Opinion

Statesman: The Word Korea Needs Right Now

There is a unique word in English that somehow doesn’t exist in Korean.  I think we ought to change that. It is a word of...

Koreatown Senior Center: A Secret to Longevity

In August 2023, Netflix released a compelling documentary on the secrets of longevity titled Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones. Longevity researcher...

Korean shaman art, out connection to origins

My reasons for loving Korean art are its natural sincerity, earthy soulfulness, energetic sense of humor, lack of artifice, and its effortless reverence for...

Expected but still speechless

Did you see it? This year’s Oscars were more than just an awards ceremony—they marked a defining moment for Korean culture on the global stage....

Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating

  Gen-Z Angelenos are taking a 'receipt photo' at ROK Cafe.   There is an old saying ‘백문이 불여일견(Bak Mooni Bulyeoilguen)’ literally meaning ‘seeing something once is...

Concerns Grow Over a ‘Surveillance Society’

Last year, the U.S. Embassy in Seoul announced that all Koreans applying for U.S. visas must disclose their social media (SNS) accounts. According to...

Is the ‘American Dream’ Still Alive?

The expression “American Dream” is widely believed to have been first used in 1931 by historian James Truslow Adams. In his book The Epic...

Time for WORLDCUP!! It’s Coming and this time Bigger!

Remember? That crazy “Dae~~~~han Min-guk!” shouting? Better get ready because it will set to echo across LA again! It’s official — and it’s going to be...

More Painful Than Deportation: A Life Ignored

Korean deportees' lives often carry a stigma that reshapes the trajectory of their existence. For many who are deported to South Korea after growing...

Korean dance holding up mirrors and light

Choreographed dance is a profound expression of human experience. Explorations of birth, death, metamorphosis, morality, conflict and more are performed in a marriage of...