Pictured above: Mourners laid down these roses, as they paid their respects to Chol Soo Lee at a Dec. 9 memorial service at the Yeo Lai Sah Buddhist Temple […]
Author: Julie Ha
Sponsored Post by KAC-National: Redistricting Gone Wrong
Above photo: Grace Yoo, executive director of the Korean American Coalition in Los Angeles. “Who killed Koreatown?” is a campaign to support the federal lawsuit against the wrongs perpetrated […]
Film Review: ‘Big Hero 6’ Charms in Predictably Disney Fashion
by GRACE KANG Ripped straight out of the pages of Marvel Comics comes a dizzying blitzkrieg of robotic action and San Fransokyan lights, as Big Hero 6 illuminates the […]
North Korea Releases Kenneth Bae and Matthew Miller
by MARK SHERMAN, Associated Press The U.S. on Saturday announced the release of the two Americans in North Korean custody after a secret trip to the reclusive communist country […]
Group Launches First-ever Korean American Service Day Nov. 8
Picture a multi-state flash mob that, instead of having participants learn fun dance steps to a song, gets people from across the country to engage in simultaneous volunteerism. That’s […]
Roy Cho Falls Short in New Jersey Congressional Bid
by EUGENE YI In the end, it wasn’t enough. Roy Cho’s energetic campaign to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District came up short. Republican incumbent Scott Garrett easily defeated Cho, winning […]
Election 2014 Roundup: Korean American Wins and Losses
Above image: Young Kim (left) and Michelle Park Steel, who won their respective races. Photo via Young Kim for State Assembly. This year’s mid-term elections brought more wins than losses for […]
Vote, Vote, Vote!
Polls are open across the nation. If you haven’t already done so, please get out there and make your voices heard! Don’t think your vote will make a difference? […]
West Coast Asian Film Festival to Premiere Over 140 Films
Above photo: Scene from The Girl Princes, part of the “Remembering Queer Korea” retrospective at the San Diego Asian Film Festival. A retrospective on queer images in Korean cinema, […]
Voices of Asian American Talent Featured in Disney’s ‘Big Hero 6’
by GRACE KANG Frozen’s crystalline winter melts away beneath the San Fransokyo sun, as the same Disney team that created last year’s international blockbuster film releases its latest animated […]
Sandra Oh Embraces New Role as Producer in Post-‘Grey’s’ Project
by JULIE HA Sandra Oh counts herself a pretty good cheerleader, as she puts it. It’s hard to disagree, as she emotes pure passion and enthusiasm while speaking at rapid […]
Record Number of Asian Pacific Americans on November Ballot
Above photo: Roy Cho, a candidate for New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District (Photo courtesy of Roy Cho for Congress) Korean American candidate Roy Cho from New Jersey is one […]
Roy Cho’s Surprisingly Plausible Bid for a New Jersey Congressional Seat
by EUGENE YI I. SEPTEMBER 18, 7 P.M. WOMEN FOR CHO MEETING. RIDGEWOOD, N.J. The first thing one notices is the giant flag. It’s building-sized, for outdoor use, best seen […]
Columnist Sung J. Woo on Missing What’s Loved and Lost
by SUNG J. WOO Last week, my wife Dawn and I were two streets away from our home in Washington, New Jersey. We were behind several cars, waiting for […]
L.A. Subway Stop Named After the Late Mover and Shaker Alfred Song
Above photo by Gary Leonard by JIMMY LEE Countless people will discover the name of Alfred Hoyun Song. At one of Los Angeles’s busiest intersections—the crossroads of Wilshire and […]
