by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The New York Times recently gave a crash course on how to spend 36 hours in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, introducing readers to the vibrant…
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Asian Americans Are Slowest To Bounce Back After Job Loss
An interesting story in the Los Angeles Times reveals that while Asian Americans typically have the lowest unemployment rate in the U.S., once they lose their jobs, they have an…
Sriracha Finally Arrives In Vietnam, Its Creator’s Home
…Foods gives credit to its local distributor C. Pacific Foods for pushing into Vietnam. The distributor’s spokesperson Caroline Chang told the Los Angeles Times that the Norwalk, California-based business sold…
Korea’s Hip-Hop Legend Tiger JK is a Rebel with a Cause
…world.” It’s worth noting that the latter was a designation by the Los Angeles Times, not some gushing fansite. But on this overcast late Friday afternoon in Los Angeles, Tiger…
Mental Health Taboos Fuel Korean American Suicides
…Americans in the greater Los Angeles area. Nationwide, there were some 21 Korean-related suicides this year, according to a report in the Korean-language Sunday Journal in Los Angeles. Investigators say…
April Issue: K.W. Lee Challenges the Grandchildren of the LA Riots
…Roman arena of shouting sound bites and screaming “Black-Korean conflict” headlines on the TV screens and the almighty Los Angeles Times. Since the launching of the English-language Korea Times Weekly…
‘Comfort Women’ Statue Stands Its Ground in Court Ruling
…said the city of Glendale did not break any laws by installing the statue at Central Park, according to the Los Angeles Times. He also invalidated Gingery’s assertion that she…
Congresswoman's Nephew Commits Suicide After Marine Hazing Incident
…were shocked when he told them he was joining the U.S. military, according to the Los Angeles Times. The 19-year-old, their only son, had just started college; he had told…
The Longest, Most In-Depth Story Ever Written About Dodgers Star Pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu
…dribble penetration in basketball games that tricks the opposing defense in the open court. This approach was on full display at a May 28 game against the Los Angeles Angels,…
South Korean Teens & Boot Camp
photo credit: Los Angeles Times Apparently, the new fad for South Korean parents is sending their children to boot camp–physical, labor-intensive Marine-operated camps where children as young as 7 spend…
In Their Own Words
…children and then himself — including three incidents in one week in Los Angeles in April 2006 alone — have brought more attention to the severity of domestic violence in…
Anderson .Paak Nominated For Hip-Hop Grammy
…mother, and then later seeing his mother and step-dad also sent to prison. “That kinda threw a wrench in everything,” .Paak told the Los Angeles Times before his debut at…
Friday's Link Attack: Gucci at 7-11, Hettienne Park, North Korea
…dealbreaker,” Park adds. “ I love Izzy, so I was game.” [ad#graphic-square] 12-year fugitive arrested by customs officers at LAX Los Angeles Times A fugitive wanted for shooting two men…
Electoral Wins Signal New Political Center of Gravity
…Angeles—and into Orange County. That is, unless the two Korean Americans running for Los Angeles City Council in 2015, Grace Yoo and David Ryu, have something to say about that….
A Bounty of Treasure Awaits at LACMA’s Joseon Dynasty Art Exhibition
…| Free, tickets required Korean Tea Ceremony 3 p.m. | Los Angeles Times Central Court | Free and open to the public Community Bojagi 10 a.m.-5 p.m. | Los Angeles…
