A look back at the life of Koream Journal’s longest running editor.
Author: Julie Ha
Remembering Luke Kim, a Community Activist and Pioneer in Cultural Psychiatry
by JULIE HA Dr. Luke Ik Chang Kim, who devoted much of his life to helping the disenfranchised and voiceless in society through his work as a psychiatrist and […]
Luke Kim, Community Activist and Pioneer in Cultural Psychiatry, Dies at 85
Pictured above: Dr. Luke Kim stands by a garden. This photo was taken in November 2002. (Photo by Eric Sueyoshi) by JULIE HA julie@charactermedia.com Dr. Luke Ik Chang Kim, […]
‘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 […]
A Family Portrait Triggers Adoptee Nathan Nowack’s Life-Changing Journey
FOR much of his life, Nathan Nowack defined his nuclear family as a clan of four. As a 5-month-old, he was adopted from Korea by Caroline and Gerhard Nowack, […]
Chol Soo Lee Day of Remembrance Draws Intimate Crowd in L.A.
Back row, left to right: Warren Furutani, Charlie Park, K.W. Lee, Tom Byun, Jai Lee Wong, Greg Murakami, Mike Suzuki, Kent Wong, Duncan Lee; first row, left to right: Grace and Luke […]
December Issue: Clean Clothes, Big Hearts
The Giving Cycle One night a month, Jeff Jun’s Lavanderia in Santa Ana, Calif., transforms into a hub of good, clean love. story by David H. Kim and Julie […]
Three Korean Films To Screen At AFI Film Festival
Stanislav Tyan stars in Hanaan, a modern-day crime tale set amid a backdrop of the USSR’s forced relocation of Koreans. Los Angeles’ longest running international film festival is back, […]
KA Photographer And The Day Of The Dead
Photo credit: Charles Kang Los Angeles photographer Charles Kang never paid much attention to Dia de Los Muertos, the Mexican holiday that pays respect to deceased loved ones—that is, […]
Police Release Undocumented Student Protestors
A Korean American student leader arrested Tuesday at a “coming out” rally for undocumented students in San Bernardino, Calif. was released from custody earlier today, the San Jose Mercury […]
'Dictee' Takes the Stage
by Julie Ha Korean American writer Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, whose seminal work Dictee was published in 1982, certainly had a promising future in the literary scene, but it […]
For the Children
Photo by Karine Simon/Courtesy of Inner-City Arts Fourth-graders from Charles H. Kim Elementary School take part in a special arts workshop led by renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and ballet […]
Football Star Promotes Healthy Living
So we know that Hines Ward can play ball—the Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver is the only Korean American in history to become a Super Bowl MVP. And, thanks to […]
Support ‘Bike for Kam’
KoreAm readers were first introduced to Kam Redlawsk in November of 2008. A talented young designer, she was afflicted with a rare genetic disorder that causes progressive muscle deterioration […]
Feeling the Squeeze
Last month Nicole Johnson celebrated her hair salon’s three-year anniversary, but greeted the milestone with more caution than pomp. This nation’s economic downturn has hit her clients hard, and […]
