Grace Yoo aims to be first Korean American LA councilwoman to represent K-town

Attorney Grace Yoo has launched her campaign fundraising efforts for the November Los Angeles City Council District 10 election, aiming to b...

Korean American teen dies following alleged assault in LA’s K-town

Los Angeles police are investigating the death of 19-year-old Joon Hee Han, who succumbed to a head injury after allegedly being assaulted i...

Community demands answers on stalled Korean American National Museum in LA

Korean American advocates are calling for accountability over the stalled construction of the proposed Korean American National Museum in L...

Texas Gov. Abbott signs bill officially designating Koreatown in Northwest Dallas

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a bill to officially designate an area in Northwest Dallas as Koreatown. The bill was signed into law ...

Gene Hong, Alan Yang to produce Amazon drama series ‘Koreatown’

Gene Hong and Alan Yang are teaming up with Amazon Studios and Universal Television to develop “Koreatown,” a one-hour drama set in Los Ange...

NYC Koreatown restaurant shut down after couple reports they found dead rat in soup

A restaurant in Manhattan’s Koreatown was shut down Wednesday following an inspection triggered by a customer’s report of a dead rat in soup...

Registered sex offender convicted of sexually assaulting woman at NYC construction site

A registered sex offender accused of raping a woman at a Manhattan construction site in late 2021 was found guilty of sexual abuse and sexua...

City officials to unveil Korean-language street signs in Northwest Dallas

Celebrating the 120th anniversary of the first Korean immigrants’ arrival in the U.S., city officials plan to unveil Korean-language street ...

Man shot, robbed of Rolex in LA’s Koreatown may be a Korean prince

A man between 25 and 30 years old was shot during a robbery outside the luxury Kurve apartment complex in the Westlake District in Los Ange...

Credit Suisse director fired after NYC Koreatown restaurant attack that left worker bloodied

Roman Cambell, a director at Credit Suisse, has reportedly been fired after attacking restaurant workers at Shanghai Mong in New York City’...

Henry Sangtai Kim, who helped establish Maryland’s first Koreatown, dies at 75

Maryland’s Asian American community has lost a public servant and advocate with the death of Henry Sangtai Kim. Kim, who dedicated his lif...

Man stabbed to death after trying to stop knife fight at 7-Eleven in Koreatown, Los Angeles

A man was stabbed to death after he attempted to break up a fight at a 7-Eleven in Koreatown. The three men involved in the knife fight ha...

Koreatown mural redone after three-year-long community backlash accusing of it being like a swastika

After three years of arguing, petitioning and back-and-forth conversations, a mural in Los Angeles’ Koreatown was redone and unveiled last W...

Massive Fire Destroys LA’s Famous OB Bear Bar and Restaurant in Koreatown

A popular restaurant at LA’s Koreatown will be closed indefinitely after incurring heavy fire damage over the weekend.  The fire broke out i...

Korean Restaurant Owner’s Friends Volunteer to Wait Tables, Wash Dishes to Stay Open

A family-run restaurant in Toronto’s Koreatown is managing to stay afloat amid the COVID-19 pandemic thanks to some very helpful frien...

‘Asians are dirty as a mother f***er’: Man Caught Targeting Koreatown Store Cashier With Racist Rant

An unidentified man was recently captured on camera verbally assaulting a woman behind the counter of a Koreatown convenience store with a r...

2 Struggling Korean Restaurants Robbed of $6,300 in Cash in Los Angeles

The LAPD is looking for three men who ransacked and stole cash from two Korean restaurants that were open for business Monday night. The sus...

Bong Joon-ho and ‘Parasite’ Cast Party Until 5 in the Morning at LA’s Koreatown

After making history at the Oscars, the cast and production of Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” had every reason to party until d...

Koreatown Woman With Stunning Voice Serenades Passengers on Metro

An unnamed woman with an angelic voice has gone viral for her impromptu performance at a Metro line in Koreatown. The mesmerizing moment was...

Struggling Koreatown Photo Shop Becomes Instant Hit After Visit From Kacey Musgraves

Fans of Kacey Musgraves have been flocking to a small photo shop run by a Vietnamese immigrant in Koreatown in Los Angeles. Tom’s One Hour P...

LA’s Koreatown is Getting a Stunning $32 Million Korean American National Museum

A new museum celebrating the Korean American heritage is set to start construction next year in Los Angeles’ Koreatown. Scheduled to be buil...

Alleged Gambling and Drug Operation Busted in Former Church in Koreatown

SWAT operatives discovered an illegal gambling operation in Koreatown, Los Angeles during a raid around 4:30 p.m. on Friday. According to LA...

Super Petty Fight Over Parking Spot in Koreatown Blows TF Up on Twitter

A woman is going viral for her hilarious Twitter thread documenting a dramatic standoff between two cars fighting for the same parking spot ...

Hi Duk Lee, the Man Who Built L.A.’s Koreatown, Passes Away at 79

Hi Duk Lee, a business owner and visionary who is credited with building Los Angeles’ iconic Koreatown, has died aged 79.  Lee passed ...

LA Koreatown Residents Protest Against Homeless Shelter in Parking Lot Near Schools

Residents of Koreatown in Los Angeles have voiced out their objection against a planned temporary homeless shelter on a city-owned parking l...

Grandma Brutally Beaten in Koreatown For Absolutely No Reason

Just a few days before her 86th birthday, an elderly Asian woman became a victim of a brutal Koreatown attack that left her face injured bey...

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 Hollida...