For this special issue exploring The Third Generation of Korean Americans, KoreAm asked you to design, illustrate or photograph the cover. Congratulations to the winner, Nathan Nowack, and the […]
Category: Commentary
7 Reasons Harold Koh Should Be The Next Supreme Court Justice
President Obama will soon announce his pick to replace outgoing U.S. Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens. KoreAm makes its case for State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh. 1. […]
Where were you on 4.29?
I remember where I was and how I felt on this exact day 18 years ago. In a way, it’s my “JFK moment.” I was a sophomore at UCLA […]
HERE: A Visual History of Adopted Koreans in MN
Move over Garrison Keillor and make way for a true representation of Minnesota’s inhabitants and its increasingly diverse cultural history.
With the launch of “HERE: A Visual History of Adopted Koreans in Minnesota,” there now exists the beginnings of a documented history of the many thousands of Koreans who have been adopted to the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Ajummas: The Next Generation
Ajummas are getting a makeover. Cross-posted at Kimchi Mamas By Nina Moon My friends from high school tease me periodically by calling my ajumma. It’s funny only because I […]
GLEE auditions!
Originally posted on peachies.net Yes! More Asian Americans on GLEE, please! I don’t even watch GLEE, but I know that it’s a very popular show right now and well, […]
Guide to the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
164 programs. 21 countries. Six venues. Don’t even try to hold back. By Oliver Saria The 26th Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, produced by Visual Communications, runs April […]
Chang-rae Lee Gets Personal
Acclaimed novelist Chang-rae Lee talks about his latest book, The Surrendered, and what makes it his most intimate yet By Sung-Min Yi Chang-rae Lee’s latest novel may surprise readers […]
Formula for Fun
Mini superheroes, a new take on math and a Korean American creator seriously obsessed with origami paper—they all add up to a successful new preschool program, Team Umizoomi By […]
Kollaboration SF 2010 Recap
This past Saturday, I was in the audience for the first Bay Area installment of quintessential Asian American talent show Kollaboration, which has been up and running since 2000. […]
A Family Affair
What are the chances of having four daughters and all of them becoming artists? Well, meet the Oh sisters. By Jimmy Lee Saelee Oh has all the trappings of […]
Korea only ranks 11th in drinking!?
According to a new study by the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Korea only ranks 11th amongst 16 surveyed nations, for alcoholic consumption. How can this be? Drinking […]
The World According to Dave: Snow
The World According to Dave Despite growing up in New England, I hate winter. Or rather, I despise snow. I don’t ski, I have no interest in making snowballs, […]
Patrick McDermott found in Mexico after faking his own death
Olivia Newton-John and former boyfriend Patrick McDermott. Getty Photo. He’s alive and well. In 2005, Olivia Newton-John’s former boyfriend Patrick McDermott disappeared from a fishing trip off the coast […]
Girls Gone Missing?
Besides a love for spicy food and sharing a continent, what do South Korea, China and India have in common? Distorted sex ratios that are leading to dramatically unbalanced […]
