…and borderline abusive figure to his wife Sun, played by Yunjin Kim. It didn’t help that his character didn’t speak any English. Early viewer reactions to Kim’s performance were harsh,…
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Redemption Song
…Kim’s PowerPoint. But for someone like Kim, these intensely negative perceptions are just a few of the many challenges he faces in his chosen field of gang intervention. It’s as…
Before K-pop Hit U.S. Shores, The Kim Sisters Were An American Musical Sensation
…Ai-ja and their cousin Min-ja (Mia) Kim joined Sue, and together they formed the Kim Sisters in 1954. The Kim Sisters performing with their brothers (the Kim Brothers) at the…
She Walks Their Walk
…water, attracting Dave’s attention. He and a passerby surfer carefully carried Kim onto the sand. (Kim declined to give Dave’s last name for personal reasons.) A lifeguard asked Kim if…
November Issue: The 30th Anniversary of the Death of Boxer Duk-koo Kim
…Korean. “Poverty is my teacher” were the words written in blood on a paper pinned on the wall of Kim’s room in Seoul, South Korea. Kim lost his father when…
February Issue: From Ivy League to Slums of Kenya, Eddo Kim Tackles Global Poverty
Eddo Kim is using his Ivy League education to try to help end extreme global poverty — one school and one slum at a time. by CRYSTAL KIM Lacrosse players…
Hats Off to Eugenia Kim, Milliner to the Stars
…Kim recalls in a recent interview with KoreAm over Skype from her home in Manhattan. Although that moment in 2004 was a major highlight in Kim’s career, the fact is,…
All the King’s Men
…to Kim Il-sung and now Kim Jong-il. Jang Sung-taek is the right arm of Kim Jong-il, as well as the husband of Kim Kyung-hee, Kim Jong-il’s sister. He has the…
Link Attack: Kim Jong Il Edition Part 2
…year of transition,” Gregg said. Kim Jong Il death: Who’s who in the Kim family? Los Angeles Times Who’s who in Kim Jong Il’s family? Here’s a primer on the…
Link Attack: Kim Jong Il Edition
…of Kim’s death was greeted with both unrestrained joy and a deep sense of concern. Yoon-hui Kim, a defector who fled North Korea about 10 years ago by crossing the…
Luke Kim, Community Activist and Pioneer in Cultural Psychiatry, Dies at 85
…Luke Kim standing with nurses and interns at St. Mary’s Hospital in Tucson, 1956. (Photo courtesy of the Kim family) Longtime readers of KoreAm may recognize Luke Kim’s name from…
WORLD VISION
…Health Organization appointed Kim and Farmer to help lead the international response to drug-resistant TB by establishing pilot treatment programs and organizing delivery systems for antibiotics. Although Kim and Farmer…
Medal of Freedom sought by Asian American community for Col. Young Oak Kim
… Young Oak Kim as a Lt. Colonel in 1965 (Photo courtesy of the Young Oak Kim Center for Korean American Studies, UC Riverside) Kim, a notoriously humble man despite…
Sonny Kim, One of Cincinnati’s Finest
…fitness regimen. Kim, a sixth-degree black belt, served as chief instructor at Japanese Karate-Dojo. The dedication—and lightheartedness—Kim showed on the job was also reflected in his home life, to his…
June Cover Story: New Jamie Chung Film Brings Attention to Sex Trafficking
…for Chong Kim, the woman upon whom Chung’s latest film, Eden, is based. They hug one another warmly and sit side by side. Kim shares photos from her smartphone of…