After 31 years of working in television, Korean American actor Daniel Dae Kim has been tapped to star in the second season of the successful thriller The Hot Zone, an American anthology drama television series, based on the 1994 non-fiction book of the same name by Richard Preston. Daniel Dae Kim, previously of Lost and Hawaii Five-O, and most recently of…
CKA Panel Debates How Korean Americans Fit Into a Growing Wave of DEI Initiatives in America Why should Korean Americans care about diversity, equity, and inclusion? American corporations and educational institutions are putting DEI center stage but many Asian Americans feel that they are getting left behind other minority groups. Please join Jerry Kang, Hyepin Im, Don…
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…
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.” …
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…
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…
On Tuesday, February 2, the Council of Korean Americans (CKA) is proud to announce a speaker event with Dr. Jonny Kim, NASA Astronaut, U.S. Navy Lieutenant, and Harvard-trained Physician. Come listen to an in-depth conversation with Dr. Jonny Kim as he shares about his Korean American immigrant upbringing in Southern California, his military career as a member of…