Korean Americans Look Inward After Oakland Shooting
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Apr 03, 2012
Korean Americans say the shooting that killed seven at a private Christian university in Oakland highlights deeper problems in the community.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: koreanamerican, oaklandshooting, oikosuniversity, onegoh
Ten Years After 9/11: Korean Families Still Hurting
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 05, 2011
"Ten years is an epoch, but our hearts remain as black as charcoal," said the mother of Jun-koo Kang, who died at the World Trade Center on 9/11.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: 9/11, koreans, new york, terrorism, war, world trade center
Korean Media, Community Come Through for Undocumented
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 22, 2011
An undocumented Korean family with an autistic child reaches out to community for help as they struggle with finances in Los Angeles.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: asperger's, autism, health, immigrant, immigration, korea daily, korean, los angeles, south korea, south korean, undocumented
In Korea, Old Hostilities Give Way as Aid Flows to Japan
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Mar 16, 2011
After more than six decades of often-bitter disputes, Koreans are now lining up to aid Japan, their one-time colonial master.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Health Reform Grows Job Market for Interpreters
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jan 06, 2011
One out of four jobs created in the United States through 2018 is expected to be in the health care industry.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: healthcare, immigrants, jobs, medical interpretation, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
How Jane Kim Won SF Seat With Multiracial Support
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Nov 26, 2010
Kim edged out opponents by grassroots campaigning that earned her a broad base of support.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: board of supervisors, debra walker, Democratic party, district 6, jane kim, korean american
Asian-Americans Just Say No to CA Measure Legalizing Pot
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 23, 2010
Many parents in the Asian community worry about the effect that legalizing marijuana would have on their kids and communities.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: asians, california, drugs, marijuana, prop 19
North Korea's New Boy-General Generates Chatter—and Angst
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Oct 02, 2010
North Korea's father-to-son transfer of power, if and when it takes place, will mark the world’s first-ever three-generation communist dynasty.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: jong-on, kim jong-il, media, north korea
Bandit Taxis Are the Rage in L.A. Ethnic Communities
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 30, 2010
Bandit taxis are a big business in Los Angeles, where many passengers prefer drivers who speak their own language.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: cabs, chinese, economy, korean, license, taxi, transportation, underground
For Korean Language Press, a Different Voice
New America Media, Interview, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
A conversation with the first-ever non-Korean to report for the Korean language press inside as well as outside of Korea.
Categories: African American, Economy, Education, Intersections, Politics & Governance, Top Stories, Youth Culture
Tags: korean, koreanamericans