Spotlight
She Rules The World
Seung-hyun Kang wins Ford Models competition
Korean Anatomy 101
Ever wonder why your earwax is so hard clean out? Or why your face turns red after one beer? Here’s a (sort of) scientific guide to all your bodily peculiarities.
What A Difference
It’s leap year folks, which means you’ve got a whole extra 24 hours to work into your life. If you can manage to wiggle out of work on Feb. 29, here’s what KoreAm staffers think you should do with your day
Jousted Dreams
Fitness fanatic Christine Kim slips into spandex as a contestant on “American Gladiators”
Aloooha!
K.J. Choi wins the Sony Open in Hawaii and donates a portion of his prize money to Korean fire victims
ON THE RISE
On the rise
JOB INTERVIEW
She’s Got Drive
POINT OF VIEW
A Casualty Of Korea’s Adoption Laws
The plight of Jade Poeteray — the 8-year-old whose adoptive parents said they could no longer care for her — has proven just how necessary it is for Korea to subscribe to the Hague Adoption Convention
Common Roots
Black History Month should be recognized by everyone
A DAY IN THE LIFE
Portraits From
From a small storefront in a Manhattan subway station, Ki Yong Sung paints oil portraits of people as their loved ones want to remember them
FEATURE STORY
A Search For Answers
Artist Michael Cho was shot and killed by police officers in broad daylight on Dec. 31. Family, friends and a growing number of concerned community members want to know why.
Still In Love
Business Is Blooming
Kevin Lee and his floral event production company, LA Premier, take flowers to the next level for A-list celebs
Their Shoes Worn To Bare Shoes
Mary Lee Park Kim and Sung-Jin Hahn Kim recount their hardships as new immigrants and single mothers working on sugar cane plantations: “God knows we suffered”
COVER STORY
Seoul Idol
Young music artists struggling to catch a break in the U.S. have discovered a welcoming spotlight in Korea’s pop scene. But how much are they willing to sacrifice? And will America ever welcome a Korean crossover?
ARTISTS'S TRAX
Color Me Mine
Artist Saelee Oh draws her world
Outside Within
His dramatic feature about the aftereffects of the Rwandan genocide showed at Cannes and won the Grand Jury Prize at the AFI Film Festival last year. Now director Lee Isaac Chung hopes an outsider like him can help Rwanda make its own films.
Celebrity Skin
Stephen Stickler has shot portraits of everyone from Snoop Dogg to Kate Winslet, but the photographer would rather his own name stay relatively unknown
THE LOOKING GLASS
Shooting The Stars
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EXILES ON MAIN STREET
I woke that morning
THE KOREAM KITCHEN
See Food Move
You can enjoy live seafood at the Redondo Beach Crab House, also known for its cooked specialties like steamed crab and spicy maeuntang
SIDE VIEW
Off-Air And On The Campaign Trail
ABC News’ Christine Byun shadowed presidential hopeful Fred Thompson as he made his bid for the GOP nomination
The View From Shoreline
Cindy Ryu becomes the first Korean American female mayor in the United States
REELISM
Pop Goes
"The President's Last Bang"
Community Network
KABA
Empowering The Community
KAC
On The Horizon: National College Leadership Conference
KACF
Announcing Grantee Partners for 2008
KAFSC
Readiness For School Workshop
KAPS
Winterball: Celebrating Community & Friends
KCCD
Meet The New Homeowners: KCCD helps newlyweds receive $130,000 in government down payment assistance
KCCLA
Discovering The Grace Of Life Exhibition
KHEIR
HPV Vaccine Could Help Prevent Cervical Cancer
KYCC
Environmental Youth Conference
NAKASEC
Children’s Health Coverage At Stake
FOLKWINDS
The Curse On The Only Son, Part 2
CALENDAR
Calendar
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