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KoreAm
EditorJulie Ha
CategoriesEthnic press
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherJames Ryu
Founded1990
Final issueDecember 2015
CompanyLondon Trust Media
CountryUnited States
Based inGardena, California
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.iamKoreAm.com
ISSN1541-1931

KoreAm, or KoreAm Journal, was a monthly print magazine published from 1990 to December 2015.[1][2][3] It was dedicated to news, commentary, politics, lifestyle and culture published in the United States.[4] It was the oldest and most widely circulated English-language monthly magazine for the Asian American community. The magazine has featured prominent Asian American leaders, politicians, artists, entertainers, athletes and entrepreneurs. It also covered current events related to North Korea, South Korea, Asian Americans, immigrants and communities of color.

In 2018, the publication relaunched as KORE magazine.[5] In April 2019, KORE rebranded as Character Media.[6]

History

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KoreAm was founded by Jung Shig Ryu and James Ryu in 1990 in Los Angeles, California.

The magazine highlighted news, stories, op-ed pieces and entertainment for the Kyopo community—ethnic Koreans living overseas, and primarily Koreans in the United States. The magazine highlighted Korean American perspectives on matters related to Korea, including North Korea's nuclear program, reunification, the six-party talks, the deaths of South Korean presidents, the globalization of South Korean pop culture, and peninsular tensions and conflicts. The magazine also addressed biracial and adoptee communities. KoreAm was the most widely circulated, longest-running, independent English-language publication serving the Korean American community.

Two years after KoreAm's founding, the magazine became a major forum for the Korean community relating to the 1992 Los Angeles riots. The riots caused violence, arson, looting and lawlessness. Korean-run businesses were targeted during what has been dubbed this nation's first "multiethnic riot."[7]

KoreAm featured prominent Korean Americans on its cover. These stories included Margaret Cho, John Cho, Daniel Dae Kim, Jane Kim, and Michelle Rhee. Stories also included a profile on Pinkberry founder Shelly Hwang, a ground level feature on the Virginia Tech massacre, as well as packages on health care reform, education reform, gays in the military, and Korean Americans affected by Hurricane Katrina.

In 2003, KoreAm launched a sister publication, Audrey Magazine.

The magazine's official website was launched in 2009.[8]

London Trust Media, now Imperial Family Companies, acquired the magazine in 2014.[2] The magazine ceased publication in December 2015.[2]

In 2021, an archive of previously published issues was created.

Staff

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Publication history

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1990

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Issue Date Cover Story
Vol. 1 No. 1 April 1990 Get Involved!
Vol. 1 No. 2 May 1990 Perspectives on the REAL Oldest Profession
Vol. 1 No. 3 June 1990 Koreans Take Vacations? Oh Yes They Do...
Vol. 1 No. 4 July 1990 North Korean Resistance to Reform Will Determine her Fate
Vol. 1 No. 5 August 1990
Vol. 1 No. 6 September 1990
Vol. 1 No. 7 October 1990 United Motherland Still an Elusive Dream
Vol. 1 No. 8 November 1990 LA and OC College Students Unite
Vol. 1 No. 9 December 1990 Koreans Lack Thanksgiving Spirit

1991

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Issue Date Cover Story
Vol. 2 No. 1 January 1991 Anti-Asian Crimes Abound in 1990
Vol. 2 No. 2 February 1991 KAs Take Stand on Gulf War
Vol. 2 No. 3 March 1991 KA Churches Provide Foundation
Vol. 2 No. 4 April 1991 KAs Seek Political Empowerment
Vol. 2 No. 5 May 1991 New Beginning for Blacks, Koreans
Vol. 2 No. 6 June 1991
Vol. 2 No. 7 July 1991 New Life for Forsaken Korean Children
Vol. 2 No. 8 August 1991 Spicing Up the Summer
Vol. 2 No. 9 September 1991 Meeting the needs of the Community
Vol. 2 No. 10 October 1991 The Humanness of Death
Vol. 2 No. 11 November 1991 View from Outside
Vol. 2 No. 12 December 1991 True Meaning of Christmas

