Tuesday’s column on Slate about Donald Sterling, the disgraced Los Angeles Clippers owner, reveals what his “fondness” of Koreans means to the broader pattern of racism in America. Sterling, 80, was […]
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The Line Hotel in Koreatown
Story by Anna M. Park. Los Angeles’ Koreatown is known for its food, drinks and even karaoke song rooms. What it’s not known for is hospitality, and I don’t mean […]
April Issue: Will LA’s Korean American Community Back City Council Candidate John Choi?
John Choi addresses supporters after the primary for the L.A. City Council District 13 seat. The Race Within the Race A Korean American has never been elected to Los […]
L.A. Koreatown Walking Tour
Attention lovers of all things Korean food! KoreAm contributor and food blogger Namju Cho will be leading a FREE walking tour of some of L.A. Koreatown’s best eats this […]
Koreatown Jewelry Heist Leaves One Man In Critical Condition
Two thieves making their getaway after the robbery of a jewelry store in Los Angeles’ Koreatown Tuesday bludgeoned a parking attendant with a hammer, leaving him in critical condition, […]
Speak Now: Go West, Young Man
Over the years, KoreAm has documented the impact of the 1992 Los Angeles riots on ours and other communities, and urged an understanding of lessons learned. As we count […]
Speak Now: LA Riots A Hard Kick In The Head
Journalist K.W. Lee speaks at an Asian American Journalists Association panel in 2010. Photo credit: Hyungwon Kang Over the years, KoreAm has documented the impact of the 1992 Los […]
Speak Now: LA Riots Burn A Dream
Over the years, KoreAm has documented the impact of the 1992 Los Angeles riots on ours and other communities, and urged an understanding of lessons learned. As we count […]
Koreatown Community Outreach Event for Parents of Toddlers
Best Start Metro LA is hosting an info session and discussion in Koreatown for parents of children five years and younger. The event, set for June 1 at 5:30 […]
The Hidden Population
Thanks to some innovative data crunching, we already know a large part of Los Angeles Koreatown is not participating in the 2010 census. The silver lining: It’s not too […]
EXCLUSIVE: The Details of the Upcoming Koreatown Reality Series!
We all heard through the blogosphere that a new series was looking for the next pickle-breathed Snookie and Pauly Shore-faced “The Situation” for a new Los Angeles Koreatown-based show, but how many exactly have already applied? A source who’s an insider at the show by HD Pictures–Tyrese Gibson’s production company–tells me exclusively that although a preliminary cast has already been chosen,
"Jersey Shore" Meets KTown?
Via 8Asians, casting has begun for a Koreatown reality series in the vein of MTV hit Jersey Shore. You’ve got your headshots ready, right? The show seeks: “…attractive Asian-Americans […]
The 1% Factor
By K.W. Lee At the dawn of the last century, two leaders of the freed slaves were engaged in a great debate over the correct path toward attaining freedom, […]
