Event Schedule 2023
(All events free and open to the public)
Aug. 19-Sept. 13 (M-F, 9-5)
- The Korean Wave: Korean Culture Goes Global and award-winning virtual reality artist Hayoun Kwon’s 489 Years, Reflections Gallery (ISUB)
- Chonnam National University art faculty and grad student exhibit, Ridenbaugh Gallery
- Opening receptions at both galleries on Thursday, Aug. 22, 4 - 6 PM (refreshments provided)
Tuesday, Aug. 20
- 7 p.m. - Exhuma (K-horror), Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre
Tuesday, Aug. 27
- 7 p.m. - “Decision to Leave” (2022): Renowned director Park Chan-wook's latest neo-noir mystery, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre, 508 S. Main St.
Tuesday, Sept. 3
- 7 p.m. - BLACKPINK: WORLD TOUR [BORN PINK] IN CINEMAS, Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre
Thursday, Sept. 5
- 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Asian Studies Library Open House, featuring Korean snacks, games, manhwa (comics), and K-pop, Administration Building, Room 204
Tuesday, Sept. 10
- 7 p.m. - Introducing K-Punk! At the Kenworthy Performing Arts Centre
- Us & Them: Korean Indie Rock in a K-Pop World (documentary)
- God of Universe (punk band from Seoul)
Wednesday, Sept. 11
- 10:30 a.m. - Mijo Park (deputy consul general at the Consulate of the Republic of Korea in Seattle), “U.S.-Korea Economic Relations," Administration 204
- 12:30 p.m. - Q&A with God of Universe on Seoul music scene, Lionel Hampton School of Music, Haddock Performance Hall (rm 222); open to the public
- 2:30 p.m. - Jungmin Kwon (Portland State University), “K(Q)ueer-pop: Queer (In)Visibility in Korean Popular Culture,” Clearwater Room (ISUB)
Thursday, Sept. 12
- 2 p.m. - Ji-yoon An (University of British Columbia), “The Evolution of K-Drama Romances,” Clearwater Room (ISUB)
- 4 p.m. - Justin Chon (Writer, Director, Actor, known for Pachinko, Blue Bayou, Gook, The Twilight Saga), “Exploring Honesty in Representation,” Summit Room (ISUB)