62 F
Los Angeles
Friday, September 20, 2024

COMMUNITY

3rd Korea Conference to be held on Aug. 23, launching MDR Club for ‘success ecosystem’

The Korea Conference, a bridgehead for innovative startups from South Korea to the U.S., is now in its third year. This year's event, which...

COVID-19 surge in LA County leads to medication shortages in Koreatown

The recent surge in COVID-19 infections in California, including Los Angeles County, has led to a shortage of medications at pharmacies in Los Angeles...

LAPD seeks public’s help in identifying Koreatown non-contact hit-and-run incident

The LA Police Department (LAPD) announced that it needs the public’s help in identifying a driver involved in a non-contact hit-and-run crash in Koreatown...

Korea Consulate General to host K-pop seminar for new LAUSD curriculum

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) will unveil a new K-pop curriculum, set to be implemented in four schools this fall semester. The Consulate...

Commissioner Candice Cho’s term extended on LA Human Relations Commission

Candice Cho, a Korean-American attorney and commissioner on the LA Human Relations Commission, has had her term extended for an additional four years. Cho was...

Baby boomers in Korean communities turn to home-sharing to offset high living expenses

Soo-Ji Jung and her husband, residents of a single-family home in Garden Grove, have been renting out their spare rooms since retiring a few...

Pio Pico Park breaks ground after 9 years of delay but homeless and budget problem remains

Nine years after its initial proposal, a pocket park in Los Angeles Koreatown has finally broken ground. The new park, which has been in planning...

Low and high income polarization worsened after pandemic and generation shift, survey shows

Changes in the economic structure are showing an accelerated generational shift in the Korean-American community. According to an analysis of the "National Korean American Economic...

Holly Choi, first Korean-American Dudamel Fellow conductor for LA Philharmonic

Holly Hyun Choi (33) has been selected as the first Korean-American “Dudamel Fellow” conductor for the LA Philharmonic. The Dudamel Fellowship Program is designed to...

ICE arrests 45 undocumented criminals, including a Korean, and deports them

The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced in a press release on July 25 that they have conducted an operation to apprehend undocumented immigrants...