Pictured above: Hashima Island in Nagasaki, Japan. (Photo courtesy of kntrty/Flickr) by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Both South Korea and Japan have received UNESCO world heritage designation for a […]
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North Korean Biochemical Weapons Expert Flees to Finland
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A North Korean scientist from a microbiology research center in Ganggye, Chagang Province near the border with China defected to Finland last […]
South Korean Startup Ybrain Targets Brain Disorders With Health Care Tech
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Wearable technology isn’t just relegated to fitness tracking and reading text messages off a $10,000-plus gold Apple Watch. Tech companies are […]
Scientist Sentenced to Prison for Faking HIV Vaccine Results
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Dong-pyou Han, a former Iowa State University (ISU) researcher who falsified the results of an experimental HIV vaccine, was sentenced to more than […]
Audrey Woman of Influence: Emmy Award-Winning Journalist Amna Nawaz
Amna Nawaz is hard-pressed to name a favorite story she’s worked on in her Emmy Award-winning career, which has taken her everywhere from Syria to South Africa, from […]
Seoul Holds Mass Wedding for North Korean Defectors
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Seoul held a mass wedding ceremony for North Korean defectors on Tuesday, reports Channel News Asia. About 100 couples were chosen to get […]
U.S. Taekwondo Practitioners Plan DMZ Peace Walk
by KARIN CHAN editor@charactermedia.com A group of U.S. taekwondo masters is organizing a peace walk across the demilitarized zone that divides North and South Korea, reports the Voice of America. […]
Program in India Aims to End Child Marriages and Empower Women
Child marriages are more common in India than anywhere else in the world. Often, these young girls feel like their future is simply out of their control. This is […]
Christian Groups Drum Up Protest Against Seoul’s LGBTQ Pride Parade
by KARIN CHAN editor@charactermedia.com A drum line of anti-gay activists loudly played traditional Korean drums near Seoul Plaza on Sunday in an attempt to drown out the 16th Korea Queer […]
Q&A with Elise Hu, NPR’s Korea/Japan Correspondent
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com If you’ve tuned into NPR in recent months, chances are you’ve noticed the number of on-air pieces out of Korea, whether about the mokbang […]
David Ryu Sworn In As L.A.’s First Korean American City Councilman
Above image: David Ryu celebrates his May 19 victory. by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Accompanied by his parents and civic leaders, David Ryu was officially sworn […]
Marriage Equality Ruling Resonates Among Korean Americans
Pictured above: The White House is lit up in rainbow colors in commemoration of the Supreme Court’s ruling to legalize same-sex marriage on Friday, June 26, 2015, in Washington. […]
Far From Being Forgotten: Learning Lessons From the Korean War
This article was published in the June 2000 issue of KoreAm Journal by then-assistant editor (and current contributing editor), Jimmy Lee. Some portions of the article have been […]
Sexual Abuse Survivor Lee Jung-hee, Sons Make Online Plea for Help
Above photo: Lee, center, with her sons. by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean woman has taken to the Internet to seek justice against her […]
‘Living Legend’ Susan Ahn Cuddy Passes Away at 100
by JULIE HA julie@charactermedia.com Susan Ahn Cuddy, long considered a living legend for shattering barriers for women and Asian Americans in the U.S. Navy and later as a code-breaker […]
