[Updated January 23, 2021] U.S. Secret Service agent David Cho was seen on the big screen today wearing a protective mask and standing right behind President Joe Biden on Inauguration Day. As planned by the Secret Service, Korean-American David Cho is the special agent in charge of protecting President Biden. Agent Cho is known for…
Meet The Newest Artemis Team Member Jonny Kim U.S. Navy SEAL, Doctor, Harvard Graduate, and now Astronaut Dr. Jonny Kim is the first Korean-American to become an astronaut. Before becoming an astronaut, Dr. Jonny Kim was a U.S. Navy SEAL who had completed over 100 combat operations and was awarded the Silver Star and Bronze…
The Impressive NFL Journey of Younghoe Koo It’s no surprise that the National Football League (NFL) continues to dominate TV ratings. But with the regular season officially over you may be surprised to learn that Younghoe (pronounced Young-Way) Koo, a Korean-born kicker for the Atlanta Falcons, led the league in total points scored. Here’s a…
Meet Korean American Sabrina Hahn, Youngest Global Director at Pace Gallery [Posted by Forbes] Harvard-educated Sabrina Hahn is the youngest director in the history of Pace Gallery in both America and Europe. In her role, she represents artists like Rothko, Sam Gilliam, Agnes Martin, teamLab and JR. She was approached by Pace to join the…
Ji Man “G-Money” Choi, the first Korean-born player to record a hit in the World Series. 2020 has been a year of many firsts for Korea on the world stage: Parasite, the first non-English language/South Korean film to win Best Picture at the Oscars; Kamala Harris, the first Black and Asian-American woman nominated vice president…
(Reuters) – Carlyle Group Inc (CG.O) said on Tuesday that Glenn Youngkin will step down as co-chief executive to dedicate himself to public service, leaving Kewsong Lee as sole CEO of one of the world’s biggest private equity firms. Lee, who joined Carlyle seven years ago after spending 21 years at private equity firm Warburg…
Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! To celebrate, I’m sharing six audiobooks by Korean American women writers. Included are some of my absolute favorite books. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did! Pachinko by Min Jin Lee, Narrated by Allison Hiroto If you’ve talked to me about my favorite books for…