by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com A coalition of 64 Asian American associations filed a complaint Friday against Harvard University, alleging that the school discriminates against Asian American students by setting […]
Author: KoreAm Journal
British Korean War Veteran Donates Medals to South Korea
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com A British Korean War veteran has donated 10 military medals to South Korea on Tuesday in honor of the country and its people. William Speakman, […]
Jeremy Lin Makes Appearance at Fan Signing in L.A.
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com What do In-N-Out, Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles and Korean barbecue all have in common? All three are at the top of Jeremy Lin’s […]
Korean Film Archive Adds 94 Rediscovered Korean Films to Collection
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com A Seoul-based nonprofit that functions as Korea’s film archive center announced this week the acquisition of 94 Korean films released between 1949 and 1981 that […]
Top-Selling Korean Skincare Line Hits Sephora Stores
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com Korea’s number-one selling beauty product hit shelves at Sephora stores this month. Known as “True Cream Moisturizing Bomb,” the best-selling jar of moisturizer can be […]
Korean Language Enrollment at U.S. Colleges Sees Sharp Rise
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com According to a recent study, the Korean language is one major exception to the overall downhill trend in foreign language enrollments across U.S. college campuses […]
Details Still Sketchy Following Fatal Shooting of Student Outside Anaheim Clinic
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com A 20-year-old Korean American man was shot and killed by a security guard outside an Anaheim medical marijuana facility on March 15 following a suspected […]
Seattle Culinary Artist Dies At 34
Christina Choi, a culinary artist and former restaurant owner from Seattle, passed away on Wednesday after suffering complications from a brain aneurysm. She was the co-founder of Foraged & […]
December Issue: Sisters Bond Through Tragedy, Chocolate
Frances (left) and Ginger Park at their store, Chocolate Chocolate, in Washington, D.C. Frances is holding the sisters’ co-authored memoir, released earlier this year. Home Sweet Home A family […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Tablo, Toby Dawson, Dumbfoundead
Tablo: With “Fever’s End” Comes Happiness Wall Street Journal Tablo just released his first solo album “Fever’s End” – actually a two-parter with five songs each — after staying […]
World's First Robot Theme Park To Open In Korea
The world’s first robot-themed amusement park is set to open in South Korea in 2013, according to news reports. Robot Land will feature “famous science fiction cyborgs and motion […]
Stuttgart's Refreshingly New Modern Library
Have you ever seen a library as modern as this? Korean architect Eun Young Yi beat out 235 other proposals to win the honor of designing the new central […]
Ohio Man Pleads Guilty to Killing Acupuncturist
by Emily Kim A Korean American contractor from Ohio admitted to killing a Virginia woman in a bizarre robbery attempt, according to news reports. Danny Kim, 49, pleaded guilty […]
November Issue: Dave Yoo Is Fluent In Broken English
The World According to Dave: Broken English by David Yoo My wife recently pointed out something I do that I previously wasn’t even aware of, at least not consciously: […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Pyongyang University, John Cho, Sung Kim
The Man With the Golden Shoes (Photo) WSJ Young Jun wears a vintage leopard jacket over Givenchy’s snarling Rottweiler t-shirt. New Yorkers seem particularly fond of the image’s “step […]
