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There were no Korean-American politicians and community leaders at the rally

It was a day when the purpose of Korean-American politicians and community leaders was questioned. At the 'Rally to Condemn LAPD for Yong Yang’s...
Katchup Briefing

Where are the Korean-American politicians?

At 2 p.m. on June 2, a rally was held at the Wilshire Lawn Plaza in Koreatown, LA, condemning the brutality of the Los...
Opinion

Get lost, Korean-American politicians who keep mum about Yong Yang case

Decades ago, during my studies in the United States, I found life here quite challenging. It was particularly difficult when incidents starkly reminded me...
Katchup Briefing

Yong Yang’s shooting death: A tragedy of LAPD’s clumsy response

In the past seven years, 31% of those shot by the Los Angeles Police Department were found to be suffering from mental illness, indicating...
Opinion

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...
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