by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Best known for its annual Asian American talent showcase, Kollaboration is planning to hold its inaugural EMPOWER Leadership Conference at the Japanese American […]
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5 Non-Alcoholic Korean Drinks to Quench Your Thirst This Summer
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Summer is in full swing, and as the days grow hotter, you’re going to need some cool drinks aside from soju cocktails. Here are […]
Police: South Korean Professor Forced Former Student to Eat Feces
Pictured above: Seongnam Jungwon police station in Gyeonggi-do Province. (Photo courtesy of hyolee2/Wikimedia Commons) by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police said Tuesday […]
South Korea Picks Chinese-Led Consortium to Lift Sewol Ferry
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea on Wednesday selected a Chinese-led consortium as the preferred bidder to raise the Sewol ferry that sank in April last year […]
[VIDEO] Emma Stone Admits Her K-pop Obsession on ‘Conan’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com It’s official. Emma Stone is a confirmed Blackjack. On Tuesday night, Stone publicly announced her obsession with K-pop on Conan, describing the music to […]
South Korean Court Orders New Trial for Convicted Ex-Spy Chief
Pictured above: Former spy chief Won Sei-hoon. (Screenshot via Arirang/YouTube) by HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new […]
Hats Off to Eugenia Kim, Milliner to the Stars
Nearly two decades after making the serendipitous switch from pre-med to fashion, the milliner and shoe designer turns her inventive creations into an established brand. by SARAH MIN Eleven years […]
[VIDEO] How to Differentiate Koreans From Other Asians
by REERA YOO |@reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com As Steven Yeun once emphatically said on Conan, not all Asians look alike. So, how do people differentiate Koreans from other Asians? Korean YouTuber sw yoon decided […]
Caring Across Generations
Family Ties In a groundbreaking new book, Asian American studies professors Grace Yoo and Barbara Kim explore how the adult children of Korean immigrants are dealing with the challenges of caring for […]
[VIDEO] Kids Eat Kimchi for the Very First Time
by ETHEL NAVALES, Audrey Magazine Walk into any Korean restaurant and you’ll be sure to find kimchi available as a side dish or incorporated into meals such as kimchi […]
South Korea Returns Two North Korean Fishermen, Lets Three Defect
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea on Tuesday returned two of the five North Korean fishermen who were rescued from southern waters earlier this month, but said […]
2NE1, Girls’ Generation, Super Junior Nominated for Teen Choice Awards
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Right on the heels of KCON 2015, FOX will be hosting its annual Teen Choice Awards in Los Angeles next month. This year, […]
North Korean Soldiers Briefly Cross DMZ
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com About 10 North Korean soldiers crossed the military border into South Korea near Cheorwon, Gangwon Province on Saturday morning, but retreated immediately after […]
Sidebar: Quick Facts About the Specialty Coffee Market
Editor’s Note: The following is a sidebar to KoreAm’s “Q&A with Blue Bottle Coffee Roaster Juliet Han,” which was published in our June/July 2015 issue. • Specialty coffee (or […]
Learning to Be a Leader
An attendee of the 35th Annual Korean American Coalition College Leadership Conference reflects on her experience. by JESSICA KWEN jessica@charactermedia.com Imagine this: a group of college students going to […]
