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Mona Cho wins White House honor for combatting online harassment and abuse

A 15-year-old Korean American student has been honored by the White House with the Girls Leading Change (GLC) Award for her contributions to social...

6 siblings who fell in love with Korean food end up in restaurant industry

  Upon the opening of Borit Gogae, a local restaurant of Gangwon Province, in LA Koreatown, the restaurant began drawing significant attention. Specializing in Gangwon Province-style...

3 Korean American chiefs of staff to councilmembers influence LA City Hall

  The Los Angeles City Council, comprised of 15 members, oversees an impressive $13 billion in annual expenditures. They also address the needs of an...

Eunice Kim appointed as Chief Product Officer of Netflix

  A Korean American woman has been appointed as the Chief Product Officer (CPO) of Netflix. On October 3, Netflix announced the promotion of Eunice Kim...

Autistic Jisoo Kim wins gold at World Para Taekwondo Championships

  Jisoo Kim, a 35-year-old Korean-American man with autism, clinched a gold medal in Poomsae at the 10th World Para Taekwondo Championships last month. Representing the...

Monica Lee, owner of Beverly Soon Tofu, pens 37 years of secret recipes into a book

  "I'm going to share 37 years of flavor secrets with you." Monica Lee, the pioneer behind Beverly Soon Tofu, the first Soon Tofu restaurant in...

Ik Whan Oh, chairman of Koreatown Galleria, passes away at 88

Koreatown Galleria's Chairman, Ik Whan Oh, a leading figure in the development of shopping centers and the grocery retail industry within the Korean American...

Two individuals of Korean descent named to TIME100 Next 2023

Korean American chef Kristen Kish, winner of Season 10 of "Top Chef," and Korean Canadian filmmaker Celine Song have been recognized in the TIME100...

Sang Gyun Park, president of YouStar Foundation, passes away at age of 52

Sang Gyun Park, president of the nonprofit social service organization YouStar Foundation, passed away at home of a heart attack on September 11 at...

Dr. Sang Hyun Lee, first Asian theology professor at Princeton, passes away at 85

Dr. Sang Hyun Lee, the first Asian professor in the history of Princeton Theological Seminary, passed away on September 4 at the age of...