1992

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Issue Date Cover Story
Vol. 3 No. 1 January 1992 Special: The Korean Community, 1992
Vol. 3 No. 2 February 1992 Special: Timely Advice from Tax Experts
Vol. 3 No. 3 March 1992 Karlin Controversy: Politics in Justice
Vol. 3 No. 4 April 1992 Recession Hits Koreatown, U.S.A.
Vol. 3 No. 5 May 1992
Vol. 3 No. 6 June 1992 Rebuilding Our Community
Vol. 3 No. 7 July 1992 Inside: Bill Clinton National Economic Strategy
Vol. 3 No. 8 August 1992 Golden Moment
Vol. 3 No. 9 September 1992
Vol. 3 No. 10 October 1992 Decision Time
Vol. 3 No. 11 November 1992
Vol. 3 No. 12 December 1992 Homeless for the Holidays

1993

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Issue Date Cover Story
Vol. 4 No. 1 January 1993 1992 Recorded
Vol. 4 No. 2 February 1993 Double Jeopardy
Vol. 4 No. 3 March 1993 Inside: A Conversation With Ted Oh After the L.A. Open
Vol. 4 No. 4 April 1993 4.29: Not Just A Memory
Vol. 4 No. 5 May 1993 Wooing L.A.
Vol. 4 No. 6 June 1993 Going Inside Hollywood with Phillip Rhee
Vol. 4 No. 7 July 1993 Three, Plus One, On the Edge
Vol. 4 No. 8 August 1993 The Queer Issue
Vol. 4 No. 9 September 1993 Interracial Relationships
Vol. 4 No. 10 October 1993 A Violent World at Home
Vol. 4 No. 11 November 1993 HIV AIDS: Korean Americans on Death and Living
Vol. 4 No. 12 December 1993 The Hard Life of a Korean American Grocer

1994

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Issue Date Cover Story
Vol. 5 No. 1 January 1994 1993-1994
Vol. 5 No. 2 February 1994
Vol. 5 No. 3 March 1994 New Kid in Town
Vol. 5 No. 4 April 1994 Sports Fever
Vol. 5 No. 5 May 1994 Korean American Women of the 90s
Vol. 5 No. 6 June 1994
Vol. 5 No. 7 July 1994 America in Perspective: A Reality Check for Korean Americans from North South East and West
Vol. 5 No. 8 August 1994 From Standup to Sitcom: Korean-American Comedienne Margaret Cho Approaches Stardom a Heartbeat Away
Vol. 5 No. 9 September 1994 Young at Heart
Vol. 5 No. 10 October 1994 Invisible Disease
Vol. 5 No. 11 November 1994 Election '94
Vol. 5 No. 12 December 1994 High Times

1995

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Issue Date Cover Story
Vol. 6 No. 1 January 1995
Vol. 6 No. 2 February 1995 The Aftershock of Sexual Harassment
Vol. 6 No. 3 March 1995 The Solid Gold Mountain
Vol. 6 No. 4 April 1995 Hopeless Ground...
Vol. 6 No. 5 May 1995 Consumer Asian America: Inside the New Frontier
Vol. 6 No. 6 June 1995 House of Love: One Man's Journey and His Crusade Against Addiction
Vol. 6 No. 7 July 1995 Golden Years
Vol. 6 No. 8 August 1995 Disaster in Seoul
Vol. 6 No. 9 September 1995 Chongshindae: A Crime Against Humanity
Vol. 6 No. 10 October 1995 War Against Immigrants
Vol. 6 No. 11 November 1995 Korean Americans Deliberate on the Simpson Verdict and the Divided Country
Vol. 6 No. 12 December 1995 Praying for a Miracle

1996

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Issue Date Cover Story
Vol. 7 No. 1 January 1996 1996 Preview; 1995 in Review
Vol. 7 No. 2 February 1996 Unifying the Community
Vol. 7 No. 3 March 1996 Hey, Mr. DJ!
Vol. 7 No. 4 April 1996 Silent Voices No More
Vol. 7 No. 5 May 1996 Fearsome Foursome
Vol. 7 No. 6 June 1996 A Woman's Legacy: Helie Lee and K. Connie Kang
Vol. 7 No. 7 July 1996 Our Silence is Deafening
Vol. 7 No. 8 August 1996 Touching the Hearts of the Untouchable
Vol. 7 No. 9 September 1996 The Society of Heritage Performers
Vol. 7 No. 10 October 1996 United We Stand. Divided We Fall
Vol. 7 No. 11 November 1996 When Tensions Run Aground
Vol. 7 No. 12 December 1996 Rekindling the Lost Memory of Love

