WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Dozens of Korean-American staff members of U.S. Congress came together this week for the first public event hosted by the South Korean embassy in Washington. The event, held at the official residence of South Korean Amb. Lee Soo-hyuck on Thursday, brought together a bipartisan group of over 30 current [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean American students in the U.S. have published a book about Korean folklore in the English language. Eleven students from Hwarang Youth Foundation, a non-profit volunteer organization based in California, translated and published Korean fables to share the tradition and spirit of the Korean people with children from around [...]
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Two U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday introduced a bill that seeks to grant federal health care to Korean Americans who served in the Vietnam War. The bill, dubbed the Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief (VALOR) Act, was introduced by Reps. Grace Meng (D-NY) and Gilbert Cisneros, Jr. [...]
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Republican candidate Young Kim, who was expected to become the first Korean-American woman elected to Congress, has been defeated by Democratic rival Gil Cisneros in California’s 39th district, a report said Saturday. The South Korea-born politician took the lead in initial vote counting in the Nov. 6 election. [...]
LOS ANGELES/WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Young Kim appeared certain to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday, becoming the first Korean-American woman to serve in Congress. The 56-year-old Republican garnered 51.3 percent of the vote against 48.7 percent by Democrat Gil Cisneros in California’s 39th district, according to separate tallies [...]
SEOUL, April 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Inspired by Korean American students’ efforts, one of the major American education publishers McGraw-Hill says it will consider adding more Korean culture and history to social studies textbooks used in in both primary and secondary education. In a letter from McGraw-Hill released by U.S.-based Korean interest group Echo-Korea, the publisher [...]
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Some Korean-Americans supported Donald Trump’s surprise election as U.S. president and are expected to be given roles in the incoming government. Most representative of them are Lisa Shin, an eye doctor living in New Mexico; Michelle Park Steel, vice chair of California’s Orange County Board of Supervisors; RNC Asian [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) – A campaign promoting the instruction of Korean to Korean-American children has been launched in New York. New York City launched its ‘Talk to Your Baby’ program at the Flushing Library in cooperation with the Korean Consulate General in New York. The program is targeting Korean communities in the area. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has been one of the more successful countries in the young history of the World Baseball Classic (WBC), an international tournament jointly operated by Major League Baseball (MLB) and the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA). South Korea reached the semifinals in the inaugural edition in 2006 [...]
South Pasadena, CA, March 01, 2014 (Korea Bizwire) – As a foreigner living in the land of Uncle Sam, author Bo Kyung Kim realized that as time passes, by her Korean culture is slowly meshing with that of the US culture. As she seeks to use her studies, her dance, and her songs, she invites readers [...]