A Single Spark A Korean American adoptee, transgender woman and LGBT activist, Andy Marra has found that sharing her story carries the power to move and inspire. by EUGENE YI photographs by […]
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Art Program to Help Adoptees Tell Their Stories
Image via Land of a Gazillion Adoptees. Tens of thousands of adoptees call Minnesota home, and for those in their teens and college years, coming to understand their identity […]
Infinite Seeker
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK While looking at the Detroit skyline from my tiny studio apartment, I made the impetuous decision to visit Korea. This would be my first time back in […]
Living Against Fear
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK Parents always say things like, “You’re one in a million!” In fact, I literally am. My name is Kam, and a warm welcome to all of […]
Wednesday's Link Attack: Kim Jong Il, Hyuna, Seung Hoon Choi
From Miraculous Birth to ‘Axis of Evil’: Dictator Kim Jong Il’s Timeline Bloomberg North Korea ends 12 days of official mourning today for Kim Jong Il, the dictator eulogized […]
Monday's Link Attack: Mary Hayashi, David Oh, Hee Young Park
Hayashi’s political career, legacy in jeopardy with charges looming San Jose Mercury News State Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi entered the political world as a survivor of a tormented childhood, losing […]
Blind Adoptee Has Amazing Vocal Ability
by Colin Takahashi Just when Helen Choi thought life couldn’t get any more normal, things completely changed. While watching SBS’s 20th Anniversary Special last November, Helen Choi turned away […]
Monday's Link Attack: Fast Food Too Fast, Korean Britney Spears, More
Danger on wheels: fast food delivery in South Korea Christian Science Monitor There has been a steady increase in the number of accidents involving motorcycle deliverymen, raising concerns that […]
Where I Come From
Emile Mack, at age 6 or 7, with his father Clarence Mack, in Los Angeles. Emile Mack may be the highest-ranking Asian American firefighter of a major American city, […]
Korean Adoptee Facing Deportation
A Korean woman in Arizona, who was brought to the U.S. when she was under a year old, is facing deportation. According to the Korea Daily/New American Media, Seo […]