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KoreAm
''KoreAm'', or ''KoreAm Journal,'' was a monthly print magazine published from 1990 to December 2015. It was dedicated to news, commentary, politics, lifestyle and culture published in the United States. It was the oldest and most widely circulated English-language monthly magazine for the Asian American community. The magazine has featured prominent Asian American leaders, politicians, artists, entertainers, athletes and entrepreneurs. It also covered current events related to North Korea, South Korea, Asian Americans, immigrants and communities of color. In 2018, the publication relaunched as ''KORE magazine''. In April 2019, ''KORE'' rebranded as '' Character Media''. History ''KoreAm'' was founded by Jung Shig Ryu and James Ryu in 1990 in Los Angeles, California. The magazine highlighted news, stories, op-ed pieces and entertainment for the Kyopo community—ethnic Koreans living overseas, and primarily Koreans in the United States. The magazine highlighted Korean American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey (magazine)
''Audrey Magazine'', or also known as ''Audrey'', was a publication focusing on Asian American women, published quarterly throughout the U.S. History The first issue of the magazine hit newsstands in March 2003. The magazine was named after the publisher's daughter to acknowledge that many Asian American women have English names. ''Audrey'' covered Asians and Asian Americans in popular culture, fashion and beauty trends, lifestyle and travel, as well as social and cultural issues relevant to Asians and Asian Americans. Its sister publication was '' KoreAm''. In its 10-year history, ''Audrey'' has been an important voice, covering stories well before the mainstream media picks them up, whether it is Asian plastic surgery, an emerging Asian American talent, or the K-pop craze. The magazine has featured Asian and Asian American celebrities on its cover, including Freida Pinto, Maggie Q and Olivia Munn. The magazine is based in Gardena, California Gardena is a city located in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Kim
Jane Jungyon Kim (born July 9, 1977) is an American attorney and politician, and the first Korean American elected official in San Francisco. She represented San Francisco's District 6 on the Board of Supervisors between 2011 and 2019. She is a member of the San Francisco's Democratic County Central Committee. She is executive director of the California Working Families Party. Prior to her election to the Board of Supervisors, Kim was a member and then president of the San Francisco Board of Education. In 2016, she ran for the 11th California State Senate District, but lost to Scott Wiener in a run-off election after finishing first place in the primary. She was a candidate for mayor in the 2018 San Francisco mayoral election, finishing third with 24.03% of the first-round vote. She was the California political director and national regional political director for Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign. Early life and education Jane Kim was born in Manhattan on July 9, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angry Asian Man
Angry Asian Man is an Internet blog founded in 2001 by Phil Yu. It focuses on Asian American news, media, and politics. ''The Washington Post'' calls Angry Asian Man "a daily must-read for the media-savvy, socially conscious, pop-cultured Asian American." An accompanying podcast, ''Sound and Fury: The Angry Asian Podcast,'' was launched in May 2012 and features interviews with Asian Americans. Origins Yu first began blogging with a personal website www.minsoolove.com in 2000. In April 2002, he registered the URL www.angryasianman.com. References Asian-American mass media Asian-American issues American news websites Korean-American mass media Internet properties established in 2001 Liberalism in the United States {{blog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim (born August 4, 1968) is an American actor. He is known for his many roles in network television and theater. In 2025, ''Time'' magazine listed him as one of the world's 100 most influential people. On television, he portrayed Jin-Soo Kwon in the ABC sci-fi action series '' Lost'' (2004–2010) and Chin Ho Kelly in the CBS police procedureal '' Hawaii Five-0'' (2010–2017). He has also taken recurring roles in ''Angel'', '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', '' ER'', and '' 24''. On film, he has taken roles in '' Hellboy'' (2019), '' Always Be My Maybe'' (2019), '' Raya and the Last Dragon'' (2021), and '' Joy Ride'' (2023). He also played Jack Kang in two of the ''Divergent'' films: ''Insurgent'' (2015), and ''Allegiant'' (2016). He runs production company 3AD, which produced the television series ''The Good Doctor''. On stage, he starred in the revival of David Henry Hwang's play '' Yellow Face'' (2024) for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil Yu
Phil Yu (born 1978), also known as Angry Asian Man, is an American blogger. Early life and education Yu's parents are immigrants from Korea. Yu grew up in the Bay Area in California. Yu graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Radio/TV/Film from Northwestern University and earned a M.A. in Critical Studies from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts (as a Provost Fellow). Career Yu's commentary has been quoted or featured in ''The New York Times'', NPR, the ''Los Angeles Times'', CNN, ''The Washington Post'', ''Gawker'', and more. Yu previously worked at the Center for Asian American Media in San Francisco, California, and also worked as a content producer for Yahoo! Movies – doing a number of segments for ''Fast & Furious 6'' and other films. He currently serves as a board member for the Los Angeles-based Visual Communications, the annual producers of the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival. Yu appears in Evan Jackson Leong's documentary on Je ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean American
