Memorial funds and events organized for two Korean American women killed in NYC in 2022. In the early hours of Sunday, February 13, a 911 call was made from the residents in the Chinatown building about a woman screaming for help. The police arrived within minutes and heard the screaming stop abruptly. Christina Yuna Lee…
Standard General’s Soo Kim triumphed in his third attempt at acquiring Tegna (NYSE: TGNA), the media giant that owns 64 TV stations across 51 US markets. The $5.4 billion deal is a huge win for Korean American Soo Kim, who was already Tegna’s largest shareholder. Last year Kim called on the company to open its…
Submit your original work to win a poetry prize of $1,000. “Poetry inspires me and my fellow Korean poets in America because it is beautiful and more glorious than the prose world I know.” The winning poem will embody the spirit of Dr. Yearn Hong Choi, a professor and poet who composed cross-cultural works depicting…
In January 2022, Rose Lee was elected by Honeywell International to be the newest member of their board of directors, becoming the first Korean American woman to sit on the board of a Fortune 100 company. This news came on the heels of an even more impressive achievement when, in September 2021, Rose Lee became…
On a cold dark night, there’s nothing like watching a totally absorbing K-Drama while cuddled up on the sofa with a warm blanket. And what could be more absorbing than a great whodunnit that leaves you stumped and second-guessing your own eyes and ears? Korean dramas are one of the fastest-growing genres in the world…
Developing an authentic leadership voice will call you to be intentional about how you will lead. And that’s a skill that can be learned… Most days, I get a blank stare when I bring up the career advancement dilemma for Asians with people that I meet, but it’s one with which you may be all…
As we dust off our office clothes and get ready to tiptoe our way back to in-person work, one essential item that shouldn’t be left behind is the all-important work bag. Our bag is not only a tool that helps us do our jobs but it also says a lot about who we are. Does…
What is Budae jjigae? It’s a one pot Korean stew that was created during the Korean War using ingredients found at the US Army Base. Budae means army base and jjigae is Korean stew, and the dish was invented by restaurants that had access to remnants from army rations. An intriguing novelty at the time,…
“After losing both of my parents within the last four years, I have felt a stronger urgency to not lose this connection to my ancestral roots.” We’re in EMart, a large grocery store chain in Seoul and as we approach the cashier to check-out, my heart starts to beat a little faster. My Polish-born, blonde…
Long ago, when winter descended upon a tiny war-torn country in Asia called Korea, oversized aluminum kettles called jujunja made their way to the tops of thousands of heaters in chilly classrooms and offices across the country. Kids warmed their hands around it and at lunchtime drank hot barley or corn tea from it while…