Back row, left to right: Warren Furutani, Charlie Park, K.W. Lee, Tom Byun, Jai Lee Wong, Greg Murakami, Mike Suzuki, Kent Wong, Duncan Lee; first row, left to right: Grace and Luke […]
Tag: Los Angeles
Link Attack: Roy Choi in Watts; Dogs Rescued From Meat Farm; Custom Emoji Keyboard
Video: Roy Choi Wants the Next Food Revolution to Start in Watts The first location will be in Watts at a site that used to be smoke shop and […]
UC President Apologizes for Calling Student Protests Over Tuition ‘Crap’
Pictured above: University of California Berkeley student Kristian Kim throws fake money while starting a protest during a UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, […]
Albert Kong Sees His Younger Self in ‘Seoul Searching’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com There’s perfect casting, and then there’s too perfect casting. Actor Albert Kong was not particularly thrilled when his fellow cast members in Seoul Searching would tell […]
Barack Obama and Kim Jong-un Impersonators Take on Los Angeles
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com President Obama was in Los Angeles yesterday, creating a traffic nightmare for commuters. News sources said he was making a guest appearance […]
Los Angeles County Declares ‘Susan Ahn Cuddy Day’
On Jan. 16, Susan Ahn Cuddy, a Korean American living legend who was the first Asian American woman to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, turned 100. On Tuesday, Los Angeles […]
L.A. City Council Candidates: How They Fared
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com One thing about the Los Angeles City Council race for District 4 is clear: There will be a runoff election, since no candidate […]
Truck Driver Charged with Manslaughter for Killing LAPD Officer in Crash
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com The driver of a big rig truck that struck and killed an LAPD officer last year in Beverly Hills has been charged […]
L.A.’s Korean American Candidates Wage Uphill Battles
The candidates at a Korean American Democratic Committee fundraiser held on Feb. 18. (Photo by Jimmy Lee) by JIMMY LEE In a positive sign of the growing diversity of […]
Kim Tae Woo’s April ‘Spring Romance’ Tour Tickets Now On Sale
If you missed seeing Kim Tae Woo last year during his U.S. tour with g.o.d., fret not (check out KoreAm‘s interview with the singer from our December/January 2015 issue). […]
[VIDEO] NY Times Explores Hot Spots in LA’s Koreatown
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The New York Times recently gave a crash course on how to spend 36 hours in Los Angeles’ Koreatown, introducing readers to the […]
VIBE & 4MEN Contest Winners
Thank you to all those who participated in our Valentine’s Day concert contest! The winners should have received an email. Please do check your inbox, as we will need […]
‘Fresh Off the Boat’ Brings Down the House at Watch Parties
by Suevon Lee | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com From a spacious nightclub in Times Square to a 190-seat auditorium in LA’s Little Tokyo district, Asian Americans coast to coast packed venues […]
‘Ktown Cowboys’ to Premiere at SXSW Film Festival
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Ktown Cowboys will be making its world premiere at the 2015 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival in Austin, Texas. Directed by Daniel […]
UCLA Needs More Asian Americans for an Alcohol Study
Here’s your chance to drink for science again. The Addictions Research Laboratory in the Department of Psychology at UCLA is looking for Asian Americans who drink alcohol to participate […]
