by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Reputations have a habit of preceding, and it was no different when it came to two of the most established chefs on […]
Tag: Asian American
Artist Dave Young Kim Wins 2015 Asian Pacific American Heritage Award
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Earlier this month, the Asian Pacific American (APA) Heritage Foundation named fine artist and muralist Dave Young Kim one of the three winners […]
[VIDEO] CAPE’s 2015 #IAM Campaign Features Korean American Role Models
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com To celebrate this year’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, CAPE (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) has launched its 2015 #IAM Campaign to […]
Top 10 Life Lessons from ‘Fresh Off the Boat’
by ARIANNA CARAMAT Even though it’s only been about a week since Fresh Off the Boat‘s season one finale, we’re already missing it. For once my family had a ritual […]
Exclusive Interviews with the Director and Cast of ‘Seoul Searching’
Director: Benson Lee KoreAm’s February/March Cover Story: Benson Lee Goes Seoul Searching With Latest Indie Feature Cast Here are some exclusive interviews with the cast […]
Jeremy Lin Makes Appearance at Fan Signing in L.A.
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com What do In-N-Out, Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles and Korean barbecue all have in common? All three are at the top of Jeremy Lin’s […]
Eddie Huang Slams ABC’s ‘Fresh Off The Boat’: “I Don’t Recognize My Own Life”
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Fresh Off The Boat has earned high praise from critics and audiences alike for its bold jokes and refreshing portrayals of Asian Americans, but […]
It’s Ryu v. Ramsay in L.A. City Council Runoff
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com David Ryu hung on to his second-place finish in the primary race for the District 4 seat on the L.A. City Council and will […]
‘So The Arrow Flies’: A Political Thriller That Explores Asian American Identity
by SARAH MIN Hours before the first plane hit the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, Esther K. Chae boarded a Los Angeles-bound flight from New York. She was up in the air […]
Link Attack: Yeon-mi Park, Racist Frat Email, Tokyo Students Say “We’re Friends” with Koreans
The Woman Who Faces the Wrath of North Korea Yeon-mi Park is a 21-year-old North Korean defector who has devoted herself to revealing the brutal truth about the country, […]
Jessika Van Talks Madonna, Playing a Pastor’s Daughter in ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When Jessika Van first read her lines for her character in Seoul Searching, she didn’t have much to go off of: Writer-director Benson […]
First-World Problems: Welcome to the Club
by SUNG J. WOO This past New Year’s Eve, I was on the second floor of Terminal 5, a concert hall in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen. Leaning over the railing, […]
The Hollywood Mamalogues: Game Changer
Pictured above: Hudson Yang, who portrays Eddie Huang in Fresh Off the Boat with Aubrey Anderson-Emmons. (Photo courtesy of Amy Anderson) by AMY ANDERSON Born in Seoul, I was […]
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Brings Down the House at Watch Parties
by Suevon Lee | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com From a spacious nightclub in Times Square to a 190-seat auditorium in LA’s Little Tokyo district, Asian Americans coast to coast packed venues […]
BuzzFeed Releases ‘Ask an Asian’ Video
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com “Actually, I’m not that good at math.” Last month, Buzzfeed asked its fans to submit questions they had about Asian Americans for its […]
