It’s looking like a great year for Korean American representation on screen as both Minari and Happy Cleaners becomes available for public viewing this week. A gritty realistic portrayal of the Korean American immigrant experience, Happy Cleaners details the experience of a second-generation Korean American family in Flushing, New York. Starting on February 12, Lunar…
Tune in this Wednesday (February 10th, 2021) at 3pm PST/6pm EST for Generational Legacy: Identity In The Context of Family Histories, an exclusive discussion with Min Jin Lee moderated by Kimmy Yam of NBC Asian America! Min Jin Lee is the author of Pachinko, a novel portraying a tale of the devotion and sacrifices of…
U.S. Attorney in Georgia, BJay Pak played a critical role in preventing a catastrophic failure of our government. After the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, I remember a neighbor asking me, “Can you believe it?” I found myself answering “Yes, I do believe it; I actually thought it would be much, much worse.” …
On cold, wintery nights, nothing beats a satisfying bowl of tteokguk (rice cake soup). Seollal (Lunar New Year) is just around the corner but if you’re thinking the traditional Korean dish is only served on New Year’s Day, you would be wrong. It’s perfect comfort food for those long winter months when you’re craving carbs…
Grocery store checklist of essential Korean ingredients included. Korean food is the best!! And with just a handful of Korean ingredients, you can make dozens of wonderful meals. Don’t take my word for it, ask Morgan Stanley who stated in a recent report that Korean food exports have increased 10% every year for the past…
The glass skin of Korean women has been a source of envy for decades. Many people attribute it to genetics. But the truth is that everyone, regardless of race, can achieve the coveted rewards of K-Beauty. What is K-Beauty? K-Beauty stands for Korean beauty and to understand it, the first thing you need to know…
Webinar: Current State of the Korean American Community On Thursday, February 25, 2021, at 4:00 pm PST / 7:00 pm EST, please join Council of Korean Americans for an exclusive fireside chat with award-winning Korean American novelist Chang-Rae Lee, who has recently released his sixth novel, My Year Abroad. ? Copies of My Year Abroad signed by Chang-Rae Lee are available at…
We are all breathing the same air, and we are all connected. From a theater in Seoul, percussionist Kim So Ra experiments with rhythm and movement alongside contemporary dancers Kim Young Mi and Hong Kyeong Hwa, percussionist Hyun Seung Hun, and piri (bamboo reed flute) player Hong Ji Hye for the short film Jangdan: Conversation of the Breath,…
After a near two year break from competitions, Chloe Kim continues her reign at the X Games in Aspen Still just 20 years old, Korean American Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim sat out the entire 2019-20 competition season to focus on her first year at Princeton. As if her studies didn’t have her busy enough,…
2021 John Newbery Medal Goes to Korean American If you don’t know who Tae Keller is, you should. Korean-American Tae Keller has just won the 2021 Newbery Medal, the most prestigious honor for children’s literature, for her book When You Trap A Tiger. Her children’s book When You Trap A Tiger details a story about…