1997

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Issue Date Cover Story
Vol. 8 No. 1 January 1997 KoreAm 1996: A Look Back
Vol. 8 No. 2 February 1997 AAs Flock to Washington
Vol. 8 No. 3 March 1997 Patricia Shin: Meet the Press
Vol. 8 No. 4 April 1997 Do You Remember 'Sa-I-Gu'?
Vol. 8 No. 5 May 1997 The Quagmire of Race: The Community Coalition and the Liquor Store Controversy
Vol. 8 No. 6 June 1997 Tough Women
Vol. 8 No. 7 July 1997 The President's Choice: Angela Oh
Vol. 8 No. 8 August 1997
Vol. 8 No. 9 September 1997 Tragedy of Korean Air Flight 801
Vol. 8 No. 10 October 1997 Shining Bright in Watts
Vol. 8 No. 11 November 1997 Rockin' the World
Vol. 8 No. 12 December 1997 In the Absence of Son

1998

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Issue Date Cover Story Subheading
Vol. 9 No. 1 January 1998 Three Times Ahn The Ahn Trio: Classical Music Never Looked So Good
Vol. 9 No. 2 February 1998 Wonder Twin Powers (Politically) Activate! Chicago's Pugh sisters are making waves from IL to Capitol Hill
Vol. 9 No. 3 March 1998 Reels of Fortune Fortune4's Asian Am Showcase in the Indie City
Vol. 9 No. 4 April 1998 Jay C. The Politically Incorrect Kim
Vol. 9 No. 5 May 1998 With All His Friend's Waiting... Sin's gonna be late...in Yellow—a movie about fear and facing up
Vol. 9 No. 6 June 1998 Chairmen of the Board Pro skateboarders Daewon Song and Gideon Choi
Vol. 9 No. 7 July 1998 And the Winner is... Arli$$ star Sandra Oh's got talent, wit and a bevy of best actress awards. Could the Oscars be next?
Vol. 9 No. 8 August 1998 The 100th issue
Vol. 9 No. 9 September 1998 Se Ri's Iron Will
Vol. 9 No. 10 October 1998 Reaping What They Sew Three fashion designers: Each has a vision through the eye of a needle
Vol. 9 No. 11 November 1998 Pacific Power Four in Hawaii impact the islands
Vol. 9 No. 12 December 1998 The Silent Famine

1999

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Issue Date Cover Story Subheading
Vol. 10 No. 1 January 1999 Mother Nature's Son Environmentalist, author, retired CEO by age 21. Media-savvy Danny Seo is just getting started. Can his name brand save the earth?
Vol. 10 No. 2 February 1999 The Cho Must Go On After several years out of the spotlight, comedian Margaret Cho returns under a different glow
Vol. 10 No. 3 March 1999 Born Again...Gay Queers on sexual conversion and the ex-gay miniseries
Vol. 10 No. 4 April 1999 Angel of the City
Vol. 10 No. 5 May 1999 Spice on Ice America's newest skating sensation, 13-year-old Naomi Nari Nam
Vol. 10 No. 6 June 1999 50 Novel Ideas and the Korean Americans who put them in writing
Vol. 10 No. 7 July 1999 Love and Hapa-ness Profiles of the mixed-race experience
Vol. 10 No. 8 August 1999 Mouse Hunt 10 websites to seek out
Vol. 10 No. 9 September 1999 Return of the Native Chang-Rae Lee's second novel confronts the touchy topic of comfort women
Vol. 10 No. 10 October 1999 Where are all the good Korean men?
Vol. 10 No. 11 November 1999 No Gun Ri: A Bridge to the Past Recent allegations of wholesale civilian slaughter by American troops spark memories of Korean War
Vol. 10 No. 12 December 1999 Risky Business Rick Yune Gambles on Showbiz and Wins

