Let your dishwasher do it, silly. Going green is contributing to the ever-growing lazyfication of America. And it’s also slicing away at my Asian-ness. But that’s OK because it […]
Category: Commentary
Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's House
By Ellis Song Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi When Masako Mochizuki married her husband, they had already planned on buying a home for themselves. But they were busy people. It’s […]
Final Curtain
Co-founders and co-artistic directors Chil Kong (left) and Philip W. Chung, photographed in Los Angeles. By Ellis Song It’s a bittersweet moment for the cast and crew of the […]
Give a little bit
I work in philanthropy, and our industry has been witness to a growing trend: the formation of giving circles. It’s a cool and sensible idea. You don’t have to […]
On Motherhood
Amy and her daughter Aubrey, 2008. By Amy Anderson My daughter is 2 and she is the most amazing human being on the planet. Sure, I’m a little biased, […]
Banh Chung and Kimchi
Story and photographs by Brenda Paik Sunoo A young Vietnamese girl flashed a smile as she ran up to me. “What you think of my country?” she asked while practicing […]
The Young and Unemployed
By Smriti Rao Fed chairman Ben Bernanke says the recession is “very likely over,” the Dow swaggers to the top of the 10,000 mark, and Obama is confident the […]
Choppin’ it up with actor Justin Chon
Join us for a live chat with Justin Chon at 9 p.m. PST on Tuesday, Nov. 17. He’ll talk about New Moon and even sing us a couple songs. […]
FCC hires Yul Kwon
It’s been awhile since Yul Kwon–and his six pack–graced the cover of KoreAm and indeed, he has moved on from his Survivor Cook Islands days. In fact, the Federal Communications […]
Jeff Yang writes about FOBBY moms
For the San Francisco Chronicle, Jeff Yang writes about the increasingly popular blogs, including mymomisafob.com, devoted to the offbeat sayings of immigrant Asian parents. He recalls a conversation with […]
Grace Park on the cover of Maxim
Battlestar Galactica bombshells Grace Park and Tricia Helfer in the November issue of Maxim. Boys (and, well, girls), you’re welcome. More photos here.
The World According To Dave
By Dave Yoo Probably the main selling point with the house we bought last year was the backyard. It was perfectly flat and the grass was plush because the […]
The World According To Dave
By Dave Yoo Probably the main selling point with the house we bought last year was the backyard. It was perfectly flat and the grass was plush because the […]
Unwed Mothers Resist Stigmas
It’s undoubtedly difficult to raise a child on your own, but Korea is making it near impossible for an unwed mother to even try. Luckily, there are people trying […]
Lies my (Asian) parents told me
Parents lie about a lot of things—the Tooth Fairy, Santa Claus, baby-carrying storks. Or that picking your nose will make it fall off. Well, did you know that Asian […]
