Story by James S. Kim. Yuna Kim hung up her blades for the final time after a farewell performance in Seoul earlier this month. But the South Korean queen […]
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17-Year-Old Lydia Ko Becomes TIME’s 100 Most Influential People
Photo via Getty Images Lydia Ko, the youngest golfer ever to win a professional event, became one of TIME’s 100 most influential people, according to the weekly newsmagazine. Ko, who […]
Friday’s Link Attack: Shari Song Enters State Senate Race; Samsung Galaxy S5 Hits Shelves; In-bee Park Awarded Player of the Year
Shari Song to run for key state Senate seat Seattle Times Democrats have finally recruited a candidate for the key state Senate race in South King County’s 30th district […]
Ryu’s 7-Inning Shutout Not Enough To Spoil Padres Season Opener
Hyun-Jin Ryu blanked the San Diego Padres for seven innings, but the bullpen and defensive errors turned a one-run lead in the eighth inning to a 3-1 loss for […]
Parents Sue School District Over Fifth Grader’s Dodgeball Injury
by RUTH KIM Everyone knows a game of dodgeball isn’t complete without a few bruises, but when it’s a broken and deformed nose, has it gone too far? The […]
LINSANITY : Not Even A Multimillion Dollar NBA Contract Or A Feature Film Can Change Jeremy Lin
Story by Ada Tseng. In 2012, basketball star Jeremy Lin lived the ultimate underdog story. As the then-23-year-old rose from obscurity – one minute, he was worried his short-lived […]
Frances Chung: Living The Cinderella Dream, Literally
Story by Taylor Weik. Photos by Erik Tomasson. To anyone else, a 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. workday at the office might be a full load. But Frances Chung, […]
October Cover Story: Inbee Park is the Story of the Year in Women’s Golf
Steady as She Goes How Inbee Park, the so-called “Silent Assassin,” became the story of the year in women’s golf. story and photos by MARK EDWARD HARRIS In the […]
Tokyo Wins 2020 Summer Olympics Bid
In what many considered to be an upset win, Japan’s capital won the winning bid for the 2020 Olympics early Sunday. Tokyo won the bid after a final round of […]
Racecar Driver Verena Mei Just Won’t Slow Down
RACE CAR DRIVER VERENA MEI, WHO LED THE FIRST ALL-FEMALE TEAM TO EVER WIN A NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP IN THE HISTORY OF RALLY AMERICA, IS CURRENTLY COMPETING FOR HER SECOND […]
Miami Heat’s Erik Spoelstra: Asian American Head Coach Wins Back-to-Back NBA Championships
So you believe in the stereotype that Asians don’t know a thing about sports? Clearly, you haven’t met Erik Spoelstra. In 2008, Spoelstra made history as the first Asian […]
Wednesday's Link Attack: Kim Jong Il, Hyuna, Seung Hoon Choi
From Miraculous Birth to ‘Axis of Evil’: Dictator Kim Jong Il’s Timeline Bloomberg North Korea ends 12 days of official mourning today for Kim Jong Il, the dictator eulogized […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Kimchi Fines, Hollywood Missionary, Hines Ward
Restaurants Sour on Rules Over Kimchi Wall Street Journal Lidea Park, owner of Duck Hyang restaurant in Queens, says she makes kimchi with trepidation. Ever since she received seven […]
Chan Ho Park To Finish Career In Korea
Pitcher Chan Ho Park is set to fulfill a longtime wish to end his career in his native country after Korean baseball officials waived a rule allowing the 38-year-old […]
Four Korean Americans Qualify For LPGA Tour
Korean American women continue to shine in professional golf with four young women earning their full LPGA tour cards yesterday at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. Christine Song, 20, […]