2000

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Issue Date Cover Story Subheading
Vol. 11 No. 1 January 2000 Building a Legacy Architect Vernon Pounds and his latest creation, the Staples Center
Vol. 11 No. 2 February 2000 Love Korean American Style KoreAm Asks 16 Celebrities to Reveal Their Secrets on Romance
Vol. 11 No. 3 March 2000 Finding the Right Notes Violin virtuosos Sarah Chang, Richard Chon and Cara Chang are playing their own tunes
Vol. 11 No. 4 April 2000 Naked Truth Playboy Model/Actress Sung Hi Lee
Vol. 11 No. 5 May 2000 Incredible Journey The Adopted Korean American Experience
Vol. 11 No. 6 June 2000 Portraits of War Sharing the Tragedies & Triumphs of the Korean War - 50 Years Later
Vol. 11 No. 7 July 2000 The Natural Slugger Hee Seop Choi Goes From A Kwangju Farm to Chicago Cubs Farm
Vol. 11 No. 8 August 2000 Will Power Actor Will Yun lee's got a mind for success
Vol. 11 No. 9 September 2000 A Golden Sacrifice Esther Kim's unlikely path to Olympic Triumph
Vol. 11 No. 10 October 2000 The Producer Patrick Choi's "The Watcher" debuts at Number One
Vol. 11 No. 11 November 2000 Funny People 101 Three Korean American class clowns at comedy's school of hard knocks
Vol. 11 No. 12 December 2000 A Man of Import T.S. Chung plays politics at the U.S. Department of Commerce

2001

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Issue Date Cover Story Subheading
Vol. 12 No. 1 January 2001 O Pioneers! The legendary lives of KAs on the frontier
Vol. 12 No. 2 February 2001 Bound By Love Relationships that persevere across borders and stigmas
Vol. 12 No. 3 March 2001 Man of Steel The riveting life of Young Paik
Vol. 12 No. 4 April 2001 The ABCs of Juju Chang Getting the scoop on this network news reporter
Vol. 12 No. 5 May 2001 Anger Management Lela Lee's therapy for success
Vol. 12 No. 6 June 2001 Our Philanthropists Who They Are & Why They Give
Vol. 12 No. 7 July 2001 Oral Fix The Chun sisters taste success
Vol. 12 No. 8 August 2001 Nicole Bilderback: American Soul
Vol. 12 No. 9 September 2001 College Life What You Don't Want Your Parents to Know
Vol. 12 No. 10 October 2001 September 11, 2001
Vol. 12 No. 11 November 2001 Cool and Savvy They are changing Hollywood
Vol. 12 No. 12 December 2001 Ho Ho Ho...Merry Christmas Bobby Lee gets his wish

2002

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Issues Date Cover Story Subheading
Vol. 13 No. 1 January 2002 Janet Choi Living In The Real World
Vol. 13 No. 2 February 2002 Just Say Noh FBI Special Agent Steven Noh
Vol. 13 No. 3 March 2002 Green Dreams Following 17-year-old Kevin Na's path from high school dropout to PGA wannabe
Vol. 13 No. 4 April 2002 The Messengers The L.A. Riots Ten Years Later: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Vol. 13 No. 5 May 2002 Helie Lee Here Comes The Sun
Vol. 13 No. 6 June 2002 Model Minority? Hard-working, Studious and Serving 19 to Life
Vol. 13 No. 7 July 2002 Red Hot Korea On Fire at the World Cup
Vol. 13 No. 8 August 2002 Margaret Cho At Home Sweet Home
Vol. 13 No. 9 September 2002 Soul Sister Singer Amerie Brings Some Soul to R&B
Vol. 13 No. 10 October 2002 Ahn Divided = Maria, Angella & Lucia
Vol. 13 No. 11 November 2002 Bad Boy Rick Yune Plays James Bond's Latest Nemesis
Vol. 13 No. 12 December 2002 FORE! It's Tee Time for This Fearsome Foursome

