I mean, really. You guys are still at it? Back in 2002, there was a dust-up between American speed skater Apolo Anton Ohno and the entire speed skating delegation […]
Category: Commentary
‘The Great American Story’
by Suevon Lee Photo courtesy of Ronnie Cho It’s eight days before the Iowa caucuses, and dozens who’ve campaigned nonstop for long-shot candidate Barack Obama are gathered in a […]
Big Phony Hotel Cafe Show Recap
Hotel Cafe was alive and packed for Bobby Choy, aka Big Phony’s ‘Kicking Punching Bags’ sold out album release show last Thursday. The set was complete with songs from […]
Yul Kwon Back in a Shirt and Tie
By Suevon Lee He may have been eating maggots and going shirtless on Survivor: Cook Islands back in 2006, but these days, Yul Kwon occupies a considerably more button-down […]
Say No Yellow-Lining!
Following accusations of racial insensitivity, transit officials in Atlanta are renaming a “yellow” train line that goes to a heavily Asian-populated area “gold.” Asian American community leaders have been […]
Soldier Fighting 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Back in Training
Lt. Dan Choi, the soldier who has emerged as one of the poster faces for the movement to overturn the U.S. military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy, was back […]
Featured Contest: Generation 3
Generation 3: Photograph, illustrate or design the cover of an upcoming issue of KoreAm! Click here to VOTE!
It's My Time – Benneton
This ad by Benneton featuring Korean Oh Deungyong made me laugh. (video after the jump)
Be On Our March Cover!
This is your chance to be on the cover of KoreAm! KoreAm is looking for Korean Americans based in Los Angeles to be on our March cover. No modeling […]
KoreAm Cover Contest: Vote NOW for your favorite!
UPDATE: Congratulations to the winner of the KoreAm Cover Contest, Nathan Nowack! Thank you to all three of our talented finalists and to all who voted. Click on each […]
Hitchens calls North Koreans 'racist dwarves,' fails to see irony
In his recent Slate review of B.R. Myers’ book The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves and Why It Matters, English-born writer Christopher Hitchens refers to North Korea […]
The World According To Dave: Resolutions
I’m the type of person who always makes New Year’s resolutions. But this year’s different, because my wife and I are expecting our first child, which means life as […]
Miss America contestants strut to Far East Movement's "Girls on the Dance Floor"
Anyone catch the Miss America pageant this weekend? Cricket. Cricket. Well, in case you missed it, we’ve got a highlight for ya: the always-anticipated swimsuit competition. This year, the […]
Kollaboration X
Kollaboration staff with performers for the 2009 talent show, which was held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Front row, from left) Kollaboration executive board members Christine Kim […]
All the King’s Men
By John Cha I have the dubious distinction of having lived under North Korean rule for about three months during the Korean War in 1950. I was four years […]
