Hundreds of thousands of students across the country are supposed to enjoy their commencement this weekend. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic, in-person ceremonies have been replaced with online celebrations, […]
Tag: history
Riverside Honors Pachappa Camp, The ‘Birthplace Of Korean America’
Last week, Riverside, California, honored Pachappa Camp, which has been recognized as the birthplace of Korean America following research by UC Riverside professor Edward Chang. Here are five fascinating facts […]
Digital Textbook on Korean War to Be Produced for U.S. Schools
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Often called the “Forgotten War,” the 1950-53 Korean War is usually glossed over in American history classes, despite the fact that more than 33,000 […]
‘Northern Limit Line’ Sets Sail for USA and Australia
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South Korea’s 3D maritime film Northern Limit Line will hit theaters in North America and Australia later this month, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Based […]
‘Han in the Upper Left’: A History of KA Immigration to the Pacific Northwest
story by CHELSEA HAWKINS photography by THOMAS PARK It’s difficult to not be intrigued by the title: Han in the Upper Left, a broad and ambitious book that looks at […]
Japan, South Korea Reach Agreement on UNESCO Heritage Sites
Pictured above: Hashima Island in Nagasaki, Japan. (Photo courtesy of kntrty/Flickr) by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Both South Korea and Japan have received UNESCO world heritage designation for a […]
Eugene Sun Park to Produce Film About Japanese American Internment
From top to bottom: Japanese Americans headed for Owens Valley gather around baggage car at the old Santa Fe Station; Eugene Sun Park. (Photos courtesy of Joe Mazza/Brave Lux Photography […]
‘Living Legend’ Susan Ahn Cuddy Passes Away at 100
by JULIE HA julie@charactermedia.com Susan Ahn Cuddy, long considered a living legend for shattering barriers for women and Asian Americans in the U.S. Navy and later as a code-breaker […]
North and South Korea Join Forces to Excavate Ancient Palace
Pictured above: A replica of the Manwoldae. (Photo via Ilbe.com) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com North and South Korean archeologists have joined forces to research and excavate […]
KoreAm Editor Roundtable: Part 2
To honor KoreAm’s 25th anniversary, we invited former editors who steered the magazine between 1991 and 2014 to reflect on the milestones over the years. Their recollections touched on the humorous […]
Register for UCLA’s High School Summer Korean Language Classes
For the first time, UCLA is offering a Korean language summer course for high school students of Korean heritage. Students will have the opportunity to spend four weeks through […]
KoreAm Editor Roundtable: Part 1
Pictured above: From left to right—Jimmy Lee, Julie Ha, Michelle Woo, John Lee and Ken Lee. Twenty-five years ago, KoreAm Journal started out as a newsmagazine published on newsprint. “Get […]
KoreAm 25th Anniversary Issue: Publisher’s Note
A ‘Surreal’ Moment in Marking 25 Years by JAMES RYU, Publisher james@charactermedia.com My 8-year-old son Michael recently found an old issue of KoreAm Journal in the backseat of our […]
South Korea Honors American Nurse Who Founded First Nursing School in 1903
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The South Korean government posthumously awarded the Order of Civil Merit to Margaret Jane Edmunds, an American nurse who founded the first […]
Seoul’s Jeans Exhibit Showcases History of Defiance and Style
by JAMES S. KIM Fashion comes and goes, but denim has stood the test of time, and for many cultures, it has also stood as an icon of youthful […]
