By Eun Byoul Oh
As a New Yorker, this June was a reminder what the world can be when we create a safe and considerate community. We live with different values, thoughts, and culture, but when we respect each other, we become a community where people can be who they are.

By KCCNYC Monthly Team
Viki has uploaded a huge number of movies for your fun summer viewing and as an exclusive offer for KCCNYC newsletter subscribers, they are offering everyone a free month’s subscription to Viki.  Check out all the new releases on Viki here!

By Dana Cunningham
When people ask me why I have spent the last four years studying Korean, the answer is simple: because I wanted to connect.

My journey with Korea actually began long before I ever enrolled in a Korean class…

By Josh Kim
We’re taking a break from myths this July, and instead looking out for those readers interested in trips to Korea and Seoul. Here are four of my favorite things, touristy and non-touristy alike!

By Casey Eckersley
I had the absolute pleasure of visiting Korea for the first time this spring. Although I would still classify myself as a beginner in Korean, thanks to the classes at KCCNYC I was able to communicate with some of the people I met, and it made such a huge difference in our overall experience. I want to highlight a few things that became a little more special in Korean (largely thanks to the incredible patience of the Koreans I met!)

By Bryce Allison
2 years and 2 months. That’s how long I had been waiting since I first made the decision to put a down payment on a trip to South Korea and on April 16^th, 2026 in the Hartsfield-Jackson Airport in Atlanta, GA, I found myself staring at the well-known blue/white aircraft representing Korean Air. In my life, I’ve had the fortunate opportunities to travel to countries in Europe and Africa, but this would be my first venture over the Pacific Ocean to Asia.

By Sharon Stern
The Korean War is a subject that Americans know more general details about than many of Korea’s important moments of history…or do we? Dive into the history we never truly learned in school.

By Sharon Stern
We were extremely privileged to have author Park Sang Young join us on June 21^st for a discussion about his best-selling book Love in the Big City. Read excerpts of our talk below.

By Jon Oaks
Along with the fun that comes with the warmer months, summer often includes holidays and traditions that cause us to reflect on our own stories, our identities, and the relationships that have shaped our lives. Also check out a full list of July events in the Adoptee Community.

By Sharon Stern
If it’s too hot to play outside, there is plenty of viewing you can do late into these longer summer days and the nights that follow.  Enjoy!.

By Jooahn Bahng
For July - we’ve curated a list of local events happening here in NYC!

For our July Summer Special Edition, 4 of our community members share their experiences in Korea! Read on – and we hope these essays can help you plan your trip to Korea in the future.

By Eun Byoul Oh
The cross-section of Korean culture and Pride month can be interesting as Korea is currently striving to make progress on LGBTQIA+ rights (the recent election in SK shows this struggle continues) – this month, we want to uplift the community through special author talks, events, and this Pride Edition of KCCNYC Monthly.

By Bryan Hong
I didn't learn about Taemong until I was in my thirties. We were eating at Xian Famous Foods in lower Manhattan — me, my mom, my aunt (mom’s twin) — on a sweaty summer afternoon. It was thirteen years after I came out to her. The conversation that day was different. She was apologizing for thinking it was her fault. I was reassuring her that it wasn't anyone's fault, that I was born this way, that I was happy. We were both in tears, in the middle of a busy Chinatown restaurant, eating hand-pulled noodles.

That's when she told me about the dream...

By KCCNYC Monthly Team
We had a lot of fun in May celebrating AAPI month, but June is also exciting! KCCNYC is honored to host an author’s talk with Park Sang Young, the author of internationally acclaimed book Love in the Big City.