Opinion

[Reporter’s Notes] BTS Music Breaks Barriers

Starting a conversation with someone you don’t know is often harder than expected. You do not know who they are or how they will...

[Reporter’s Notes] LA Olympics 2028: Is Los Angeles Ready to Welcome the World?

In less than two years, the eyes of the world will turn to the place millions of us call home: Los Angeles. But with the...

A Museum for the Next Generation — Without the Next Generation

While reporting on the void left by Myung Ki Hong, chairman of the M&L Hong Foundation and a longtime pillar of the Korean American...

The Return of the Manual Transmission

The moment I climbed into a yellow Pony driving-school car with an instructor and pulled onto the road, I was nervous. I had to...

Michelle Steel’s Appointment Is an Opportunity South Korea Should Not Waste

Michelle Steel is about to take up her post as the new U.S. ambassador to South Korea. She has taken the oath of office, and...

The June headline unemployment rate looks better than it is.

The U.S. economy added only 57,000 nonfarm payroll jobs in June, far below expectations of roughly 110,000. The unemployment rate slipped from 4.3% to 4.2%, but the...

An Apology for the English Language

To all English-language learners: I hereby apologize on behalf of my language. Yes, English is fun to learn, and many rewards come with mastering it....

The Job Market Refuses to Quit

The labor market was supposed to limp. Instead, it jogged. It was supposed to whisper “slowdown.” Instead, it shouted, “Not so fast.” The May...

Connection Over Perfection: The True Foundation of a Healthy Family

Healthy families are not perfect families. They are families that continue choosing one another through conflict, stress, mistakes, and change. In today’s fast-moving world,...

California Democrats’ Double Standard Exposed in Swalwell Fallout

April was a turbulent month for California politics. For Democrats in particular, it was nothing short of a political nightmare. The party, which has...