EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was originally published on Medium. It is reprinted on KoreAm with permission. Please direct all media inquiries to Kimberly McKee, PhD at mckee.kimberly@gmail.com. June 16, […]
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Kentucky County Attorney Under Investigation for Racist Letter
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com UPDATE: Karl Price will be disciplined for his letter, though he will keep his job as an assistant county attorney. Jefferson […]
JooYoung Choi’s ‘Cosmic Womb’ Delves into Issues of Adoption, Race and Identity
Above image: “The Sacrifice of Putt Putt,” by JooYoung Choi by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com When JooYoung Choi was growing up in an adopted American family, she was […]
Steven Yeun Argues Not All Asians Look Alike, But Some Look Like Brad Pitt
Thought it was bad that some people believe all Asian women have the same type of hair? Well, it gets worse. Much worse. In this day and age, there are […]
My Korean Husband: Exploring Interracial Relationships
Complete with a YouTube channel, a comic series and blog posts, the website My Korean Husband, run by married couple Nichola and Hugh, documents the cultural differences and […]
Queens Public School Accused of Segregating Asian Kindergarteners
by REERA YOO The parents of school children at a Queens, N.Y., public school with a racially diverse makeup are up in arms, demanding to know why one kindergarten […]
Check Out This (Awesome) Angry Rant About Yellow Fever
You probably remember YouTube personality, Anna Akana, from her makeup tutorial that didn’t teach us anything about makeup, but was one of our favorites nonetheless. Obviously, only someone as awesome as Akana […]
VIDEO: Full Trailer for ‘Dear White People,’ Co-starring Actress Naomi Ko
by JAMES S. KIM Dear White People has been garnering buzz ever since it sold out all of its screenings at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, and with […]
Disney Princesses Re-Imagined with Different Ethnicities
For years, we have hoped for more variation in ethnicity when it comes to Disney Princesses. Don’t get me wrong– we love the current Princesses, but who doesn’t want […]
Golden Globes 2014: Where are all the Asian People?
Story by Taylor Weik. As 5 p.m. drew closer and closer this past Sunday, my Tumblr dashboard began filling up with red. High-resolution photos of glamorous celebrities posing in their […]
Can You Spot The Difference? Unnecessary Edits For Mindy Kaling’s ELLE Magazine Cover
February 2014 is Elle’s annual Women in TV issue. They’ve decided to feature four of television’s top celebrities: Zooey Deschanel, Amy Poehler, Allison Williams and Audrey Magazine Winter 2011-12 […]
CONTROVERSY ALERT: Tiger Mom Claims “Some Races Are Superior”
Amy Chua is no stranger to controversy. In 2011, she gained the nickname “Tiger Mom” through her book Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother which advocated for a strict […]
The REAL Reason Asian Women Are Most Preferred in The Online Dating World
AYI, one of the largest online dating applications on Facebook, decided to do some research to determine if race is taken into consideration while online dating. They analyzed over 2.4 million […]
Asian American Indie Band Swears Their Name Isn’t Racist
Story by Young Rae Kim. The Asian American band, The Slants, have been unsuccessful in trying to trademark their name. For four years, the six-member rock band hailing from […]
Forever 21 Tweets Their Clothes Are “Straight Outta Compton,” Triggers (Another) Controversy
Popular fast-fashion clothing chain Forever 21 has once again found itself in hot water for tweeting out a photo that some claim is another case of cultural appropriation. On […]
