by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A New Jersey father has been charged with aggravated manslaughter after his 5-month-old son died Thursday morning, reports NorthJersey.com. Authorities allege the […]
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UCLA Needs Asian American Subjects for an Alcohol Study Again
Were you among those thousands of prospective students whose dreams were smashed and applications rejected by the University of California, Los Angeles? Here’s your chance to attend the school, […]
Friends, Family of Murdered South Korean Woman Seek Justice
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Friends and colleagues of Sunny Kim, a 26-year-old South Korean woman who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend, have launched a GoFundMe campaign to […]
Young South Koreans Finding That Degrees Don’t Translate to Jobs
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com Two-thirds of South Koreans aged 25-34 boast college degrees, the highest proportion among the 34 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and […]
‘Simply Not Good Enough’: House Rep. on Handling of Daniel Chong Aftermath
by SUEVON LEE | @suevlee editor@charactermedia.com A day after new details surfaced regarding the exceedingly light measures taken against Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) agents who forgot about a University of […]
The Rundown on the Won-moon Joo Situation
by COURTNEY LEE courtney@charactermedia.com By now, you may have heard about Won-moon Joo, the New York University student who has been detained in North Korea since April 22. On Saturday, […]
UC President Apologizes for Calling Student Protests Over Tuition ‘Crap’
Pictured above: University of California Berkeley student Kristian Kim throws fake money while starting a protest during a UC Board of Regents meeting in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, […]
Santa Clara University Student Arraigned For Stabbing Roommate
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com A 19-year-old was arraigned on Thursday for what is being described as a “bizarre stabbing” of his roommate earlier this week. Dillon […]
Student Spotlight: Chapman University’s Jonathan Y. Shin
Give a little description of your background (where did you grow up, etc.). I was born in Temple, Texas. My dad, a recent immigrant, was pursuing his M.D. at […]
KoreAm U Weekly Roundup
Temple University student dies after falling eight floors Family and friends mourn and pay tribute to Rebecca Kim (photo above) – ‘a humble, kind, intelligent girl.’ UPDATE: Third person […]
UPDATE: Three Men Arrested in Homicide of University of Georgia Student
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com UPDATE: Athens-Clarke County Police arrested a third person allegedly involved in the homicide of Min Seok Cho. Locas Amsler Raposo, 20, is […]
Student Spotlight: University of Toronto’s Antonio Lee
I am proud to be a Varsity Blue because: I get to learn the art and science of medicine from world-class researchers and pioneers in the field, while living […]
[VIDEO] Korean Middle Schooler Bashes Education System
by JAMES S. KIM | @james_s_kim editor@charactermedia.com South Korean students are ranked among the brightest in the world, but they are definitely not among the happiest. A young student, […]
Expelled Student Facing $100K in Debt Sues Cornell University
by JAMES S. KIM An expelled Cornell University student facing more than $100,000 in “retroactively rescinded grants” and other fees is suing the school after she was forced to […]
Student Spotlight: Michigan State Triple Feature
This week’s KoreAm U Student Spotlight features three students in their last year of law school at Michigan State University: William Cho, Daniel DJ Kim and Harry Jung (left […]
