Our least expensive meal in Paris also turned out to be the best. Bulgogi jeongol is now one of our favorite things to make at home. Korean bulgogi jeongol might be the last thing you might expect to enjoy during your European vacation but hear me out. A Paris itinerary loaded with Michelin-starred restaurants may…
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea has the worldâs lowest birth rate, according to a United Nations report released on Tuesday, as women in Asiaâs fourth-largest economy struggle to achieve a balance between work and other life demands. The annual report by the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) found the fertility rate per woman in South Korea…
70 years ago today, on June 25, 1950, our destiny as Korean Americans began to take form. On that day, the so-called Forgotten War for the soul of Korea commenced when communists from the North flooded the South in their bid to unify under Kim Il Sungâs rule.  My first consciousness of its impact was…
This article is in response to Woody Paik’s original op-ed piece called What The US Can Learn About Education from Korea’s Wartime Example. Reading Woody Paikâs article took me to my old days of exactly 70 years ago, which otherwise might be dumped forever from my memory warehouse deep in my brain. The black and white…
(CNN) They’ve helped South Korean stars dominate charts and break records on social media.Now, some K-pop fans are claiming another victory: helping foil United States President Donald Trump’s return to the campaign trail. Ahead of his Saturday night rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Trump bragged that he had about 1 million RSVPs . But when the arena didn’t even…
THE KIMCHI SLAP The Kimchi Slap is a humor column by Bok Unnie, your Korean older sister who tells it to you straight with a big dose of spice and humor. Have a question about living your best Korean life? Ask Bok Unnie and put your mind at ease! Dear Bok Unnie: Leggo my Aegyo?…
About 15 years ago, I was carrying my toddler up a hill from a small lake to our cabin in the woods. He sat astride my shoulders, taking in the view. It was his accustomed perch, but this time I told him that someday it would be his turn to carry me, as I would…
“The answer is on YouTube, where the Korean Film Archive (kofa) maintains a channel of nearly two hundred movies, from the nineteen-thirties through the end of the twentieth century, all free to watch and with English subtitles available.“ Americans are attuned to Korean film like never before. The awakening came with the dominance of this past…
Dear Bok Unnie: What is this thing Koreans call âae-gyoâ? I mean, do Korean guys actually like it when girls pout and whine and talk in sing-songy cadences like they do in korean dramas? Is that really a thing and should I start doing it to get Korean men to find me adorable? And does…
Dear Bok Unnie: I love my in-laws and appreciate when they come to visit us, but they completely disregard our deliberate method of parenting by spoiling their grandkids with unlimited screen time and junk food. How do I tell them that this is not good for the kids? Signed, Frustrated with Family ~ Dear Frustrated…