2003

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Issues Date Cover Story Subheading
Vol. 14 No. 1 January 2003 American Passage Exploring Our Immigrant Heritage
Vol. 14 No. 2 February 2003 The Big Break Will "Better Luck Tomorrow" Be A Break-Out Film For Asian America?
Vol. 14 No. 3 March 2003 Bo Means Business Korea's Latest Export Myung Bo Hong is Here to Kick Some Grass
Vol. 14 No. 4 April 2003 Sweet Fighter In This Corner: Grandma Kim For Bus Rider Justice
Vol. 14 No. 5 May 2003 All About the Benjamin Banker Ben Hong in the Business of Reversing Fortunes
Vol. 14 No. 6 June 2003 O No! Here Come Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Vol. 14 No. 7 July 2003 Good Morning, America ABC News Anchor Liz Cho Delivers the Early Edition
Vol. 14 No. 8 August 2003 Pass the Mic Can This Face Make it in Hip-Hop?
Vol. 14 No. 9 September 2003 The Force Behind Batman Comic Book Legend Jim Lee Gives Life to The Dark Knight
Vol. 14 No. 10 October 2003 Cover Price Lindsay Price: Front and Center on NBC's "Coupling"
Vol. 14 No. 11 November 2003 Mr. Hahn DJ, Filmmaker, Artist: Linkin Park's Joseph Hahn Does It All
Vol. 14 No. 12 December 2003 Life's A Stage Spotlighting New Yorkers with a Passion for Theatrics

2004

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Issue Date Cover Story Subheading
Vol. 15 No. 1 January 2004 Ticket To Ride Will Lee Breaks Speed Limits and Hollywood Stereotypes in the Movie "Torque" with Director Joseph Kahn
Vol. 15 No. 2 February 2004 Dawson's Peak High Flyin', Freestyling Toby Dawson Looks to Turn Air into Olympic Gold
Vol. 15 No. 3 March 2004 Jokers Wild These Comdedic Cards Crack Up a Full House
Vol. 15 No. 4 April 2004 14 Years Old! Golf's New Hot Shot, Michelle Wie
Vol. 15 No. 5 May 2004 Loud Speakers The Voices of Spoken Word Artists
Vol. 15 No. 6 June 2004 Air Jaden U.S. Marine Captain Jaden Kim Flies the Not-So-Friendly Skies
Vol. 15 No. 7 July 2004 Man on Fire John Cho Blazes a Trail in "Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle"
Vol. 15 No. 8 August 2004 He's Got A Shot But Can 18-year-old Seung Jin Ha Make it in The NBA?
Vol. 15 No. 9 September 2004 Sonja Sohn Undercover with the Actress From HBO's "The Wire"
Vol. 15 No. 10 October 2004 Get "Lost" With Yunjin Kim and Daniel Dae Kim
Vol. 15 No. 11 November 2004 One of Us Janice Min, editor-in-chief of Us Weekly
Vol. 15 No. 12 December 2004 Solo Acts Moms Raising Kids on Their Own

2005

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Issue Date Cover Story Cover Star
Vol. 16 No. 1 January 2005 Cross Over Move Park Jin young
Vol. 16 No. 2 February 2005 Susie Cued Susie Suh
Vol. 16 No. 3 March 2005 The Sundance Shuffle Michael Kang and Sung Kang
Vol. 16 No. 4 April 2005 On the Beat Irene Crews
Vol. 16 No. 5 May 2005 New Wave Stephanie Limb
Vol. 16 No. 6 June 2005 In Poor Health
Vol. 16 No. 7 July 2005 Thrown a Curve Chan Ho Park
Vol. 16 No. 8 August 2005 Sitting Pretty Sandra Oh
Vol. 16 No. 9 September 2005 Hines Ward Hines Ward
Vol. 16 No. 10 October 2005 In Katrina's Wake
Vol. 16 No. 11 November 2005 Fortune Teller Dr. Sung Won Sohn
Vol. 16 No. 12 December 2005 Church Matters

2006

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Issue Date Cover Story Cover Star
Vol. 17 No. 1 January 2006 Portrait of an Artist David Choe
Vol. 17 No. 2 February 2006 Blade Runner Halie Kim
Vol. 17 No. 3 March 2006 Court Side Manner Kevin Kim
Vol. 17 No. 4 April 2006 Sexy Robot Grace Park
Vol. 17 No. 5 May 2006 Ready for the World
Vol. 17 No. 6 June 2006 Action Figures Lee Jung Jae and Jang Dong Gun
Vol. 17 No. 7 July 2006 Street Racers Sung Kang, Leonardo Nam and Brian Tee
Vol. 17 No. 8 August 2006 Will Demps Will Demps
Vol. 17 No. 9 September 2006 Dae Time Daniel Dae Kim
Vol. 17 No. 10 October 2006 Seoul Lions Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Vol. 17 No. 11 November 2006 Suchin Pak Suchin Pak
Vol. 17 No. 12 December 2006 Lady Jane Jane Kim

