by SUNG J. WOO This past New Year’s Eve, I was on the second floor of Terminal 5, a concert hall in New York City’s Hell’s Kitchen. Leaning over the railing, […]
Tag: New York
South Korean Ballerina Hee Seo Dazzles in ‘The Sleeping Beauty’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Hee Seo (pronounced SUH) considers herself a “normal, 28-year-old girl living in New York City.” She sees friends, tries new restaurants and loves Broadway […]
Korean BBQ Chain Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong Turns Up the Heat in NYC
story by MICHELLE LEE photographs by VICTOR CHU Since opening its doors in December, Kang Ho Dong Baekjeong in Manhattan’s Koreatown has been inundated by adoring late-night dining crowds and visits from such […]
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). […]
Kathryn Paek Appointed as New York’s First Korean American Female Judge
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo reera@ charactermedia.com New York appointed its first-ever Korean American female judge on Thursday. Kathryn S. Paek, 45, was one of the three candidates nominated […]
‘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 […]
NYC Public Schools Can Designate Lunar New Year as a Holiday
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New York City’s Department of Education must consider making Lunar New Year a public school holiday, according to a new law signed […]
NYC Designates Jan. 13 as Korean American Day
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The New York City Council voted on Wednesday and approved to declare Jan. 13 as Korean American Day in the city, reports the […]
Feeding the Soul in ‘Hungry for Love’
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Many people go to New York City to “make it there.” With the sheer number and diversity of New Yorkers, you can […]
Chef Hooni Kim Offers Honest Food at Hanjan
by MICHELLE LEE In 2012, Chef Hooni Kim earned an internationally coveted Michelin star for Danji, a small, 36-seat Midtown New York restaurant serving boldly transformed Korean flavors. Known for […]
Scammer Posing as a NYC Social Worker Sentenced to Prison
by JAMES S. KIM The president of the Korean Social Service Center in New York, who posed as a social worker and made false promises of low-income housing, pleaded […]
The 12th New York Korean Film Festival Opens at BAM
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com The 12th New York Korean Film Festival (NYKFF) will showcase record-breaking blockbusters and critically acclaimed indie films created by some of South Korea’s […]
Queensborough’s Kupferberg Holocaust Center to Create Permanent Asian Comfort Women Exhibit
by JAMES S. KIM The Kupferberg Holocaust Center and Archives at Queensborough Community College in New York will house a permanent exhibit to chronicle the history of Asian comfort […]
Body of Rutgers Student Paul Kim Found in Hudson River
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 […]
South Korean History Museum to Open ‘Dokdo School’ in New York City
by STEVE HAN A school aimed at raising awareness of South Korea’s territorial claim over the easternmost islets will open in New York City on Oct. 25, according to […]
