Former Army officer Dan Choi has been a vocal proponent of gay rights. A group of more than 400 Korean American Presbyterian churches have come out in opposition of […]
Author: KoreAm Journal
Snail-based Skin Cream A Big Hit In South Korea
by Ann Lee Gardeners and women everywhere, rejoice, for that tiny gross slimy thing in the yard is the key to better skin. At least, that’s what some Koreans […]
SF Teacher Gets Tattoo For Higher Test Scores
by Hatt-Me Kim Henry Adams once said, “A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.” Well, one uniquely dedicated San Francisco teacher is proving that […]
Asian Bad Drivers Stereotype Debunked
Photo via Disgrasian by Hatt-Me Kim When Karl Benz invented the first actual gasoline-powered automobile back in the late 1800s, no one could have predicted the deleterious effects it […]
Three Korean Americans Convicted In Queens Karaoke Slaying
Photo Courtesy of Community Newspaper Group by Hatt-Me Kim After a five-week trial, a jury last week found four New York men guilty of gang assault on two men […]
Will Dia Be Crowned ‘The Voice?’
by Ann Lee Four artists remain in the running to be “The Voice” after 10 weeks of grueling training and pressure. Tonight, one artist will emerge from the pack […]
An Emotional Dia Frampton Advances on The Voice
by Ann Lee Tears welled up in Dia Frampton’s eyes after Carson Daly revealed that America had chosen the half-Dutch, half-Korean singer to move on to the next round […]
Tree Trunk-Inspired Buildings Connect Underground
The best architectural designs don’t need to look overcomplicated, they just need to be effective. This sleek pair of 17-story office buildings in Seoul by South Korean firm BCHO […]
Shop Owner's Heart Attack Leads To Teen Murder Charge
Photo courtesy of KALW by Hatt-Me Kim Oakland shopkeeper Dong Suk Kang suffered a fatal heart attack earlier this month immediately following a particularly tense confrontation with an alleged […]
Dia Frampton Saved By Fans On The Voice
America voted and it chose Dia Frampton. Four artists found themselves out in the cold on The Voice last night but the half-Dutch, half-Korean singer was not one of […]
L.A Film Fest to Screen Four Korean Films
“Come Rain, Come Shine” Downtown Los Angeles will soon be overrun by movie aficionados anxious to see the latest in the world of independent film. Kicking off its 10-day […]
June Issue: John J. Kim Talks About His Pulitzer-Prize Winning Photos
PHOTOJOURNALIST EKES OUT AN OLD-FASHIONED WIN 2011 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting spells victory for long-form journalism and Chicago Sun-Times Photographer John J. Kim by Elizabeth Eun IT WAS […]
Welcome to Pyongyang
Just came across this lovely collection of photographs via Photojojo today. A few years ago, Charlie Crane, a UK-based photographer, was lucky enough to get permission to take his […]
Bibimbap Burger: The Greatest
The office just had McDonald’s yesterday, which sparked a discussion about the best burgers in the area. (McDonald’s did not win, by the way.) But, oh how we wish […]
NK Women Favor Skinny Jeans & Surgery
The already pretty North Korean women in 2005. (Reuters) We all know that South Korean women are fans of cosmetic surgery, but the North Koreans? But apparently, the quest […]