2007

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Issue Date Cover Story Cover Star
Vol. 18 No. 1 January 2007 Rush of Faith Emmanuel Moody
Vol. 18 No. 2 February 2007 The $1M Man Yul Kwon
Vol. 18 No. 3 March 2007 Who is Nikki S. Lee? Nikki S. Lee
Vol. 18 No. 4 April 2007 Moon Shine Moon Bloodgood
Vol. 18 No. 5 May 2007 Our Country, Our Tragedy Virginia Tech
Vol. 18 No. 6 June 2007 Rain: Ready to Take America by Storm Rain
Vol. 18 No. 7 July 2007 Changing Course Toby Dawson
Vol. 18 No. 8 August 2007 Funny Girl Margaret Cho
Vol. 18 No. 9 September 2007 Man of Action Will Yun Lee
Vol. 18 No. 10 October 2007 Street Smarts Bobby Hundreds
Vol. 18 No. 11 November 2007 Fashion's Most Wanted Joy Han
Vol. 18 No. 12 December 2007 Angela Park Angela Park

2008

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Issue Date Cover Story Cover Star
Vol. 19 No. 1 January 2008 Rock of Love Meg & Dia
Vol. 19 No. 2 February 2008 Pop Exports Tim
Vol. 19 No. 3 March 2008 They're Back John Cho and Kal Penn
Vol. 19 No. 4 April 2008 The Sweet Life Shelly Hwang
Vol. 19 No. 5 May 2008 Full House Jon and Kate Gosselin
Vol. 19 No. 6 June 2008 In View Priscilla Ahn
Vol. 19 No. 7 July 2008 The Mighty Penn BJ Penn
Vol. 19 No. 8 August 2008 Worth It? The High Price of Gambling
Vol. 19 No. 9 September 2008 Wonder Boys Aaron Yoo, Leonardo Nam and Justin Chon
Vol. 19 No. 10 October 2008 Wildcat C.J. Bacher
Vol. 19 No. 11 November 2008 Sassy Girl Smith Cho
Vol. 19 No. 12 December 2008 The People, Events and Issues That Shaped 2008

2009

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Issue Date Cover Story Cover Star
Vol. 20 No. 1 January 2009 SE7EN: Will the K-pop star get lucky? Seven
Vol. 20 No. 2 February 2009
Vol. 20 No. 3 March 2009 Reimagining Koreatown
Vol. 20 No. 4 April 2009 Jamie and Joon Jamie Chung and Joon Park
Vol. 20 No. 5 May 2009 Oh, BoA! BoA
Vol. 20 No. 6 June 2009 Top Chef David Chang
Vol. 20 No. 7 July 2009 Why North Korea Matters
Vol. 20 No. 8 August 2009 Out. Lt. Dan Choi
Vol. 20 No. 9 September 2009 Amerie Unleashed! Amerie
Vol. 20 No. 10 October 2009 South Korea Made Daniel Henney A Star Daniel Henney
Vol. 20 No. 11 November 2009 Can You Afford to Get Sick
Vol. 20 No. 12 December 2009 Education Reformer Michelle Rhee Michelle Rhee

2010

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Issue Date Cover Story Cover Star
Vol. 21 No. 1 January 2010 World Series Pitcher Chan Ho Park Refuses to Call It Quits Chan Ho Park
Vol. 21 No. 2 February 2010 Sci-Fi Siren Grace Park Grace Park
Vol. 21 No. 3 March 2010 Will You Count? The Census Matters More Than You Think
Vol. 21 No. 4 April 2010 Daniel Dae Kim Daniel Dae Kim
Vol. 21 No. 5 May 2010 Gen 3
Vol. 21 No. 6 June 2010 Se Ri Pak Is Back! Se Ri Pak
Vol. 21 No. 7 July 2010 Stealth Saves the Day
Vol. 21 No. 8 August 2010 2PM: K-Pop's boys of the hour 2PM
Vol. 21 No. 9 September 2010 Generation You Bart Kwan and Joe Jo (justkiddingfilms), Clara C, Ted Fu (WongFu Productions), Megan Lee and Ryan Higa
Vol. 21 No. 10 October 2010 Throw Three Fingers Up for Far East Movement Far East Movement
Vol. 21 No. 11 November 2010 Angry Asian Man Phil Yu
Vol. 21 No. 12 December 2010 Jang Dong-gun Goes Hollywood Jang Dong-gun

