It’s not breaking news that there’s added pressure in Asia to be thin. I think many of us women, even those who are slender by American standards, have felt […]
Category: Commentary
Lipsync to Ke$ha
Move over, iPhone girl. YouTube user 2dayfarmer, whose name is Brian, is shaking what his mama gave him all over the internet. Here’s his lipsync to Ke$ha’s “Blah Blah […]
Monday Giveaway: Poketo Tee
We’ve long been fans of Poketo. How can you not be? The company, headed by uber hip duo Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung, runs a cool blog about indie […]
Cosplay for babies!
Japan’s Bandai Namco is offering ten different anime-inspired outfits to put on your precious nerd babies!
Foré! Pro-Am 2010
It’s that time of the year again and you guessed it, Pro-Am 2010! The 4th annual Pro-Am golf tournament will feature 24 LPGA Pros. The KoreAm Pro-Am is a […]
Zainichis Rising
You can count the number of things I don’t know about Korean history and culture on many fingers and toes. Usually, I utilize my standby excuse of “But I’m […]
Complex's 'Definitive History of Asian Men Dating Outside Their Race'
Complex magazine just published a photo essay titled: Yellow Fever! The Definitive History of Asian Men Dating Outside Their Race. It’s pretty comprehensive, highlighting historical figures like Philip Jaisohn […]
Cambodians forbidden from marrying South Koreans
Cambodia has temporarily banned marriages between local women and South Korean men due to concerns over human trafficking, Reuters has reported. The ban was enforced after Cambodian police arrested […]
Korean + Irish = Hot Dang!
Happy St. Patty’s Day! Let’s toast to all the Korean Irish out there, a group that Urban Dictionary calls “the best mix that the world can produce.” You are […]
For You Book Lovers
Masterful. Completely engrossing. Impossible to put down. Those are the kinds of comments reviewers have given the highly-anticipated fourth novel by Korean American author Chang-rae Lee, whose The Surrendered […]
KA Voices in Health Care Reform
Last November KoreAm ran a cover story about the impact health care reform could have on thousands of Korean Americans who are currently uninsured or those who are barely […]
The World According To Dave: Grumpy Old Man
By Dave Yoo With our first child on the way this spring, I’ve been devolving into a crotchety old man. I suddenly have the mindset of a 90-year-old, and […]
Faces of Yesteryear
An octogenarian revisits the ghosts of a “Before Koreatown” era By K.W. Lee Illustration by Eunice Choi Aging is like a thief stealthily creeping in the middle of night […]
That’s hilarious! I mean, racist.
Joe Wong on the ‘Late Show with David Letterman’ [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gD0s7gfTotk&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] By Emil Guillermo They walk funny. They dress funny. And that accent. Definitely, they talk funny. So is it […]
AK + AK = 2X the Fun
Being an adopted Korean person who is married to an adopted Korean person means every so often we joke about the remote possibility that we might be related. Distant cousins? First cousins? Brother and sister?
Ew.
