{
  "id": 17485292,
  "title": "[WEEKENDER] Expanding horizon of Korean language education in US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/weekender-expanding-horizon-of-korean-language-education-in-us-17485292",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T22:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261101/weekender-expanding-horizon-of-korean-language-education-in-us"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Driven by the global rise of K-pop and K-dramas, interest in learning the Korean language, including Hangeul or the Korean alphabet, has exploded across the United States in recent years. This growing enthusiasm has reached far beyond the Korean American community to include non-native speakers, adoptees and multicultural families. Standing at the center of this trend is Soojin Cho, a veteran…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}