Story and photos by Kathleen Richards Kim Cogan was the type of kid who loved going to the big city. In this case, it was San Francisco, about a […]
Category: Commentary
Hope Floats
By Angela Hur Illustration by Noah Dempewolf Movie pitch: After a failed relationship, a sassy girl and her fun-loving gal-pals climb aboard a love boat cruising the Caribbean. Nautical […]
Home Sweet School
By Kai Ma Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi “Yummy!” shrieks Ellie, bolting through the living room. The spunky 4-year-old, wearing pink leggings and a yellow dress, takes an enthusiastic chomp […]
High Rollers
Steve Sung, 23 Location: Tustin, Calif. Total winnings: $1,436,681 By Kai Ma Steve Sung is so serious about poker that he and his friends rent houses outside the Las […]
Cubiculture
By Soo Youn It’s Friday night on L.A.’s Sunset Strip, famous for its trendy restaurants, clubs and legendary hotels where celebrities go to party — think Chateau Marmont and the […]
Reversing the Cultural Microscope
By Andrew Jo “You. How is Hong Kong?’ In many ways this question, posed to me at Lusaka’s Inner City Bus Terminal, followed by my reaction, illustrates my cultural experiences […]
Neighborhood Watch
By Julie Ha Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi As Simon Yoon speaks in Korean about his father, he motions toward his heart with the left hand that usually rests on his […]
Nothing to Hide
By Michelle Woo Photograph by Eric Sueyoshi Bobby Choy is a loser. He reiterates this from an intimate stage at the El Cid theater on L.A.’s Sunset Boulevard, where […]
All That Glitters
By Kai Ma Photograph by Eric Sueyoshi It’s a few minutes before Diane Yoo must appear in front of a panel of judges to display her national costume, and […]
Lessons From Dad
By Jennifer Kwon Dobbs Three fathers, three languages — Korean, English and German. How my fathers were silent, worked and danced were gifts that showed me the way. [ad#336] […]
If You Build It, They Will Come
By Julie Ha In many ways, what Paul “PK” Kim does as a stand-up comedian and the founder and organizer of the annual Kollaboration talent show couldn’t be more […]
The Promise of Post-4.29 Leadership
By Do Kim On April 29, 1992, I sat helpless in my college dorm room in Cambridge, glued to my TV, as images of a burning Koreatown flashed before […]
Where Hope Lives
By Michelle Woo Photographs by Eric Sueyoshi “Take a picture of me!” commands a zippy little boy, sticking his smiling face in front of the photographer’s camera before […]
A Broader View
If you’re like most college students, you’ve already mulled over the possibility of studying abroad. Dreams of seeing the Eiffel Tower or basking in the Tuscan sun are suddenly […]
Portraits From the Underground
By Louis Wittig Photo by Heuichul Kim The subway station at 42nd Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan is a four-block-long concrete artery. Tens of thousands of people push […]
