KoreAm Journal
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| KoreAm Journal | |
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| Editor | James Ryu |
| Categories | Culture |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| First Issue | 1990 |
| Company | Korean American Publications |
| Country | United States |
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| Website | KoreAmJournal.com |
| ISSN | 1541-1931 |
KoreAm Journal is a monthly magazine that highlights the news, stories and issues of Korean Americans and is written entirely in English.
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[edit] History
The publication made its debut in 1990 in newspaper format. It was nationally distributed in a magazine format in 1997 and emerged as a glossy magazine by February 1999.
[edit] Awards
- 2005 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards, Region 5: Best Nonfiction Magazine Features
- 2004 New California Media Awards: International; Youth Voice; Workplace Issues/Economy; Investigative/In-depth (runner-up); Arts, Sports & Entertainment (runner-up)
- 2003 New California Media Awards: Arts/Culture
- 2003 PACE Setter Award presented by the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment
- 2002 Outstanding Service on Behalf of the Korean American community presented by the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
- 2002 Annual Community Service Award presented by the Korean American Coalition San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
- 2000 GLAAD Media Award nominee
[edit] Events hosted by KoreAm Journal
- Unforgettable: A formal fundraising event, which began in 2002 and features appearances and performances by Korean-American celebrities. It also honors Korean Americans for their achievements in various fields.
- "K-Jam" Basketball Tournament: A 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The event began in 2004.
[edit] Editors
- Lou Chung
- Julie Ha
- Shenne Hahn
- Corina Knoll
- Eric J. Lawrence
- Ken Lee
- Jimmy Lee
- James Ryu
- Larry J. Tazuma
[edit] Frequent writers and contributors
- Bannana Man
- Grace E. Jang
- Jun Kim
- Donnie Kwak
- K.W. Lee
- Charse Yun
- Min Jung Kim
[edit] Front cover or topic listing
[edit] 1999
- February 1999 - comedian Margaret Cho
- March 1999 - Stephano Park, a homosexual Korean American
- April 1999 - Bok Hung Chung, a.k.a. "Mama", a popular Korean immigrant grocer in South Central Los Angeles who was murdered
- May 1999 - figure skater Naomi Nari Nam
- June 1999 - Korean American novelists
- July 1999 - racially mixed Korean-Americans
- August 1999 - popular Korean and Korean-American websites
- September 1999 - Novelist Chang-Rae Lee
- October 1999 - Where are all the good Korean men?
- November 1999 - No Gun Ri incident from the Korean War
- December 1999-actor Rick Yune
[edit] 2000
- January 2000 - Architect Vernon Pounds
- February 2000 - Love, Korean-American Style
- March 2000 - Violinist Sarah Chang
- April 2000 - model Sung Hi Lee
- May 2000 - Korean American adoptees
- June 2000 - Tragedies and Triumphs of the Korean War
- July 2000 - baseball player Hee Seop Choi
- August 2000 - actor Will Yun Lee
- September 2000 - Tae Kwon Do athletes Esther Kim and Kay Poe
- October 2000 - Hollywood producer Patrick Choi
- November 2000 - comedians Tina Kim, Thomas Yeon and Esther Park-Goodhart
- December 2000 - politician T.S. Chung
[edit] 2001
- January 2001 - Korean American pioneers: actor Soon Tek Oh, journalist Kyung Won Lee, Olympic diver Sammy Lee, and Navy Officer Susan Ahn Cuddy
- February 2001 - Korean American Male-Female Relationships
- March 2001 - Entrepreneur Young Paik
- April 2001 - News anchor JuJu Chang
- May 2001 - Cartoonist Lela Lee
- June 2001 - Korean American Philanthropists
