by REERA YOO | @reeaboo editor@charactermedia.com U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert was discharged from Yonsei University’s Severance Hospital on Tuesday after he was knifed by a radical […]
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Top Stories of the Week: What Asian Celebs Think of “The Dress” and the New Filipina Barbie
1) Your Favorite Asian Celebs Weigh In On The Infamous Dress Debate [READ HERE] 2) Meet Mutya, The New Filipina Barbie Doll We Can’t Get Enough […]
Homeland Tour for Biracial Adoptees
Hapa Mosaic Tour participants, including Katherine Kim (in hat), at Haemil School. story by KATHERINE KIM and DAWN TOMLINSON photographs by DENIS JEONG International adoption began in South Korea […]
President Park Geun-hye Visits Injured U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korean President Park Geun-hye on Monday made a surprise visit to the hospital to see U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert, who was knifed […]
Prosecutors Investigates North Korean Ties with U.S. Envoy Knife Assailant
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korean prosecutors are looking into whether the knife attack on U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert had a “mastermind” behind it, Korea Herald […]
Study Finds Students Give Lower Ratings to Asian Instructors on ‘Rate My Professors’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com No one hates Rate My Professors more than professors, who claim that the website can lead to unfair ratings. Many students, however, […]
Danwon High School Homeroom Honors Classmates Lost in Sewol Ferry Tragedy
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A group of students at Danwon High School recently honored the memory of their lost classmates who were killed in the tragic Sewol […]
Shin Hae-chul’s Death Ruled as a Result of Medical Malpractice
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The Songpa police confirmed Tuesday that rock singer Shin Hae-chul died as a result of medical malpractice, reports Yonhap News Agency. Shin, one […]
U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert Slashed by Assailant in South Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com U.S. Ambassador Mark Lippert was slashed in the face by an assailant wielding a 10-inch blade at a public forum in Seoul, South […]
L.A. City Council Candidates: How They Fared
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com One thing about the Los Angeles City Council race for District 4 is clear: There will be a runoff election, since no candidate […]
North Korea Applauds Knife Attack on U.S. Ambassador
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North Korea has applauded the South Korean assailant’s knife attack on U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Mark Lippert, calling it a “deserved punishment” […]
Samsung Builds a Swankified $30K Dream Doghouse
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Is your dog a dog of the future? If it isn’t, you should take some ideas from the “Dream Doghouse” from Samsung, […]
Nan-hui Jo Convicted of Abducting Her 6-year-old Daughter
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Nan-hui Jo, a single mother who fled to South Korea with her American-born daughter in hopes of escaping physical and emotional abuse inflicted […]
Samsung Levels Up with New Galaxy S6 & S6 Edge
by JAMES S. KIM | james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Samsung had a rough year in 2014. The Galaxy S5 smartphone garnered mediocre reviews, and the company lost a huge chunk of their […]
Meet Yumi Hogan, Maryland’s New First Lady
Gov. Larry Hogan holds 2-year-old granddaughter, Daniella Velez, as his wife Yumi waves to the crowd during a snowy inauguration day in Annapolis, Md. on Jan. 21. (Photo by Patrick Semansky/AP […]