Korean Americans () are Americans of full or partial Korean ethnic descent. While the broader term Overseas Korean in America () may refer to all ethnic Koreans residing in the United States, the specific designation of Korean American implies the holding of American citizenship. As of 2022, there are 1.5–1.8 million Americans of Korean descent, of whom roughly 1.04 million were born abroad, accounting for 8% of all Asian Americans and 0.5% of the total U.S. population. However, prominent scholars and Korean associations claim that the Korean American population exceeds 2.5–3 million, which would make it the largest community Overseas Koreans in the world, ahead of China's 2.1 million. The vast majority of Korean Americans trace their ancestry to South Korea (Republic of Korea), with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) accounting for a negligible number. An estimated 20,000 second generation Korean Americans are "dual citizens by birth" (선천적 복 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korean Diaspora
The Korean diaspora consists of around 7.3 million people, both descendants of early emigrants from the Korea, Korean Peninsula, as well as more recent emigrants from Korea. Around 84.5% of overseas Koreans live in just five countries: the United States, China, Japan, Canada, and Uzbekistan. Other countries with greater than 0.5% Korean minorities include Brazil, Russia, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, the Philippines, and Indonesia. All of these figures include both permanent and temporary migrants. Terminology There are currently a number of official and unofficial appellations used by the authorities of the two Korean states as well as a number of Korean institutions for Korean nationals, expatriates and descendants living abroad. Thus, there is no single name for the Korean diaspora. The historically used term ''gyopo'' (교포/僑胞, also spelled ''kyopo'', meaning "nationals") has come to have negative connotations as referring to people who, as a result of living as ''sojourners'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Cho
John Cho (born Cho Yo-Han; June 16, 1972) is an American actor known for his roles as Harold Lee in the '' Harold & Kumar'' films, and Hikaru Sulu in the ''Star Trek'' rebooted film series as well as '' Better Luck Tomorrow'', '' Columbus'', and '' Searching'' which made him the first Asian American actor in history to headline a mainstream thriller film in Hollywood. He was nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead for his performance in ''Searching''. He also made history in American television in the 21st century as the first Asian American actor cast as a romantic lead in a romantic comedy series when he starred as Henry Higgs in the 2014 sitcom '' Selfie''. In addition to his role in ''Selfie'', Cho has had lead roles in series such as ''FlashForward'', '' Off Centre'', and '' The Afterparty'', and recurring roles in '' Sleepy Hollow'' and '' Difficult People''. In his early career, Cho attained recognition for his guest starring role in the fantasy t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corina Knoll
Corina Knoll is an American editor and journalist who is the Los Angeles bureau chief of ''The New York Times''. Before joining ''The New York Times'' in 2019, she worked for more than a decade for the ''Los Angeles Times''. Career Earlier in her career, Knoll covered US Soccer for ESPN Soccernet.com, with her first article about Dax McCarty titled "McCarty pursues his passion" being published on January 19, 2006. Knoll also worked in the public relations department of the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association. She worked in sports marketing before pursuing a freelance writing career. She was soon hired by the magazine KoreAm Journal, assuming the roles of senior writer and senior editor. She was managing editor of the magazine from February 2007 to March 2008. In 2023, she won the Excellence in Written Reporting – News Award from the Asian American Journalists Association. Personal life Knoll is a Korean adoptee who was raised in Iowa and graduated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu River, Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen River, Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone, Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ). The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like South Korea, claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and List of islands of North Korea, adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. The Korean Peninsula was first inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its Gojoseon, first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Unified Silla, Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los Angeles Times
The ''Los Angeles Times'' is an American Newspaper#Daily, daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California, in 1881. Based in the Greater Los Angeles city of El Segundo, California, El Segundo since 2018, it is the List of newspapers in the United States, sixth-largest newspaper in the U.S. and the largest in the Western United States with a print circulation of 118,760. It has 500,000 online subscribers, the fifth-largest among U.S. newspapers. Owned by Patrick Soon-Shiong and published by California Times, the paper has won over 40 Pulitzer Prizes since its founding. In the 19th century, the paper developed a reputation for civic boosterism and opposition to Trade union, labor unions, the latter of which led to the Los Angeles Times bombing, bombing of its headquarters in 1910. The paper's profile grew substantially in the 1960s under publisher Otis Chandler, who adopted a more national focus. As with other regional newspapers in California and the United Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Trust Media
Private Internet Access (PIA) is a personal VPN service that allows users to connect to multiple locations. In 2018, former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpelès was named chief technology officer of PIA's parent company, London Trust Media, despite his criminal conviction for defrauding MtGox and its users. In November 2019, Private Internet Access was acquired by UK-based Kape Technologies. Company The CEO of Private Internet Access (and its parent company, London Trust Media, Inc.) is Ted Kim. The company was founded by Andrew Lee. Lee started the company PIA because he wanted a way to prevent Internet Relay Chat from revealing IP addresses. On November 18, 2019, Private Internet Access announced that it would be merged into Kape Technologies, which operates three competing VPN services, CyberGhost, ExpressVPN and ZenMate. Some users objected to the acquisition, as Kape (under its former name, Crossrider) previously developed browser toolbars bundled with potentially unwanted progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
