by KRISTINA RIM BARTEK We celebrated Jung’s graduation with cake, Korean food and many warm wishes. Jung and her son David (pseudonyms) entered our domestic violence transitional shelter facilities […]
Author: Julie Ha
For Novelist and TV Writer Leonard Chang, It’s All About Connecting
story by CHARSE YUN photographs by MIKE LEE IN 2009, PHILIP ROTH pronounced the death of the novel. “I give it 25 years,” Roth said. When asked if he’d […]
Korean American Sleuth Juniper Song Returns in Steph Cha’s ‘Beware, Beware’
by RUTH KIM Juniper Song is back, and Death has come knocking on her door again. The young Korean American sleuth can’t seem to escape the hooded, scythe-wielding figure […]
Brian Won Leaves the Commercial Ad Industry and Enters the World of Children’s Literature
by JONATHAN CHA When Brian Won gave readings at bookstores and schools to promote his very first children’s book, Hooray for Hat, the No. 1 question kids asked him […]
One-time Golf Rising Star Anthony Kim May Lose Millions If He Returns to the PGA Tour
by JULIE HA It’s been a lingering question on many golf fans’ minds for years: What ever happened to Anthony Kim? Sports Illustrated writer Alan Shipnuck, in a recent […]
Note to Our Print Subscribers: KoreAm Goes Bimonthly
Photo by Mark Edward Harris/KoreAm Editor’s Note, as it appears in KoreAm‘s August/September print magazine, which features cover man Shin-Soo Choo of the Texas Rangers: Hello, it’s been a while […]
Rexon Ryu Named Defense Secretary Hagel’s New Chief of Staff
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has tapped Rexon Ryu to be his next chief of staff, replacing the outgoing Mark Lippert who was appointed U.S. ambassador to South Korea, […]
Remembering the ‘Korean MLK’ on Korean Independence Day
Today marks Korean Independence Day. Sixty-nine years ago, the nation celebrated its hard-won liberation from Japan, after 35 years of colonization. It was a day that leading independence fighter Dosan […]
China Targets Christian Charity Groups Along NKorean Border
by JULIE HA Christian charity groups operating near the China-North Korea border are reportedly living in an environment of fear, as the Chinese government appears to be cracking down […]
Link Attack: Lubricant-loving Kim Jong-fun, the ‘100%’-Nervous Win of Miriam Lee Over Inbee Park & Kakao Terrorism Talk
What we’re reading right now. Leave it to Colbert Report host Stephen Colbert to make the most of this heavily circulated picture of North Korean leader Kim Jong-eun beaming […]
China Executes 2 SKoreans for Drug Trafficking Crimes
by JULIE HA Demonstrating its absolute, zero-tolerance policy for drug crimes, Chinese authorities this week executed two South Korean men convicted of trafficking drugs from North Korea. The South Korean […]
Families Demand Sewol Inquiry, Refuse to Leave Protest Encampment During Pope’s Visit
by JULIE HA The families protesting outside of South Korea’s National Assembly say they only want the truth. “We want to know how our children died. That’s all,” Park […]
Sammy Lee, Two-Time Olympic Gold Medal Diver, Turns 94
When one talks about Korean American living legends, Dr. Sammy Lee is a must-include on that list. The two-time Olympic gold medalist in diving celebrates his 94th birthday today. […]
Southern California Couple Arrested After Leaving Toddler in Hot Car
by JULIE HA Thanks to a concerned passerby and the quick actions of local police, a Southern California girl left in a hot car was able escape without serious physical […]
Student Survivors of Sewol Disaster Testify of Crew Negligence
As some 30 high school students lined up to get to an emergency exit while the ship they were on tilted violently, there were no crew members in sight […]
