by JAMES S. KIM Authorities recovered the body of a 20-year-old Rutgers student from the Hudson River in New York City last week and later determined the manner of […]
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Daniel Henney and Clara Model for ‘PESPOW’
by REERA YOO Daniel Henney and Clara recently posed as a couple for casual brand PESPOW’s 2014 Fall/Winter collection. The stunning pair donned matching, high-end padded jackets for the […]
LINK ATTACK: Naomi Ko, Jeremy Lin Goes Undercover, ‘World War Z’ North Korea
North Korea’s Ebola Response Mirrors World War Z Although the current Ebola outbreak is far from a zombie apocalypse, many readers have been comparing North Korea’s closure of its […]
Columnist Sung J. Woo on Missing What’s Loved and Lost
by SUNG J. WOO Last week, my wife Dawn and I were two streets away from our home in Washington, New Jersey. We were behind several cars, waiting for […]
L.A. Subway Stop Named After the Late Mover and Shaker Alfred Song
Above photo by Gary Leonard by JIMMY LEE Countless people will discover the name of Alfred Hoyun Song. At one of Los Angeles’s busiest intersections—the crossroads of Wilshire and […]
Chef Corey Lee’s Benu Receives Three Michelin Stars
by JAMES S. KIM San Francisco’s reputation for excellent cuisine soared as two more of its restaurants were awarded three stars by the 2015 Michelin Guide to Bay Area […]
Commentary: Rejecting Violence in Our Daily Lives
by KRISTINA RIM BARTEK We celebrated Jung’s graduation with cake, Korean food and many warm wishes. Jung and her son David (pseudonyms) entered our domestic violence transitional shelter facilities […]
Student Spotlight: Tulane University’s Gabriel June Choi
Tell us about what you’re up to! I took the least amount of classes while I was abroad to travel and, in general, to relax. Now I am swamped […]
Sponsored Post: Korean American Coalition Welcomes New Oregon Chapter
On Aug. 22, the newly organized KAC-Oregon group celebrated the launch of the chapter with 80 friends and supporters gathered at the Multnomah Athletic Club in Downtown Portland. Sponsored […]
Sponsored Post: Finding Hope at KYCC’s Menlo Family Apartments
Above photo: Brandi Kelly drops off her daughter Brielle at Menlo Family Apartments’ afterschool tutoring program. Residential social programs provide on-site services. Eighteen months ago, Brandi Kelly was at […]
‘We Are Fathers’ Is an Ode to Fumbling Modern Dads Everywhere
by REERA YOO Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based production company Bad Daddy Films headed into production for their scripted comedy web series, We Are Fathers, after wrapping up their successful Kickstarter campaign. […]
For Novelist and TV Writer Leonard Chang, It’s All About Connecting
story by CHARSE YUN photographs by MIKE LEE IN 2009, PHILIP ROTH pronounced the death of the novel. “I give it 25 years,” Roth said. When asked if he’d […]
Hana Kim Sings About Saving Innocents in New Single ‘Heaven Sees Me’
by REERA YOO On Wednesday, Los Angeles indie artist Hana Kim released a powerful and poignant song “Heaven Sees Me,” which sheds light on the atrocities of human trafficking. […]
‘Spa Night’ Explores the Story of a Closeted Korean American Teen
by STEVE HAN Spa Night is not your typical coming-out film, said writer-director Andrew Ahn of his Kickstarter film. The film follows the story of David Cho, a closeted 18-year-old […]
John Cho of ‘Selfie’ Talks About Being an Asian American Actor in Reddit AMA
by JAMES S. KIM What’s the difference between John Cho and Henry Higgins, the character Cho plays on ABC’s Selfie? Not much, apparently. Cho says he’s “pretty curmudgeonly about […]
