The Non-Politician Candidate Peter Choi, coming from a diverse background, makes his bid for California’s 24th District Senate seat. by STEVE HAN Peter Choi is not a politician, and […]
Author: Steve Han
SKorean President Dismantles Coast Guard Over Ferry Disaster
by STEVE HAN South Korean President Park Geun-hye announced Monday that she will scrap the country’s coast guard as a “reform and a great transformation” after hundreds of teenagers […]
Attack on 4-Year-Old Asian Girl at Walmart Deemed A Hate Crime
In an episode authorities described as “every parent’s worst nightmare”—and now, also a hate crime—a 4-year-old Asian girl was attacked by a tire-iron wielding woman at a San Jose […]
Teen Runaways Wrongly Accused of Killing Homeless Girl Remember Those Who Helped Free Them
Image via the Hankyoreh The plot sounds almost too dramatic to be true. Four teen runaways are accused of killing another homeless girl and spend a year in prison […]
Marissa Webb Named Banana Republic’s Creative Director
Mega-brand Banana Republic has hired Marissa Webb, a former womenswear designer at J. Crew, as its new creative director and executive vice president of design. In addition to overseeing the […]
Dennis Rodman Says NKorean Leader’s Uncle Is Still Alive
Photo by Alexander F. Yuan/AP Eccentric former basketball star Dennis Rodman says North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s right-hand man and uncle, who was reportedly executed, is still alive. In an interview […]
Slate Asks What Donald Sterling’s Love Of Koreans Reveals About Racism
Tuesday’s column on Slate about Donald Sterling, the disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner, reveals what his “fondness” of Koreans means to the broader pattern of racism in America. Sterling, 80, was […]
Fox News Admits Its Wrong-Asian-People Error Two Weeks Later
More than two weeks after airing footage of random Asian people for a news story about South Koreans who were upset about the ferry disaster that killed hundreds, Fox News […]
Jiwon Lee, Missing New York Dental Student, Found Dead In Hudson River
Image via Facebook Jiwon Lee, the Columbia dental student first reported missing on April 2, was found dead Sundayafternoon in the Hudson River, according to a police report. Lee, 29, was wearing a […]
More Than 200 Injured in Seoul Subway Crash
Photo courtesy of Segye Ilbo About two weeks after the tragic sinking of a ferry that left hundreds dead or still missing, South Korea suffered another serious transport accident […]
North Korea Unveils No. 2 Man To Replace Leader’s Executed Uncle
North Korea has named Hwang Pyong-so as the de facto No. 2 man in charge and replacement for leader Kim Jong-un’s executed uncle, Jang Song-thaek who was purged last December. KCNA, North […]
Japanese Prime Minister: We Won’t Emulate Germany In Reconciling War Crimes
Photo courtesy of Kyodo Japanese Prime Minster Shinzo Abe said his country cannot follow Germany’s footsteps in mending its relationships with neighboring countries, although he acknowledged Japan’s wartime atrocities. […]
Detroit News Reporter Downplays Vincent Chin Murder As A Bar Brawl Gone Awry
A local columnist’s attempt at downplaying the severity of the alleged race-motivated murder of Vincent Chin in 1982 is eliciting an angry reaction from the Asian American community. In his recent […]
17-Year-Old Lydia Ko Becomes TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Photo via Getty Images Lydia Ko, the youngest golfer ever to win a professional event, became one of TIME’s 100 most influential people, according to the weekly newsmagazine. Ko, who […]
U.S. Seeks to Return Dictator-Linked Funds to SKorea
Photo via MBC News: Chun Doo-hwan (left) and his son Chun Jae-yong (right) U.S. officials are seeking court permission to seize over $700,000 from the sale of a Southern […]
