Pictured above: From left to right—Jimmy Lee, Julie Ha, Michelle Woo, John Lee and Ken Lee. Twenty-five years ago, KoreAm Journal started out as a newsmagazine published on newsprint. “Get […]
Tag: Virginia Tech
Exploring the Shame
By Michelle Woo Photos courtesy of The Korea Times In the days following the Virginia Tech massacre, Korean community members across the nation gathered at prayer services and vigils […]
“Cho Seung-Hui” or “Seung-Hui Cho?”
By Michelle Woo Some might say this is simply an issue of semantics. But early news reports of the Virginia Tech gunman’s name had an impact on how the […]
Breaking The Silence
By Jason Jaewan Lee CNN reported that Cho was committed to a mental health facility where he was declared an imminent danger to himself. At the time, however, Cho […]
4-16-07
APRIL 16 — Many of my classmates died on campus this morning. They were gunned down in classrooms and dorms by a killer wielding two semi-automatic firearms and meticulous […]
“We Are Hokies”
By Corina Knoll In the days following the Virginia Tech tragedy, Korean and Korean American communities across the nation united for a time of mourning and reflection, struggling to […]
A Life Cut Short
By Michelle Woo On the day of her burial service, members of the Annandale High School band, the Marching Atoms, played a farewell song for their friend Mary Read. She would […]
April 16, 2007
By Corina Knoll Photos courtesy of the Korea Times When reports of gunshots heard on the Virginia Tech campus made their way to news desks, it felt as if […]
