Full name: Katherine Savoy Edell Age: 30 Ethnic background: Welsh, Polish, Ukrainian Where she was born: Boston, MA Where she was raised: Massachusettes In Wong Fu’s very first feature-length […]
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Japanese Students Create Unbelievable Chalkboard Art
As a child, I always preferred classrooms that used a whiteboard and dry erase markers instead of a chalkboard. Not only did the chalk dust upset my asthma, […]
Top 4 Summer Must-Reads
DIAMOND HEAD When Chinese-Hawaiian American author Cecily Wong was a child, she came upon her mother crying after a phone conversation arguing with her own mother in Hawaii. She […]
Sexual Abuse Survivor Lee Jung-hee, Sons Make Online Plea for Help
Above photo: Lee, center, with her sons. by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean woman has taken to the Internet to seek justice against her […]
Samsung Heir Apologizes for Not Containing MERS at Hospital
by KARIN CHAN editor@charactermedia.com The Samsung heir apparent made a public apology on national television Tuesday for his company’s failure to stop the spread of Middle East Respiratory […]
[VIDEO] BuzzFeed: Americans Try Korean Side Dishes
by SE YEON KIM After tasting popular Korean snacks for the first time last year, Buzzfeed is back for a second helping of Korean food. If you’re a regular customer at […]
Eugene Sun Park to Produce Film About Japanese American Internment
From top to bottom: Japanese Americans headed for Owens Valley gather around baggage car at the old Santa Fe Station;Â Eugene Sun Park. (Photos courtesy of Joe Mazza/Brave Lux Photography […]
Biracial Korean Adoptee Inducted Into AFL Hall of Fame
Pictured above: Australian footballer and Korean adoptee Peter Bell being carried by his fellow teammates. (Photo courtesy of Megan Lewis/Freemantle Dockers) by ADAM HARTZELL Australian footballer Peter Bell was […]
GIVEAWAY: Win an Awkward Animal + Free Copy of ‘Everything Before Us’
by KoreAm Staff | @KoreAm Awkward moments are the worst. If you’ve ever needed someone to share your pain with, Wong Fu’s Awkward Animals make for an adorable, […]
‘Living Legend’ Susan Ahn Cuddy Passes Away at 100
by JULIE HA julie@charactermedia.com Susan Ahn Cuddy, long considered a living legend for shattering barriers for women and Asian Americans in the U.S. Navy and later as a code-breaker […]
Family by Side, Maryland Governor Announces Cancer Diagnosis
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, whose upset victory last November ushered in a new era of Republican leadership of a Democratic stronghold while […]
Machete-Wielding Man Slashes Korean Woman in Bryant Park
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A machete-wielding man slashed a South Korean woman in the arm in an unprovoked attack in Bryant Park on Tuesday, according to media […]
Patricia Park’s Korean American Retelling of ‘Jane Eyre’
Pictured above is Korean American author Patricia Park with the cover of her debut novel, Re Jane. (Headshot by Allana Taranto) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com When Korean […]
[Video] Let’s Play JENGA With Wong Fu!
The Wong Fu Team has been hard at work since the release of their first feature-length movie, Everything Before Us. Luckily for us, Audrey had a chance to stop by their […]
Ice Cream Art Just in Time for Summer
Story by Amber Chen Defying the manners that have been drilled into the minds of many young children, Japanese artist Makoto Asano plays with his food, creating humorous works […]
