by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Mexican authorities rescued 129 workers on Feb. 4, who claimed that they were exploited and physically abused at a garment factory run by […]
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The Vilcek Foundation Honors 2 Koreans with Creative Promise Prizes
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Since 2009, the Vilcek Foundation has awarded its Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise annually to immigrants who have made lasting contributions to American society through […]
[VIDEO] Michael Bublé ‘Falls in Love’ with Dancing Korean Fan at Seoul Concert
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com Stop whatever you’re doing because you need to watch this man dance! On Feb. 4, Michael Bublé held his first concert in South […]
South Korean Teen May Have Traveled to Syria to Join Islamic State
The Turkish border city of Kilis, where the missing Korean teenager met and vanished in an unmarked taxi with an unidentified man on Jan. 10. Photo courtesy of Yonhap. by […]
SXSW 2015 Features Korean Musicians
by REERA YOO | @reeraboo editor@charactermedia.com South by Southwest (SXSW) recently announced the second round of artists to be included in the 2015 SXSW Music Festival lineup, and it […]
My Korean Husband: Exploring Interracial Relationships
by TAMMY TARNG 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 […]
South Korea’s Kim Ye-Jin Wins Miss Deaf International 2014
by REERA YOO Kim Ye-Jin, 28, was crowned as the female winner of Miss & Mister Deaf International 2014 held in London after battling 35 contestants from 25 countries. […]
2 SKorean Soldiers Die In Anti-Captivity Training
by STEVE HAN Two South Korean soldiers died in training Tuesday, presumably due to suffocation as they were preparing for capture by the enemy, according to military officials. The […]
China Executes 2 SKoreans for Drug Trafficking Crimes
by JULIE HA Demonstrating its absolute, zero-tolerance policy for drug crimes, Chinese authorities this week executed two South Korean men convicted of trafficking drugs from North Korea. The South Korean […]
Korean Fitness Trainers Take Home Top Prizes At Muscle Beach Competition
by HAEIN JUNG Look at dem washboard abz. Over two hundred strapping bodies entered the 15th annual Mr. & Mrs. Muscle Beach competition, and when the smoke cleared, two Korean trainers […]
Comfort Women For U.S. Military Sue South Korean Government
by STEVE HAN South Korean “comfort women” are often known as those who were forced into sexual slavery for the Japanese military during World War II. The long-standing controversy centering […]
90% of Young South Koreans Think Their Country Is Unfair
by STEVE HAN Nine out of 10 South Korean twentysomethings believe that their society is dishonest and unfair, according to a survey. The respondents answered that they believe Korean society is […]
Emotions Run High at First Day of Trial For SKorean Ferry Captain, Crew
The trial for the Sewol ferry captain and crew members facing charges ranging from murder to negligence began today, even as search operations to find the remaining 12 bodies were still underway. […]
Vice Principal Rescued From SKorean Ferry Found Hanged
Rescue workers install floats where the capsized passenger ferry sank in the sea off Jindo island. Photo via Reuters/Yonhap The South Korean ferry tragedy, from which over 260 people are […]
