by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Michelle Wie isn’t a stranger to the spotlight, especially after enjoying a very successful resurgent 2014 LPGA season. To keep herself busy during […]
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Artist Reimagines Western Fairy Tales with a Korean Twist
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Anna built a snowman and Elsa formed her ice castle in an unnamed Nordic country. But what if the story of Disney’s […]
Korean American Artists Explore Their Native Culture in ‘Interlaced’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com They take pride in their culture, but will their culture take pride in them? That’s the question three Bay Area-based Korean American […]
[VIDEO] Korean Middle Schooler Bashes Education System
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korean students are ranked among the brightest in the world, but they are definitely not among the happiest. A young student, […]
Patrick Cha Named Finalist for Wendy’s High School Heisman Award
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com photography by Brian Schneider A life-threatening brain injury in middle school that resulted in peripheral vision loss didn’t stop Patrick Cha from […]
‘Seoul Searching’ to Premiere at 2015 Sundance
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Seoul Searching will be premiering much sooner than we thought. The Sundance Institute announced its premieres lineup for the 2015 Sundance Film Festival […]
New York City to Vote on Korean American Day
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New York City will vote on a resolution on Monday to designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day, reports the Queens Chronicle. […]
Seth Rogen, James Franco and Epic Meal Time Make a Korean BBQ Lasagna
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Korean food is a wonderful thing. From the meats to the veggies to the seafood and every grain of rice, there is such […]
North Korea Refuses to Deny Hacking Sony Pictures
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New evidence suggests that North Korea may have been behind the cyber-attack that crippled Sony Pictures last week. The tools the hackers used […]
ETS Confirms SAT Cheaters Among South Korean and Chinese Students
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A number of students in China and South Korea likely cheated in the October and November SATs. The Educational Testing Service (ETS), […]
Ho Yoon Shin Creates “Empty” Sculptures Out of Paper
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com In this age of new media, we are surrounded by so many phenomena that all vie for our attention. Korean artist Ho […]
Feeding the Soul in ‘Hungry for Love’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Many people go to New York City to “make it there.” With the sheer number and diversity of New Yorkers, you can […]
Scammer Posing as a NYC Social Worker Sentenced to Prison
by JAMES S. KIM The president of the Korean Social Service Center in New York, who posed as a social worker and made false promises of low-income housing, pleaded […]
Doo Ho Choi Impresses in UFC Debut with 18-Second TKO
by JAMES S. KIM It took just 18 seconds for featherweight Doo Ho Choi to make a strong first impression in his UFC debut. In the opening bout of UFC Fight Night […]
Honey-Flavored Potato Chips: SKorea’s Latest Snack Crave
by JAMES S. KIM editor@charactermedia.com Honey butter? You have our curiosity. Honey butter potato chips? Now we’re talking! We would be talking about how delicious they are, but we […]
