This story appeared in our June 2009 issue. A growing number of Korean immigrant men are searching for the answer to the fundamental question: What does it mean to […]
Category: Commentary
Freeing Minds
Story and Photographs by Kathleen Richards From the moment you step inside the sparse, fluorescent-lit classroom, it’s clear that this isn’t your typical college history class. And it’s not […]
Chef On Fire
By HELIN JUNG Photograph by DAVID C. LEE There are a few things about David Chang we already know. 1. He is built like a house. 2. He has […]
Bringing War Home
By Kai Ma Illustration by Eunice Choi During his one-year deployment in Iraq, Sgt. Joseph Chang knew exactly how to handle a mortar attack. When the shrill siren warned […]
She Walks Their Walk
By Kay Hwangbo Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi • • • “Watch your head,” Suzy S. Kim says. This reporter duck as she heaves the 12-pound body of her collapsible wheelchair into […]
A School of Their Own
Story and photographs by Bill Stephens This is the last in a two-part series on Seoul’s poor. Sitting on a couch in the lobby of the Homeless Weekend School, or Homeless […]
Picture Perfect
By Fabiana Yu Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi Glancing at the huge posters featuring confident women in power suits in the storefront of Susanna Beverly Hills’ boutique, you can’t help […]
Sidekicks No More
By Shinyung Oh It’s about time. The country faces the worst economic threat since the Great Depression. The housing market is in ruins. The banking system is in turmoil. Global warming […]
A Harvard Alum’s Cautionary Tale
By Kay Hwangbo Spring is approaching, and with it the highly anticipated arrival of college acceptance letters. Nowhere is the anxiety level higher than among Korean American teens, who tend to […]
A Tale of Courage
By Kathleen Richards Sarah Park could have disappeared into the shadows of history. But 52 years after her untimely death — almost to the day — she’s finally being […]
Bound By Blood
A writer meets the man whose life she helped save. Let’s just get something out of the way. No, it did not hurt. That’s the first question I get […]
The Capital Gang
By Namju Cho, Angela Chung, Julie Ha, Kai Ma, Michelle Woo and Fabiana Yu TEAM OBAMA The Sidekick / Eugene Kang You may have wondered who that skinny guy […]
The World Was Watching
Millions of people across continents tuned in to witness, and often celebrate, the change of power that took place in a nation long looked to for its leadership. When […]
Object of My Affection
“A Sock” By Kyung Sam Hong Illustrations by Noah Dempewolf It was a chilly morning, but it made me feel good. My wife and I took a walk […]
Defining Herself
Susan Ahn Cuddy, 94, answers a KA-style Proust questionnaire. Interviewed by JULIE HA As the daughter of iconic Korean independence leader Ahn Chang Ho and his tough-as-nails patriot wife Helen Ahn, […]
