…and Eugene Yi, covers one of the most prominent events to launch pan-Asian activism. The documentary follows Lee, a Korean immigrant, who faced wrongful imprisonment over a San Francisco Chinatown…
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May Issue: How K-Town Lost and Won
Photo by Eugene Yi How K-Town Lost, and Won Politics is dirty. Local politics is dirtier, and redistricting is as dirty as it gets. This spring, Koreatown fought back. The…
Roy Cho’s Surprisingly Plausible Bid for a New Jersey Congressional Seat
by EUGENE YI I. SEPTEMBER 18, 7 P.M. WOMEN FOR CHO MEETING. RIDGEWOOD, N.J. The first thing one notices is the giant flag. It’s building-sized, for outdoor use, best seen…
‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Premieres at Sundance, Highlighting Pan-Asian Activism and Complex Legacies
…history of advocacy for the Asian diaspora has existed much longer than you might think. “Free Chol Soo Lee,” a 90-minute documentary co-directed by Julie Ha and Eugene Yi, will…
Asian Americans: The New White?
…this country, raising the question: Are we becoming white? story by Eugene Yi photo illustration by SUEJEAN AHN photo by MIKE LEE In 1922, Takao Ozawa, a Japanese man who…
December Issue: Cecilia Lee Makes Korean Cooking Quick and Easy
Photo by Eugene Yi Through her cookbooks, Cecilia Lee has been tirelessly spreading her love of Korean food for more than a decade. by EUGENE YI “Have you ever seen…
September Issue: Samuel Park's 'This Burns My Heart' Hits Close To Home
Photo by Ryan Bakerink by Eugene Yi Author Samuel Park is a “man vs. society” type of writer; his first book dealt with a young closeted scholar in 1940s New…
Check Out the AAPI Films and Filmmakers of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
…celebrates API filmmakers and featured conversations with Kanaka Maoli filmmaker Alika Tengan (“Every Day in Kaimukī”), co-directors Julie Ha and Eugene Yi (“Free Chol Soo Lee”), “Leonor Will Never Die”…
‘Free Chol Soo Lee’ Documentary to Screen at Los Angeles’ Laemmle Royal Theater
This coming week, Sundance Grand Jury Prize-nominated documentary “Free Chol Soo Lee” will arrive in the SoCal area for screenings in Santa Monica. Co-directed by journalists Julie Ha and Eugene…
August Cover Story: The Launch of the YOMYOMF Network and What It Means for Asian Americans
…artists. Will it become a for-us-by-us factory of Warholian proportions? by EUGENE YI The end — of the world, of course — will consist of the following elements: fighter jets,…
March Issue: The World’s Best Autoharpist
Ray Choi is the best autoharpist in the world. Yes, autoharp. story by Eugene Yi photographs by Luke Inki Cho My fifth-grade classroom, like so many across the country, had…
April Issue: LA Riots, In Our Own Words
…riots, a defining event in Korean America’s collective history. by EUGENE YI additional interviews by K.W. Lee, Julie Ha, John H. Lee, Paula Daniels, Alex Ko, Katherine Yungmee Kim, Sophia…
July Cover Story: Entering the Ring With MMA Superstar Benson Henderson
The Champ Benson “Smooth” Henderson wants to be the greatest fighter ever. He’s already on his way. by EUGENE YI photographs by YANN BEAN Benson Henderson has never won a…
September Cover Story: Awkwafina Establishing Her Presence
…Vag.” By EUGENE YI The relatively commonplace sight of a film shoot in New York City has not dampened the allure of maybe—just maybe!—seeing someone famous. Such was the case…
October Issue: The Political Adolescence of Asian America
Just how far has the fastest-growing minority group come politically? This story goes local, taking a closer look at three noteworthy case studies, to help answer that question. by EUGENE…