Among the incredible group of women — including Michelle Obama, Stella McCartney and Rihanna — named as the 2009 Women of the Year by Glamour Magazine are Euna Lee […]
Category: Commentary
Prayers for Anissa
Anissa Mayhew is a popular mom blogger who recently had a stroke and is fighting for her life. Her husband writes about her condition. The news comes to the […]
Her Final Gift
We’re in the middle of archiving years of KoreAm stories on charactermedia.com. It’s mostly a process of copying and pasting text—not too exciting. But every once in a while, […]
The Korean government is on Twitter
Sort of. I don’t know who is behind this Twitter account but @koreangov is rather amusing. Some recent updates: “NATIONAL EXAM DAY IS COMING! Please practice hold your breath, […]
950th time's a charm
Clear the roads! After four years of determination and 950 attempts, 68-year-old Cha Sa-soon of South Korea has finally passed her written exam for a driver’s license. She can […]
Hot off the press: The November issue of KoreAm!
Korean Americans have one of the highest uninsured rates in the United States. In the November issue of KoreAm, reporter Kathleen Wentz explores why and uncovers how the health […]
Eyes Wide Open
In his Manhattan office, Dr. Edmund Kwan performs eyelid surgery on a female patient. By Kai Ma Hope always wanted bigger eyes. The 26-year-old Korean American was born without […]
Talk Ideas at USC
How many of you knew the University of Southern California has a Korean Studies Institute? Just to confirm its existence, why don’t you check out the institute’s first annual […]
It's all about YOU
So charactermedia.com has been up and running for about month now. What do you think? Love it? Hate it? We want to know! (Though we really hope you love […]
Win Some, Lose Some
Mark Keam, the newly elected VA Delegate Even as Republicans appeared to be sweeping Virginia’s statewide races, including for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general, Democrat Mark Keam managed […]
Pirate Patrol
Courtesy of U.S. Navy/Brian K. Fromal By Julie Ha There were a tense few moments on Sept. 14 when the crew of the USS Anzio came across an unidentified […]
Throwing a Lifeline
By Kathleen Wentz You could still see the dried blood on Sudok Choi’s bandaged left ear. A week before, the owner of Koryo BBQ in Oakland had been in […]
The World According to Dave
By Dave Yoo Everyone I know thinks my working out of the home is the ultimate luxury, as if I’m some spoiled brat who gets to laze around all […]
The World According to Dave
By Dave Yoo Everyone I know thinks my working out of the home is the ultimate luxury, as if I’m some spoiled brat who gets to laze around all […]
Throwing a Lifeline
By Kathleen Wentz You could still see the dried blood on Sudok Choi’s bandaged left ear. A week before, the owner of Koryo BBQ in Oakland had been in […]
