The Last Supper By the time you read this letter, I will no longer be working at KoreAm. That’s right, this is my last issue as the magazine’s editor. […]
Author: Kai Ma
Down to the Core
We asked hip-hop emcee Adam WarRock to share his five favorite albums of the moment. Known as the internet’s foremost comic book nerdcore rapper, WarRock also nabbed the grand […]
Editor’s Note: March 2011
Most people love music. I’m near-deaf because of it. Garage rock, classic rock, ‘90s hip-hop, alternative, Brit-pop—I listened it all, went to the shows (often, alone), collected the albums […]
Feb. 3: Happy Lunar New Year!
Happy New Year! The Year of the Rabbit starts now. Couples now breeding like bunnies are doing so for good reason: People born after today, which marks the first […]
Editor's Note: February 2011
So I put a BFF (left) on the cover. Any objections? Ten years ago, Jane Kim and I were both budding community organizers. She worked for the Chinatown Community […]
Monday Giveaway: Year of the Rabbit Gift Card
UPDATE: Congratulations 41, Elizabeth; 36, Jared; 42, Amie Kim; 1, Elaine; 6, Richard Kim. Please respond with your mailing addresses. Couples now breeding like bunnies are doing so for […]
Editor's Note: January 2011
Binna Kim, photographed last month in Santa Monica. In our 2010 end-of-the-year survey posted on charactermedia.com, Shawn Lee, a 29-year-old reader, urged KoreAm to cover not just the celebrities […]
Senate paves way to repeal DADT
Today, the Senate voted to end debate on a bill repealing the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. By a bipartisan vote of 63 to 33, the Senate has […]
KA gay vet hospitalized
Lt. Dan Choi, an outspoken critic of the U.S. government’s “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy, was hospitalized after suffering from exhaustion and a nervous breakdown. Lt. Choi, chained to […]
20 Years & Counting
As a little end-of-year celebration, we’re posting up an essay by editor in chief Kai Ma, which originally ran in our 20th Anniversary Issue (April 2010). Here’s to 20 […]
Editor's Note: December 2010
Jang Dong-gun and Kai Ma, photographed in Los Angeles. 1) Jang Dong-gun. Yeah, the name doesn’t really roll off the tongue. And I’m never quite certain I’m pronouncing it […]
Lincecum bobblehead: FAIL
Is MLB darling Tim Lincecum pissed off that his bobblehead looks nothing like him? I’d be.
Editor's Note: Nov. 2010
Phil Yu takes his anger out on KoreAm editor Kai Ma. In the decade that I’ve been involved with the Asian American community, I’ve learned that there are many […]
Kim Jong-il needs Rogaine
Reasons for North Korea’s recent hereditary transfer of power to Kim Jong-il’s youngest son: the Dear Leader’s ailing health? The Dear Leader’s old age? Or could it be… the […]
Trucked Up
New York finally gets hip to the mobile Korean taco craze. According to this Thrillist post, the Korilla BBQ truck (Korean + Grill + A) dishes up “mind-blowing Korean […]
