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The Korea Peace Academy – It’s Necessary

As a Korean-American who was born and raised in Korea, and in the decades after my emigration to the U.S. often traveled back to...
Katchup Briefing

Police are not licensed to kill mentally ill persons

Police body-camera footage of Yong Yang, 40, who was shot dead by a police officer on May 2, was released on May 16, two...
Opinion

[Special editorial] We demand the truth of Yong Yang’s death

Two weeks after the shooting death of Yong Yang, there is still little progress in disclosing the truth about Yang’s death. Only the identity...
Katchup Briefing

Police should reveal the truth of Yong Yang’s death

On May 2, Yong Yang, a 40-year-old Korean-American man with mental illness, was fatally shot by police at his parents’ home in Koreatown, Los...
Opinion

Korean Facebook Marketplace ‘Karrot’ and its tactics in the global market

By Hoonsik Woo The author is a local news reporter for the Korea Daily.   "Are you... a carrot?" is what sellers and buyers on South Korea's...
Katchup Briefing

Family sought help, but police fatally shot mentally ill man

On May 2, police shot and killed a mentally ill Korean-American man in his 40s in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Family members claim that this...
Opinion

Investing scams are luring retirees looking to ‘win a fortune’

It's not uncommon to find stories from scam victims in the news media. It's especially heartbreaking to hear the stories of people who were...
Katchup Briefing

LA needs more real-time crime response centers and surveillance cameras

Recent violent incidents in Los Angeles illustrate an urgent need to improve public safety. On April 24 at 2:30 a.m., a Korean-American security guard at...
Opinion

Slower Economic Growth, Higher Inflation and Negative Reaction

By Sung Won Sohn The author is professor of finance and economics at Loyola Marymount University and president of SS Economics. He was executive vice...
Katchup Briefing

Unprovoked assaults make it scary to walk the streets in Koreatown

Around 10:40 a.m. on April 10, a Black woman punched a senior Korean-American woman in the back of the head with her fist at...
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