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Political engagement soars: AAPI voter registration up 43% since 2020

The number of registered Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters has seen a significant increase over the past four years. According to...

LAPD assigns Captain Brian O’Connor as new Olympic station captain after Aaron Ponce

The Los Angeles Police Department's (LAPD) Olympic division, which oversees the city's Koreatown neighborhood, has a new captain. Captain Brian O'Connor, a 35-year law enforcement...

Jee Lee of Shalom Center to be honored by NHSLA with Unsung Hero award

Jee Lee, President of Shalom Center will receive the Unsung Hero award for his efforts and achievements in addressing low-income housing. On September 4, Neighborhood...

Devastating Rancho Palos Verdes landslide leaves residents stranded without power or gas

Twelve inches per week is how fast the ground is falling in the neighborhoods of Portuguese Bend and Seaview in Rancho Palos Verdes. Gas and...

Korean American Federation LA joins EDD Advisory Committee to expand language access

The Korean American Federation of Los Angeles (KAFLA), led by President James Ahn, has been selected to serve on the Multilingual Access Advisory Committee...

North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il’s childhood trauma and controversy over his father’s authenticity

Part 2: Controversy surrounding fake Kim Il-sung Two marriages and his sons, Jong-il and Pyong-il In 1941, Kim Il-sung fatefully met a woman named Kim Jong-suk....

Son of Kobawoo, longstanding Koreatown restaurant, to open seafood fine dining

The son of a 40-year-old Korean restaurant owner is opening a fine dining restaurant in Los Angeles Koreatown. Chef Brian Baik is the son...

Korean-American mother and daughter robbed outside Asian market by suspect in BMW

A Korean-American mother and daughter were robbed at 168 Market, a Chinese grocery store. The incident occurred on September 3 at around 2 p.m. in...

Fans outraged over sudden seating changes and price hikes for LA ‘Waterbomb’ concert

The organizer of the LA edition of the “Waterbomb” concert, originally from Korea, is facing backlash after unexpectedly converting all seating options to standing-only...

North Korea’s trash balloons: A stealth test for chemical weapon deployment?

On the morning of July 24, the South Korean Presidential Security Service, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Capital Defense Command were thrown...