American Kim leads by a hair in S. Korea AP via Google News Anthony Kim may soon require a trip to the hairdresser after he battled his way to […]
Tag: crime
Los Angeles City Employee Preyed On Korean Americans
A Korean American woman working in the Los Angeles Housing Department collected payoffs from fellow community members under the guise of helping them with building code violations, according to […]
Chicago Area Woman Arrested For Sex With Minor
Photo via TribLocal Police arrested a 24-year-old Chicago area woman on Saturday after she was found naked in a parked car with a 15-year-old boy, according to news reports. […]
Monday’s Link Attack: Michelle Rhee, Doo-Ri Chung, Mushroom Suit
Michelle Rhee’s D.C. schools legacy is in sharper focus one year later Washington Post A year ago this month, Michelle A. Rhee resigned as D.C. schools chancellor, ending a […]
Friday's Link Attack: Gail Kim, ID Theft, JYP
Sung Kim Confirmed as Next U.S. Ambassador to S.Korea Chosun Ilbo The U.S. Senate passed the stalled confirmation of Sung Kim as the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea […]
Thursday's Link Attack: North Korea, Hines Ward, Cloned Dogs
Tending a Small Patch of Capitalism in North Korea New York Times Grappling with an economy that has stagnated from decades of communist central planning, North Korean leaders are […]
'Austin Powers' Actor Suspected Of Killing Prison Cellmate
A former journeyman actor and mixed martial arts fighter is the key suspect in the murder of a convicted sex offender in a California prison, the Los Angeles Times […]
Monday's Link Attack: KOR-US FTA, Korean Festivals, Sarah Chang
US House and Senate to Vote on KORUS FTA Wednesday Arirang News The long-awaited ratification of the Korea-United States free trade agreement is making progress in Washington. US congressional […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Tablo, Racist Bake Sale, Brian Joo
UC Berkeley GOP student bake sale is mean-spirited [COLUMN] San Francisco Chronicle A Republican student group at U.C. Berkeley recently hosted a “race-based bake sale” on campus to protest […]
Man Sentenced In $8M Ponzi Scheme Targeting KAs
A Korean American businessman was sentenced to 6½ years in prison yesterday for operating a Ponzi scheme which bilked fellow Korean Americans out of $8.5 million, according to news […]
Thursday’s Link Attack: Planet B-Boy, NK Tourism, Hines Ward
Doctor sentenced to 20 years for killing pregnant wife Yonhap News SEOUL, Sept. 15 (Yonhap) — A local court sentenced a doctor to 20 years in prison for killing […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: NK Defectors, Sung Kim Confirmation Delayed
Suspected North Korean defectors found off Japanese coast The Guardian (U.K.) Coastguard officials in Japan are questioning nine suspected North Korean defectors after they were found drifting off the […]
Monday's Link Attack: NK Famine, Moon Bloodgood, Hines Ward
WFP captures heartbreak of North Korean hunger CNN International A four-year-old boy looks straight into the camera. His eyes are dull, his tiny legs crossed underneath him. Choi is […]
'Austin Powers' Actor Sentenced To Life In Prison For Torture-Rape
An Orange County, Calif. judge sentenced actor Joseph Hyungmin Son to life in state prison without the possibility of parole in connection with the rape and torture of a […]
Thursday's Link Attack: Jennifer Chung, Ken Jeong, Jung Sik Restaurant
Q&A with Singer Jennifer Chung TheOtherAsians Talented, down-to-earth, and bubbly. These are the general adjectives that come to mind whenever someone meets Jennifer Chung for the first time. It’s […]