to our upcoming policy program, Progress in US-Korea Relations, with David Kang, on Thursday, June 2, at 6PM at The Korea Society (950 Third Avenue, 8th Fl, NYC).

In the wake of recent security challenges on the Korean Peninsula and in advance of the US Presidential elections, USC Korean Studies Institute director and noted professor David Kang discusses the progress, pitfalls, and potential in US-ROK relations. Moderated by the Society’s Stephen Noerper and co-hosted by the Global Society of Korea.

David C. Kang researches business and politics of East Asia, with an emphasis on Korea, China, and the Philippines. Kang’s latest book is East Asia Before the West: Five Centuries of Trade and Tribute (Columbia University Press, 2010). Kang has published numerous scholarly articles in journals such as International Organization and International Security, and published opinion pieces in the New York Times, Financial Times, and Washington Post. He is regularly appears on media such as NPR, CBS News, and CNN, and BBC. Kang received an A.B. with honors from Stanford University and his Ph.D. from Berkeley. 

Arrivals and reception begin at 5:30 PM, and the program starts at 6PM. Please register by emailing us at policy@koreasociety.org with your name and Rutgers Korean Graduate Students Association as your affiliation for discounted student admission of $5.

Thank you, and we hope you can join us!

Best regards,

Charlie Chung