Confession time: My folks aren’t great cooks. Growing up, they were working professionals who had little interest in kitchen tinkering. There was no trickle-down culinary wisdom waiting for me. […]
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Green Green Grass: Jump
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK “Ultimately we know deeply that the other side of fear is freedom.” – Marilyn Ferguson I was fine on the drive up and felt mostly OK […]
First-World Problems: Lessons from the Court
by SUNG J. WOO For the first 10 years of my life, I was the man of the house. I didn’t have a father, for he was in the United […]
The World According to Dave: So Long
by DAVID YOO My wife and I used to live in a tiny apartment close to downtown Boston. I walked everywhere and had my favorite coffee shop where I got my […]
A Perpetual State of Searching
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK While genes alone aren’t the only building blocks to a person’s life narrative, they are a pretty good start, as they mark the beginnings to our story. Like so […]
First-World Problems: In the Palm of My Hand
by SUNG J. WOO I grew up in a no-frills apartment in New Jersey, surrounded by a whole lot of whiteness. Mostly this was due to my mother, who was and […]
‘Top Chef’ Winner Kristen Kish to Co-Host New Travel Channel Show, ’36 Hours’
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Top Chef Season 10 winner Kristen Kish is set to co-host a new show on the Travel Channel with former American professional soccer player Kyle […]
Green Green Grass: What’s Wrong With You?
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK When I was young, I hated being different. Like most adolescent girls, struggling with identity and the awkwardness of puberty, I didn’t exactly exude confidence. I certainly never wanted to stand out, preferring instead to blend in with the crowd. […]
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, […]
Audrey Column: How to Survive Meeting the Scary In-Laws
When it comes to “for better or for worse,” it doesn’t get much worse than nosy, critical, undermining parents-in-law. Columnist Paul Nakayama may have gotten lucky with his, but he’s […]
First-World Problems: The Forbidden Fruit
by SUNG J. WOO |@sjwoo Costco is one of my mother’s favorite places in the world. As a child of the Korean War, scarcity has always carried psychological weight for her, […]
Kimchi Nostalgia
story and illustration by KAM REDLAWSK I think every one of us can immediately list foods that remind us of our childhood, the foods that give us comfort and […]
Randall Park’s Last Column: This Is the End
by RANDALL PARK When Julie, my esteemed editor here at KoreAm, informed me that the print edition of our magazine was going from a monthly to a bimonthly, I […]
Audrey Column: Do’s & Don’ts of Wooing a Girl in This Day and Age
Gen X’s guide to wooing a girl may not apply in today’s dating world, where boys don’t bother to get out of their cars to pick you up on […]
The Hollywood Mamalogues: Let Me Tell You My Stage Mom Story
by AMY ANDERSON Like countless others in Hollywood, I moved to Los Angeles to pursue my dreams of becoming a famous comedian and actor. I’m proud to say I’ve […]
