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 […]
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Getting to Know Visual Artist Bridget Rhee
by DAKOTA KIM | @dakotakim1 Bridget Rhee is a New York City-based multidisciplinary visual artist, burlesque performer and art curator. She creates molded plastic sculptures, playful cartoon-drawing T-shirt designs and […]
Truck Driver Charged with Manslaughter for Killing LAPD Officer in Crash
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The driver of a big rig truck that struck and killed an LAPD officer last year in Beverly Hills has been charged […]
Korean Canadian Pastor Reported Missing in North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com UPDATE (Thursday, March 5, 3 p.m. PST): Reverend Lim’s church and Canadian consular officials confirmed that he is being held by North Korean authorities, […]
Ruling Knocks Down Challenge to 2012 L.A. Redistricting
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Just one week before the Los Angeles City Council primary races this coming Tuesday, a federal judge in California ruled against a group of […]
Panel: Low DACA Application Rate Among Asian Americans
Pictured above: Attorney Bea Pangilinan, Juhee Kwon, Lilian Galedo, and Sheryl Munoz-Bergman (from left to right) spoke to journalists and activists as panelists for Friday’s roundtable discussion. (Photo courtesy […]
Cow Gets Loose on South Korean Highway, Causing Udder Chaos
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Okay, it was a male cow. But I just had to milk the pun. A bull held up traffic on the Gyeongbu […]
Four Dead in Hwaseong Shooting Spree
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A man armed with a hunting rifle fatally shot three people on Friday in a city just south of Seoul before killing himself, […]
South Korean Millennials Among the Most Pessimistic About the Future
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s education and economy are ranked among the best in the world, but the country’s young adults seem to be pessimistic […]
L.A. City Council Candidates Grace Yoo and David Ryu Make Final Push for Primary
by GRACE LEE | @grace_koream editor@charactermedia.com With the primary nominating election for the L.A. City Council less than a week away, Korean American candidates Grace Yoo and David Ryu […]
South Korea Legalizes Adultery, Condom Shares Soar
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s highest court on Thursday lifted its 62-year ban on adultery, leading the stock price of the nation’s top condom and morning-after […]
Parker & Awkwafina Booking College Shows
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Parker, also known as Dumbfoundead, just finished off his Dead End Tour, but he’ll be back on the road soon with his […]
L.A.’s Korean American Candidates Wage Uphill Battles
The candidates at a Korean American Democratic Committee fundraiser held on Feb. 18. (Photo by Jimmy Lee) by JIMMY LEE In a positive sign of the growing diversity of […]
Domestic Violence Survivor Faces Child Abduction Charges and Deportation
by STEVE HAN | @steve_han editor@charactermedia.com A Korean single mother and survivor of domestic violence has been separated from her child for several months by the child’s abusive father […]
Missing South Korean Teen Joins Islamic State Training Camp
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A South Korean teenager who went missing in Turkey last month has been receiving training from the Islamic State (IS) militant group, according […]
