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Korean-American Man Reduced to Tears After Hearing What Obama Told Him on His Last Day of Work
Meet Gary Lee. He’s a Former White House Aide who worked with President Barack Obama during his tenure as president.
· Heather Johnson Yu
Meet the Korean-American Adoptee Who Celebrates God and Motherhood Through Rap
Christian. Rapper. Woman. Mother. Korean-American. Adoptee. HeeSun Lee is no stranger to stereotypes; instead of letting them defeat her, however, she’s risen above them, dismantling them one by one through her music.
· Ryan General
Korean-American Scientist Couple Discovers Major New Cause of Autism
A Korean-American couple may have found one of the causes of Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a condition that has puzzled scientists from all over the world since it was first described in the 1940s. Harvard Medical School faculty member and former assistant professor at UMass…
· Benny Luo
Korean-American Whose Family Store Was Looted During the L.A. Riots Tells His Story in ‘Gook’
On March 3, 1991, taxi driver Rodney King was beaten by four police officers in Los Angeles following a high speed car chase. George Holliday, a witness on scene, videotaped the incident from his balcony and sent the footage to local news station KTLA, drawing outrage amongst…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Spiderman Actor Asks Korean-American How He Learned English, Awkwardness Ensues
During an interview promoting Spider-Man: Homecoming in South Korea, Tom Holland complimented Korean-American Eric Nam on his English and asked him how he learned it. According to Koreaboo, Nam, GQ Korea’s Man of the Year 2016 and Forbes 30 under 30 in Asia 2017, interviewed…
· Ryan General
Korean-American Store Owner Faces 8 Years in Prison For Killing Robber
A Korean-American store owner who shot and killed a suspected thief last year will be serving an eight-year jail term following a recent court decision in Washington. Devastated family members of 31-year-old Min Sik Kim were left in tears after the judge handed down the…
· Ryan General
Deported Korean-American Adoptee Found Dead of Apparent Suicide
Five years after being deported back to Korea, a Korean-American adoptee was found to have apparently jumped to his death from an apartment building in Ilsan, in Goyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. According to Global Overseas Adoptees’ Link (G.O.A’.L), 42-year-old Phillip Clay…
· Khier Casino
The First Korean-American General in the U.S. Marine Corps Just Got Even More Badass
Daniel D. Yoo, the first Korean-American general in the United States Marine Corps, was recently appointed as the major general of the Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC). A change-of-command ceremony took place on Friday at Camp Smith in the Hawaiian town of Aiea on the…
· Carl Samson
Korean-American Snags Lead Role in RomCom Featuring a ‘Blasian’ Couple
A Korean-American man has won the lead role in a new romantic comedy movie that’s currently winning praise for its racial representation. William Jeon will star alongside black actress Stacey Malone to make up the lead couple in “I’m Having an Affair With My Wife”, which looks…
· Carl Samson
Korean-American Inspired By Obama Runs for a Seat on New York’s City Council
If he wins in the upcoming elections, Ronnie Cho would be among the first Korean-Americans to gain a seat on New York’s City Council. In an interview with NBC News, the 34-year-old revealed that his decision to run for office was partly inspired by former U.S. President Barack…
· Ryan General
Masked Man Attacks Korean-American Reporter on Live TV
A local TV reporter doing a beat assignment report of an attempted rape in New York City’s Lower East Side on Friday night was suddenly pestered by an assailant in a hockey mask. CeFaan Kim of ABC 7 NY was reporting live at Delancey St. when a man put an arm around his neck in…
· Nadya Okamoto
She Could Become the First Female Asian American Mayor of SF
With the unexpected death of Mayor Ed Lee, the first Asian-American and Chinese-American to hold mayoral office in San Francisco, there is now a special election to elect a new mayor this June 2018 before the end of the term in 2019. One of the candidates running is Jane Kim, a…
· Carl Samson
He’s the First Openly-Gay K-Pop Idol in Korea
The first K-Pop idol to come out of the closet before his debut released his first single earlier this week! Meet Holland, y’all.
· Bryan Ke
Korean American Jane Kim Files to Succeed Ed Lee as San Francisco Mayor
Editor’s Note: This post has been updated to clarify Jane Kim’s position on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Jane Kim, San Francisco’s first Korean-American elected official as well as a member of San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors, officially announced her plan to run…
· Doug Kim
Poker Pro Who’s Made Over $2.6 Million Now Fighting To Get Asians in Movies
At the age of 22, I graduated from a top U.S. university and was about to start a career in a coveted industry of management consulting in New York. On top of that, I won millions of dollars at the main event of the World Series of Poker in Las Vegas. By all accounts, I had…
· Bryan Ke
New Jersey High School Teacher Targets Korean Students to Tell Them She ‘Hates Koreans’
Leaders of several Korean-American organizations are pushing prestigious Bergen County Academies officials to take action against a Spanish teacher who deliberately made anti-Korean comments in front of her students. Last week, the unnamed teacher asked some of her 11th grade…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Meet The Asian Woman Behind the Successful Restaurant ‘Yellow Fever’
Nestled quietly between a toy collectible shop and an AT&T retailer, Yellow Fever draws the eye unexpectedly — its subtly cool exterior juxtaposed to its outlandish name. This area of Torrance, California — one block padded with small restaurants just across from Zamperini Field…
· Bryan Ke
Randall Park is Surprised There Aren’t More Asian Roles in Hollywood By Now
Whitewashing in films and TV is a controversial issue — luckily, there are people working hard to make a positive change in the film/TV industry to promote better diversity in media. ABC’s “Fresh Off the Boat” is one of the shows that has greatly helped make viewers more aware…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Korean Man in Racist Starbuck’s Prank Clarifies Use of ‘Uneducated Minorities’ In Post
On September 26, Jake Kim, a Korean-American NYC resident, posted about an experience he had at an undisclosed Starbucks location wherein he encountered racism from the staff. The baristas had written “Ching” on his cup, despite Kim telling them his name and even spelling it out…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Starbucks Laughs at Korean American Man After Writing Racial Slur For His Name
Editor’s Note: We have removed Jake Kim’s photo from this article upon his request. A Korean-American man has recently posted about an experience at an undisclosed Starbucks location, stating that the employees labeled his beverage with a racist slur instead of his name.