Miyoung Lee, second from left, originally from Korea, holds her son Nate, 3, during a naturalization ceremony in the New York Public Library in New York, Wednesday, July 2, […]
Tag: immigration
California Recognizes Jan. 13 as Korean American Day
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The California State Assembly unanimously passed a resolution to recognize Jan. 13 as Korean American Day on Monday after Assemblywoman Young Kim introduced […]
New York City to Vote on Korean American Day
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New York City will vote on a resolution on Monday to designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day, reports the Queens Chronicle. […]
One Year Ago, I Challenged Obama on Immigration. He’s Finally Listening
by JU HONG, Fusion One year ago, several undocumented youth and I stood behind President Barack Obama and interrupted his speech on immigration at the Betty Ong Center in […]
Panel Highlights Korean-Latino Intersections on Immigration Reform
by JAMES S. KIM Ju Hong didn’t learn about his immigration status until his senior year of high school when he was applying for college. As an undocumented immigrant, Hong […]
SEC Charges L.A. Immigration Attorney With Investment Fraud
by REERA YOO Justin Moongyu Lee, 57, a Los Angeles immigration lawyer, was charged Wednesday with running a fraudulent scheme to recruit Chinese and Korean immigration investors for an […]
Commentary: Renewing the Promise of America For All Families
Above photo: Paul Song’s maternal grandfather, Sang Don Kim, 1961. (Courtesy of Paul Song) Today’s fight for immigration reform belongs to all families, whether we trace our immigration history […]
DACA Program for Undocumented Youth Renewed
by STEVE HAN (Above photo: Ju Hong, a DACA recipient and immigration reform activist, famously interrupts President Obama’s speech last November. Photo via PRI.) The U.S. Homeland Security recently announced the […]
Asian Americans Shifted Most Strongly Toward Democrats Since 2000
by JAMES S. KIM Above photo: President Obama meets with Dae Joong Yoon, executive director of the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium (NAKASEC) in May 2013 to […]
Ethnic Korean Foreigners at Record Level in South Korea
A Korean Chinese family living in Yanbian, China. South Korea now has more ethnic Koreans with foreign passports residing in its country than ever before, according to statistics released […]
Undocumented Student Heckles Obama About Immigration, President Responds
Story by James S. Kim. A Korean American activist for immigration reform interrupted President Barack Obama during a speech at the Betty Ong Center in San Francisco on Monday. […]
Post 9/11, Is Coming to America Still Worth the Journey?
by Andrew Lam of New America Media EDITOR’S NOTE: Shortly after September 11, 2001, New America Media editor and author Andrew Lam received a letter from his cousin in […]
Tuesday's Link Attack: Winter Olympics, David Cho, Hank Conger
Koreans look to end first round bid jinx Reuters The Korean city of Pyeongchang has just one more day of an anxious wait to discover whether it will celebrate […]
Thursday's Link Attack: David Chang's New Mag, Daniel Dae Kim, Toilet House
David Chang Launches ‘Lucky Peach’ The Momofuku chef known for his exquisite ramen recently launched a new quarterly magazine for foodies and the early reviews of the publication, which […]
Korean American Pastor Sent To Jail For Student Visa Fraud
U.S. Immigration said Oh held fake graduation ceremonies at his phony school. A federal judge sentenced a 66-year-old Southern California pastor to one year in jail for charges relating […]
