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New Sloomoo Institute in LA offers immersive sensory play for families

For many Korean-American parents, finding new and exciting places to take their kids every weekend can be a challenge. The usual spots can become repetitive,...

Korean-American Beverly Hills resident fined $1.8 million for engaging in defraud scheme

A Korean-American investment counselor in Beverly Hills has been fined $1.8 million for engaging in a securities fraud scheme to earn ill-gotten gains. The investment...

Chester Chang collection lacks Korean treasures, says Korean expert

The Korean art world has spoken out regarding allegations that some of the works in the "Korean Treasures" exhibition at the Los Angeles County...

KAFLA expects to send 40,000 mail-in ballots in Dec. 7 leadership election

Ahead of the December 7 election to choose the Korean-American community leader of Los Angeles Koreatown, the Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA)...

Korean deportation cases hit record low, down 22% from last year

The number of Korean immigrants facing deportation hearings in U.S. immigration courts has significantly decreased recently, according to a report. On October 22, Syracuse University’s...

From school boards to Congress: The rise of Korean-American women in U.S. politics

Since the 1950s, Korean Americans have made significant strides in U.S. elected offices, with female representation beginning in 1970 when Eleanor Kim Chow was...

Promising Korean-American student dies in e-scooter accident, family plans to sue Lime

A Korean-American international student in Seattle died in an accident while riding an e-scooter. According to the victim's acquaintance, 24-year-old Korean-American Won Jae Ro died...

Korean-American law enforcement officers to assemble on Oct. 27 at Las Vegas Conference

A conference to bring together Korean-American police and law enforcement officials from across the U.S. will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Korean American...

LA hosts first overseas DNA testing for Korean War separated families in hopes of reunion

Shortly after the outbreak of the Korean War, then 6-year-old Bok-seon Cho (80) and her younger sibling fled to her grandmother’s house in Kaesong....

Grandmaster Christopher Yoo, 17, expelled from U.S. Chess Championship for assault

Grandmaster Christopher Yoo, 17, a Korean-American who was hailed as a chess prodigy, has been expelled from the 2024 U.S. Chess Championship for assault....