The Whitest Oscars Since 1998: Why the ‘Selma’ Snubs Matter For the first time in almost two decades, no person of color received an Oscar nomination for acting. The […]
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UPDATE: Three Men Arrested in Homicide of University of Georgia Student
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com UPDATE: Athens-Clarke County Police arrested a third person allegedly involved in the homicide of Min Seok Cho. Locas Amsler Raposo, 20, is […]
‘Big Hero 6’ Animators Discuss Their Creative Process
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com It came as a surprise to many when Disney in 2013 announced plans to adapt Marvel’s Big Hero 6 into a 3D […]
Student Spotlight: University of Toronto’s Antonio Lee
I am proud to be a Varsity Blue because: I get to learn the art and science of medicine from world-class researchers and pioneers in the field, while living […]
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 […]
Korean American Author to Be Deported for Praising North Korea
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com A Korean American author may be deported to the U.S. for allegedly making pro-North Korea comments, reports the Associated Press. Local conservative groups […]
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, […]
David Choi to Launch New Web Series
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com “What’s it like being a famous YouTube musician?” Korean American singer-songwriter David Choi will be tackling this question in his upcoming dramedy web […]
‘Little Ethnic Girls’ Podcast Gets Big Laughs
by CARL KOZLOWSKI It’s all too easy to try and lock comics into a category and limit their points of view to a specific angle based on their obvious attributes. There are fat […]
10 Inspirational Posts of 2014
Happy New Year, readers! To start 2015 on a positive note, here are some inspirational stories about role models, leaders, heroes and pioneers that KoreAm published last year. Andy […]
Returning to Ukraine
This scene from the Euromaidan revolution, when Ukrainians protested the pro-Russian policies of the former president, was taken by the writer’s father. by SERA CHANG When Malaysian Airlines Flight […]
KoreAm Journal’s 2014 Covers
As 2014 draws to a close, KoreAm takes a look back at this past year’s cover stories. January 2014 Read Tiger JK’s cover story here. February 2014 Read Arden Cho’s cover […]
Free, Free Chol Soo Lee
Pictured above: Mourners laid down these roses, as they paid their respects to Chol Soo Lee at a Dec. 9 memorial service at the Yeo Lai Sah Buddhist Temple […]
China Formally Arrests Korean American Aid Worker
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Chinese authorities formally arrested Peter Hahn, a Korean American aid worker who lived near the country’s border with North Korea, on Friday, […]
Roy Choi’s Fast Food Restaurant to Open in San Francisco Next Year
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Not many individuals can create a fast food chain from the ground up, but not everyone is Roy Choi. After announcing his […]
