Ten years ago, a group of students at Hunter College in New York City rallied to save a dying Asian American Studies program. Today, the fight continues, with CRAASH […]
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First Zao Wou-Ki art exhibition in US coming to New York City
For the first time since 1968, the art of Zao Wou-Ki, the late Chinese-French pioneer, will be on display in the U.S., from Sept. 8 to Jan. 8 inside […]
At NYC Museum of Chinese in America, life stories told through food
In China, “Sour, Sweet, Bitter, Spicy” stands for more than flavors – they’re used as meanings for the joys and sorrows of life. This fall, the Museum of Chinese in […]
Patricia Park’s Korean American Retelling of ‘Jane Eyre’
Pictured above is Korean American author Patricia Park with the cover of her debut novel, Re Jane. (Headshot by Allana Taranto) by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com When Korean […]
Will New Yorkers Go Cuckoo for KakaoTaxi?
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Daum Kakao Corp. is considering bringing South Korea’s most popular cab-hailing app service to the Big Apple, according to Bloomberg. KakaoTaxi launched […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
New York City to Vote on Korean American Day
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com New York City will vote on a resolution on Monday to designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day, reports the Queens Chronicle. […]
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 […]
