by HAEIN JUNG Those of you who’ve enjoyed the antics of stoner-duo Harold and Kumar over the years can sit back, light one up, and look forward the Harold and […]
Author: Haein Jung
SKorean Artists Try to Carry Out the Dreams of the Young Sewol Victims Posthumously
by HAEIN JUNG Of the 325 high school students aboard the Sewol ferry that sank off the Korean coast in April, only 75 survived. With the deaths of these […]
‘Carnal Orient’ Aims To Challenge The Fetishization of Asian Women In Media
by HAEIN JUNG Last year the band Day Above Ground released “Asian Girlz,” a controversial song and music video laden with lyrics and images that many Asian Americans found offensive. […]
Korean Fitness Trainers Take Home Top Prizes At Muscle Beach Competition
by HAEIN JUNG Look at dem washboard abz. Over two hundred strapping bodies entered the 15th annual Mr. & Mrs. Muscle Beach competition, and when the smoke cleared, two Korean trainers […]
Obama’s Assistant Secretary For Health Howard Koh Steps Down
Howard Koh stepped down from his position as the 14th Assistant Secretary for Health and ended his five-year tenure at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). President […]
Internationally Acclaimed Ballerina Kang Sue-Jin Takes the Stage in the Sold-Out “Madame Butterfly”
by HAEIN JUNG After nearly 30 years abroad, including decades performing with top European companies, the internationally accomplished ballerina, Kang Sue-Jin, returned home earlier this year to become the artistic director for […]
SKorean Artist Eunsook Lee’s Korean War-themed Exhibition on Display in Washington, D.C.
by HAEIN JUNG Exploring the tragedy of separation from the Korean War, the Korean Cultural Center in Washington, D.C., is presenting a new exhibition of contemporary works by artist EunSook […]
VIDEO: Korean Woman Sings Achingly Beautiful Cover of ‘One Last Cry’
by HAEIN JUNG Prepare to weep. For her audition for South Korea reality TV contest K-pop Star, Kim Dong-wook sings an achingly beautiful rendition of Brian McKnight’s “One Last Cry,” stunning fellow contestants […]
Andy Pang Co-Stars in NY Times Critics’ Pick ‘A Picture Of You’
by HAEIN JUNG It’s not like actor Andy Pang didn’t try other things. Although he enjoyed performing ever since a child, he pragmatically entered college as a pre-med student […]
Link Attack: Janice Min Gets An Emmy Nom, Korean Girls Love Snack Backpacks, Stunning Photos of Mixed Race Families
KA news (and other topics of interest) from around the web. Stunning portraits of mixed-race families. Arden Cho joins the new season of ‘Teen Wolf’ as a series regular. […]
Benefit Concert Featuring Ahn Trio
Inside NK, an organization raising awareness on human rights issues in North Korea, presents the Ahn Trio in a concert performance featuring works by Bunch, Piazzolla, and Balakrishnan. Hailed […]
Condom Company’s Actions Elicit Strong Response From K-pop Fans
By HAEIN JUNG It seems fans of SNSD and EXO aren’t really into the whole “no glove, no love” policy we seem to unabashedly promote here in the U.S. Case […]
Concert Benefit for Sewol Ferry Victims
Calvary Korean United Methodist Church in East Brunswick, New Jersey will be hold a benefit concert featuring the newly formed Veritas String Chamber Ensemble. The event will benefit the […]
Best-selling SKorean Author Kyung-sook Shin Shares New Novel At L.A. Reading
by HAEIN JUNG The Korean Cultural Center of Los Angeles hosted an intimate evening this past Monday with celebrated South Korean author Kyung-sook Shin, who read excerpts from her latest translated novel, I’ll […]
How To Make Amazingly Fluffy Pancakes … In A Rice Cooker!
by HAEIN JUNG Pancakes are awesome. But the cleanup that comes after making pancakes? Not so awesome. Rocket News gives us a way to bypass the gooey, sticky mess. All […]
