by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com President Obama was in Los Angeles yesterday, creating a traffic nightmare for commuters. News sources said he was making a guest appearance on…
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Asians Shading Blue?
…Obama. “Many Korean Americans and APIs (Asian Pacific Islanders) didn’t know who Obama was,” says Dae Joong Yoon, who helped found Korean Americans for Obama, a Los Angeles-based political action…
The Capital Gang
…direct mailers from the Barack Obama campaign? What about those stage lights for the swearing-in ceremony? And just how expensive were the hors d’oeuvres at the Neighborhood Ball? Just ask…
A New Day
…they identified so strongly with Obama’s American experience. “I don’t see Barack Obama [solely] as an African American president,” said Sukhee Kang, the newly elected (and first non-white) mayor of…
'The Great American Story'
…Obama that in person at the November 2007 Jefferson-Jackson dinner, where both she and Ronnie’s father met the candidate and his wife. “ ‘I’m Mama Chobama, and here’s Papa Chobama,’…
‘The Great American Story’
by Suevon Lee Photo courtesy of Ronnie Cho It’s eight days before the Iowa caucuses, and dozens who’ve campaigned nonstop for long-shot candidate Barack Obama are gathered in a Des…
One Year Ago, I Challenged Obama on Immigration. He’s Finally Listening
by JU HONG, Fusion One year ago, several undocumented youth and I stood behind President Barack Obama and interrupted his speech on immigration at the Betty Ong Center in San…
Obama Offers U.S. Flag, Magnolia Tree in Sympathetic Gestures to SKorea
President Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye take a moment of silence in honor of the Sewol victims. Photo via AP During President Obama’s visit to South Korea on…
North Korea Calls Obama a ‘Monkey,’ Blames U.S. for Internet Outage
…Barack Obama over the hacking row involving the movie “The Interview.” North Korea’s powerful National Defense Commission, which is headed by country leader Kim Jong-un and is the nation’s top…
Obama makes historic first visit to Laos
In a historic visit to Laos Tuesday, President Barack Obama and Laotian President Bounnhang Vorachith held talks in the capital city Vientiane, officially inaugurating a comprehensive partnership between the two…
Korean, Japanese Leaders Meet as Obama Brokers Talks
U.S. President Barack Obama held a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun-hye and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in an effort to repair the strained relationship between the two…
Japanese PM, Obama Pay Respects At Pearl Harbor
Seventy-five years after Pearl Harbor, President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met Tuesday at the USS Arizona Memorial in Hawaii — the site of the 1941 bombing…
South Korea State Visit Links
…AP via CBS News Obama has developed a special rapport with Lee: The two clicked during Obama’s first trip to Asia in 2009, and the signs of friendship were manifold…
Undocumented Student Heckles Obama About Immigration, President Responds
Story by James S. Kim. A Korean American activist for immigration reform interrupted President Barack Obama during a speech at the Betty Ong Center in San Francisco on Monday. Ju…
Who's Who in the Obama Administration (cont'd)
…and also the many, including three Cabinet members, serving in his administration. The Liaison Gary Lee Like so may others, Gary Lee knew he wanted to work for Barack Obama’s…
