“Rise: A Pop History of Asian American from the Nineties to Now” ~ By Jeff Yang, Phil Yu and Philip Wang
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K.W. Lee ~ Remembering one journalist's relentless pursuit of justice
Petition targets laws in both South Korea and the U.S. to enhance search for birth families and secure adoptees’ citizenship
A new day dawns for the ROK

To stop coups in South Korea, expand democracy
If Yoon’s impeachment opened extraordinary spaces of participation, now they must become integrated into the ordinary workings of democracy

The toll on the storyteller
“We Do Not Part” ~ By Han Kang

Broken rules and broken trust
“Broken Summer” ~ By J.M. Lee

Scholarship support for three decades
Organization to hold 30th annual gala promoting higher education for Korean American Minnesotans

Photographic images in modern Korean history
“Shooting for Change: Korean Photography After the War” ~ By Jung Joon Lee

Curses of modern times
“Cursed Bunny” ~ By Bora Chung

Rice cookers speak out
“Cuckoo” explores loneliness and role of technology

My Korean Mother
Some memories of life with a tiger mom

Showcasing stories of adoptee lives
Day-long virtual Adoptee Literary Festival set for March 22, 2025

Writing through times of turmoil
“Patterns of the Heart: And Other Stories” ~ By Myongik Ch’oe

How MAGA made its way to South Korea
Is Yoon Korea’s Trump?

Stories of small survivors
Filmmaker tells his father’s story in a film to honor Korean War children

Giving choreographers center stage
Dance company led by Korean American artistic director mounts annual New York festival

Success on her own terms
“I Have Come on a Lonely Path: Memoir of a Shaman” ~ By Keum-Hwa Kim

Parents who care too much, or not enough
“Love Next Door” describes two friends who almost miss their chance for love

Korean War history told by survivors
“Ghost Flames: Life and Death in a Hidden War, Korea 1950-1953” ~ By Charles J. Hanley

Forever Woman
A very short story

The global significance of South Korea’s leadership crisis
South Korean activists are showing the world how to save democracy

When Jimmy Carter went to North Korea
Ever the peacemaker, he met with Il Sung Kim in 1994 and helped freeze Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program

Unofficial envoy Jimmy Carter’s diplomacy in the DPRK
A 2011 essay reiterates the sticky issues plaguing the U.S. relationship with North Korea, then and now

Trove of craft culture
City of Jinju offers arts viewing and education for locals and visitors

The transformation of civil society
“Civic Activism in South Korea: The Intertwining of Democracy and Neoliberalism” ~ By Sengsook Moon

Small dinner, big questions
“Dinner for One” skillfully mixes comedy with some poignant topics

Long road to justice
Togani ~ By Ji-Young Gong

An ambassador for Korean Americans
Julie Turner serves a diverse demographic as Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights

North Korean troops in Europe: Do they put Pyongyang at risk?
These soldiers may ultimately challenge regime stability back home

So, that happened
Korean American activist denied entry to South Korea: No reason given

Layers of white
The White Book ~ By Han Kang

Memories of my mother
Reflections on kimchi-making, inner strength, growing up hapa and knowing someone’s character through their hands