For many people, it’s a mere fantasy to leave a corporate 9 to 5 job and follow a dream of becoming a full-time musician. But that daydream is reality […]
Tag: Orange County
VIET STORIES Exhibit Showcases Resilience of Vietnamese Americans
“This year in April we will have been here 43 years,” said Minh Ho of Garden Grove, California, as he and his family gathered around a glass display case […]
Pull-Ups Will Give You More Than A Workout At Protein Lab
There’s a free shake upsize waiting for you at Protein Lab — but only if you’re fit enough for its pull-up challenge (check the video below for what we […]
Former Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang to Run for California Senate in 2016
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Former Irvine, Calif. mayor Sukhee Kang announced last Friday that he will be running for the California Senate, Korea Times reports. The 62-year-old will […]
Elections Lawsuit Focuses on Asian American Voting Rights
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com Two prominent civil rights groups on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the City of Fullerton, located in Orange County, Calif., alleging that its […]
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). […]
Hello Kitty Cafe to Open in California in 2015
by REERA YOO If you’re suffering from Hello Kitty Convention withdrawal, we bring you good news: A Hello Kitty Cafe is coming to California! According to the LAist, plans […]
Hank Conger Traded to Houston Astros
by JAMES S. KIM Catcher Hank Conger will be hanging up the halo and heading across the division to the Houston Astros. In return, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim […]
Meet La Palma’s First Korean American Police Captain
by REERA YOO Sgt. Terry Kim became the first Korean American police captain of the La Palma Police Department in Orange County on Thursday, according to The Korea Times. […]
Orange County Man Faces 24 Years in Prison for Bank Hostage Shootout
An officer stands guard outside a Saehan Bank office in Buena Park, Calif., a day after a 2012 shootout between SWAT officers and a gunman. Image via Orange County Register An Irvine, […]
Korean Record Label to Build ‘YG Land’ in Southern California
Only a few months after SM Entertainment announced the opening of its SMTOWN Museum in Los Angeles, YG Entertainment has released news of its own outpost in California. The South Korean […]
KA Actor Convicted Of Torture In 1990 Rape Case
An Orange County jury convicted actor Joseph Hyungmin Son yesterday of torturing a woman he kidnapped off a street in Huntington Beach, Calif. in 1990, according to news reports. […]