- July 2001 - Korean American restaurateurs Michelle Chun and Eva Chun
- August 2001 - actress Nicole Bilderback
- September 2001 - College Life of Korean-Americans
- October 2001 - Korean Americans affected by September 11 terrorist attacks
- November 2001 - Korean Americans working in Hollywood behind-the-scenes
- December 2001 - comedian Bobby Lee and models Cathy Shim, Lorabel Rey and Tia Kai
[edit] 2002
- January 2002 - Janet Choi of MTV's The Real World
- February 2002 - FBI agent Steve Noh
- March 2002 - golfer Kevin Na
- April 2002 - 10 year anniversary of 1992 Los Angeles Civil Disturbance
- May 2002 - author Helie Lee
- June 2002 - Korean Americans imprisoned for murder
- July 2002 - 2002 FIFA World Cup coverage
- August 2002 - comedian Margaret Cho
- September 2002 -singer Amerie
- October 2002 - classical music group Ahn Trio
- November 2002 - actor Rick Yune
- December 2002 - LPGA golfers Grace Park, Se Ri Pak, Mi Hyun Kim and Hee-Won Han
[edit] 2003
- January 2003 - 100 year anniversary of Korean immigration to America
- February 2003 - Better Luck Tomorrow actors Sung Kang, Roger Fan and Parry Shen
- March 2003 - MLS Soccer player Hong Myung-Bo
- April 2003 - Hee Pok Kim, member of Bus Riders Union
- May 2003 - banker Ben Hong
- June 2003 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer Karen O
- July 2003 - News anchor Liz Cho
- August 2003 - rap music group Far East Movement
- September 2003 - comic book artist Jim Lee
- October 2003 - actress Lindsay Price
- November 2003 - Joseph Hahn of Linkin Park
- December 2003 - Korean Americans in New York Theater
[edit] 2004
- January 2004 - actor Will Yune
- February 2004 - Freestyle skier Toby Dawson
- March 2004 - Korean American comedians Steve Byrne, Amy Anderson and Ken Jeong
- April 2004 - Michelle Wie
- May 2004 - Korean Americans in Poetry and Spoken Word
- June 2004 - Jaden Kim of United States Marines
- July 2004 - actor John Cho
- August 2004 - Ha Seung-Jin of the Portland Trail Blazers
- September 2004 - actress Sonja Sohn
- October 2004 - actress Yunjin Kim and actor Daniel Dae Kim of Lost
- November 2004 - Janice Min, editor of Us Weekly
- December 2004 - Korean American single mothers
[edit] 2005
- January 2005 - music performer/producer Jin Young Park
- February 2005 - singer/songwriter Susie Suh
- March 2005 - filmmaker Michael Kang and actor Sung Kang at Sundance Film Festival
- April 2005 - Brea, CA police officer Irene Crews
- May 2005 - skater Stephanie Limb
- June 2005 - Korean Americans in need of a bone marrow match
- July 2005 - baseball player Chan Ho Park of the Texas Rangers
- August 2005 - actress Sandra Oh
- September 2005 - NFL player Hines Ward of the Pittsburgh Steelers
- October 2005 - Korean Americans affected by Hurricane Katrina
- November 2005 - economist Sung Won Sohn
- December 2005 - Korean Americans practicing Christianity
[edit] 2006
- January 2006 - painter David Choe
- February 2006 - U.S. speed skater Halie Kim
- March 2006 - tennis player Kevin Kim
- April 2006 - actress Grace Park
- May 2006 - soccer player Ji-Sung Park/2006 FIFA World Cup preview
- June 2006 - actors Jung Jae Lee and Dong Gun Jang from the Korean film Typhoon
- July 2006 - actors Sung Kang, Leonardo Nam, and Brian Tee
- August 2006 - NFL player Will Demps
- September 2006 - actor Daniel Dae Kim
- October 2006 - music group Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- November 2006 - MTV personality SuChin Pak
- December 2006 - actress Jane Kim
[edit] 2007
- January 2007 - college football player Emmanuel Moody of the University of Southern California
- February 2007 - Yul Kwon, winner of reality-television series Survivor: Cook Islands
- March 2007- Nikki Lee, a documentary film-maker/artist
