A PAPER-THIN ROAR Another controversial mainstream piece on Asian Americans—this time in New York magazine (yes, tigers are involved again)—sets off a firestorm of reaction. This writer imagines “Paper […]
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June Issue: Examining Asian-Jewish Marriages
Katherine Kim and Benjamin Levy, pictured here with their children, were among the 37 couples interviewed for a study on Asian-Jewish marriages. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD A new […]
JAMA: Taking Ownership
JAMA President, Dr. John C. Kim (center) The man behind Jesus Awakening Movement for America/All Nations (JAMA) is an unassuming man – but when he opens his mouth, people […]
Editor's Note: May '11
The Last Supper By the time you read this letter, I will no longer be working at KoreAm. That’s right, this is my last issue as the magazine’s editor. […]
Full Circle
Mil Al Mission in New York, one of KACF’s grantee partners. Despite the bleak economic climate, the Korean American Community Foundation plans to award $420,000 to more than a […]
No More Hagwons?
We all know how obsessed South Koreans (and Korean Americans) are with hagwons, or tutoring schools. We’re willing to bet that at least a quarter of you guys attended […]
Behind the Scenes: April '11 Cover
We’re so excited for this upcoming issue – not only is it our 21st Anniversary issue (time to get crunk!), but we also have the sweet and sassy Jamie […]
Happy Love Day!
Those of us over here at KoreAm aren’t that big on Valentine’s Day. Nothing against it, but you won’t see any flowers in our office, and the only chocolate […]
Feb. 3: Happy Lunar New Year!
Happy New Year! The Year of the Rabbit starts now. Couples now breeding like bunnies are doing so for good reason: People born after today, which marks the first […]
Seoul Santas
The Everland Zoo in Seoul is getting into the spirit of Christmas by showing off these little nuggets of cuteness: penguins in Santa suits! With its large Christian population, […]
Meet John Doe
John Doe on His Unusual Moniker: ‘Good for Parties, Bad for Border Crossings’ by Oliver Saria Asians are notorious for inflicting horrible names on their unsuspecting children who must […]
The Renaissance Man: KevJumba
This is part of our cover series on Asian American YouTube stars. Check out our recent profiles on Wong Fu Productions, Dumbfoundead, Megan Lee, David Choi, Ryan Higa, Just […]
YouTube Stars Sport KoreAm Soju Tees
We’re getting ready to debut our September issue, featuring the hottest Asian American YouTube stars, including Ryan Higa, Ted Fu from Wong Fu Productions, Clara Chung, Megan Lee and […]
Much Ado about Dols
Not to be outdone by the Kims next door, parents are going all-out for Number 1 By Ellyn Pak I never thought I would be one of those moms. […]
