Korean-American Women Elected to U.S. Congress for the First Time For the first time in the U.S., Korean-American women have been elected to the U.S. Congress in its 230-year history. Korean-Americans Michelle Park Steel and Marilyn Strickland are set to make history. In the U.S. election, Korean-American Michelle Park Steel has won a seat in…
Bojagi is the ancient Korean tradition of wrapping and carrying with fabric. Also spelled pojagi, the wrapping cloth is also a traditional Korean textile craft that involves making a square or rectangular wrapping cloth from patchworked pieces of fabric. The history and cultural significance of bojagi are deeply rooted in Korean traditions, extending from practical…
Apple has officially announced the cast for its “Pachinko” series, with Korean superstar Lee Min Ho among those starring in the series. Set to begin production on Oct. 26, “Pachinko” is an adaptation of the Min Jin Lee novel of the same name. It chronicles the hopes and dreams of four generations of a Korean immigrant…
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…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A burger shop in the South Korean capital is a bit different from typical fast food restaurants: Its key staff are robots. From order to pick-up, customers don’t need a single face-to-face interaction. All they need to do is to click the menu they want on a kiosk touchscreen, pay…
Wall Street hours are nothing to Hong, the child of Korean-American immigrants, who recalls her parents working around the clock to support their children. This has translated into success at Goldman Sachs , where Hong pioneers utilizing technology and automation to better serve clients’ liquidity needs. She led Goldman Sachs’s efforts to develop new product…
(CNN) Korean pop stars BTS have made history after the group’s new single “Dynamite” became the best-ever 24-hour debut of a music video on YouTube with more than 100 million views. The world’s biggest K-pop group released the highly anticipated visuals for the record on Friday and, of course, the views soared. By the end…
The Always Be My Maybe costars are teaming up to produce and star in a heist film with a predominantly Asian-American cast, EW has confirmed. Writer Young Il Kim (Billions ) will pen the screenplay for the film, which Amazon Studios recently acquired after a bidding war. Plot details are vague, but the movie will…
HALB Leadership Podcast Interview with Don Liu We are absolutely delighted to interview Don H. Liu, Chief Legal and Risk Officer of Target Corporation. Don is a member of Target’s executive leadership team and also serves as its Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary. Prior to joining Target, he held in-house leadership roles at…
(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…