Friends and loved ones of Sue Kint will honor the prominent Orange County businesswoman and respected civic leader at a memorial service tomorrow, July 19, at 2 p.m. at […]
Author: Julie Ha
Helicopter Searching for Sewol Victims Crashes, Killing 5 Firefighters
by JULIE HA Just one week away from the 100-day anniversary of the Sewol sinking in South Korea, another ripple of the tragedy occurred. On Thursday, a helicopter carrying […]
SKorean Soldier Who Shot Comrades Set Off By Past and Recent Bullying
Above photo: Major General Lee Sang-hun of the Marine Corps briefs reporters on the investigation into Sgt. Lim’s deadly rampage. Image via NEWSIS/Korean JoongAng Daily. by JULIE HA The South Korean army […]
Michelle Wie Wins The U.S. Open
by JULIE HA She did it. Michelle Wie just scored the biggest win of her career. Just minutes ago, the 24-year-old golfer won the U.S. Women’s Open at Pinehurst, […]
SKorean Soldier Opens Fire on Fellow Servicemen
by JULIE HA The Associated Press is reporting that a South Korean soldier opened fire on his fellow troops Saturday night (Korea time), killing five and wounding another five […]
Family of Shooting Victim Paul Lee Sets Up Foundation In His Honor
by JULIE HA A week after 19-year-old Paul Lee was killed by a lone gunman on the Seattle Pacific University campus, members of his grieving family spoke to The […]
‘Well-Dying’ Courses Offered in SKorea to Counter High Suicide Rate Among Elderly
by JULIE HA It’s well-documented that South Korea has the highest suicide rate among developed countries. But if you parse the numbers, there’s this equally disturbing discovery: it also has […]
Why Does Every Blockbuster Have to Kill Off the Asian Guy?
He’s in Every Action Movie–But Not for Long: Meet the Expendable Asian Crewmember From Godzilla to X-Men to Total Recall, why does every blockbuster need a single Asian guy […]
Immigrant Heritage Month Reminds Us There’s Strength in America’s Diversity
by PAUL SONG (Above photo: Paul Song and wife Lisa Ling celebrate the one-year birthday of their daughter Jett, along with Mary Ling (Lisa’s mother, far left), Grace Eun Hyung Kim […]
Seattle Campus Shooting Claims Life of Korean American Paul Lee
by JULIE HA and JAMES S. KIM The lone fatality in the Seattle Pacific University shooting has been identified as Paul Lee, a 19-year-old Korean American student, according to […]
Korean Boy in Critical Condition After Fall From Hotel Window
by JULIE HA A 7-year-old boy visiting San Diego from Korea is in critical condition today, after falling from a third-story hotel window, local news station CBS8 reported. The fall […]
Sprinting Korean Robot Beats Olympic Gold Medalist’s Top Speed
by HAEIN JUNG Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt from Jamaica is considered the fastest sprinter ever. But now he’s got some competition, though not from anyone human. Korea Advanced Institute […]
Colorado Teen, A Self-Proclaimed ‘Bad English Student,’ Wins Playwriting Contest
by KYLE PARTAIN A girl, a boy, a high school love story. Laurain Park wasn’t exactly breaking new ground with her real life-inspired play, One-Sided Fish. And yet, the […]
Cool Tool or Hot Brown Mess?
Do you tire of endless up and down motions trying to unclog your toilet with a traditional plunger? Mark Frauenfelder, the founder of Boing Boing and editor-in-chief of Cool […]
Travel Writer Jimmy Im Feels At Home Anywhere in the World
Away With Im Bet you wish you had this guy’s job! Jimmy Im is a travel writer, who makes his home away from home 165 days out of the […]