2011

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Issue Date Cover Story Cover Star
Vol. 22 No. 1 January 2011 Binna's Story Binna Kim
Vol. 22 No. 2 February 2011 Supe Jane! Jane Kim
Vol. 22 No. 3 March 2011 The Music Issue Brian Joo
Vol. 22 No. 4 April 2011 Jamie Chung Goes Big-Budget Hollywood Jamie Chung
Vol. 22 No. 5 May 2011 Angels Catcher Hank Conger Takes Flight Hank Conger
Vol. 22 No. 6 June 2011 Funny Man Rising Ken Jeong
Vol. 22 No. 7 July 2011 The Hines Factor Hines Ward
Vol. 22 No. 8 August 2011 How Jennifer Yuh Nelson Became the Master of the Kung Fu Panda Universe Jennifer Huh Nelson
Vol. 22 No. 9 September 2011 Tim Kang Tim Kang
Vol. 22 No. 10 October 2011 Finding Her Voice Dia Frampton
Vol. 22 No. 11 November 2011 Back for 3rds John Cho and Kal Penn
Vol. 22 No. 12 December 2011 2011, What a Difference a Year Makes

2012

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Issue Date Cover Story Cover Star
Vol. 23 No. 1 January 2012 Jay Park Jay Park
Vol. 23 No. 2 February 2012 Kogi Chef Roy Choi Shows You His Sunny Side Roy Choi
Vol. 23 No. 3 March 2012 Say 'I Do' to...Wedding Palace Bobby Lee, Brian Tee and Joy Osmanski
Vol. 23 No. 4 April 2012 4.29
Vol. 23 No. 5 May 2012 Look Out! Steve Byrne
Vol. 23 No. 6 June 2012 Eyes Wide Open Chong Kim and Jamie Chung
Vol. 23 No. 7 July 2012 The Champ Benson Henderson
Vol. 23 No. 8 August 2012 It Has Begun! YOMYOMF
Vol. 23 No. 9 September 2012 Moon Beams Moon Bloodgood
Vol. 23 No. 10 October 2012 The Smashing Steven Yeun Steven Yeun
Vol. 23 No. 11 November 2012 The Boys of Seoul Sausage Chris, Ted and Yong Kim
Vol. 23 No. 12 December 2012 PSY PSY

2013

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Issue Date Cover Star
Vol. 24 No. 1 January 2013 Lee Min-Ho
Vol. 24 No. 2 February 2013 Justin Chon
Vol. 24 No. 3 March 2013 Kim Yuna
Vol. 24 No. 4 April 2013 Daniel Henney
Vol. 24 No. 5 May 2013 Ailee
Vol. 24 No. 6 June 2013 TOKiMONSTA
Vol. 24 No. 7 July 2013 Will Yun Lee
Vol. 24 No. 8 August 2013 Hyun-jin Ryu
Vol. 24 No. 9 September 2013 Awkwafina
Vol. 24 No. 10 October 2013 Inbee Park
Vol. 24 No. 11 November 2013 Dan Matthews
Vol. 24 No. 12 December 2013 David Choi

2014

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Issue Date Cover Star
Vol. 25 No. 1 January 2014 Tiger JK
Vol. 25 No. 2 February 2014 Arden Cho
Vol. 25 No. 3 March 2014 Run River North
Vol. 25 No. 4 April 2014 E.J. Ok
Vol. 25 No. 5 May 2014 Sandra Oh
Vol. 25 No. 6 June 2014 Sung Kang
Vol. 25 No. 7 July 2014
Vol. 25 No. 8 August/September 2014 Shin-Soo Choo
Vol. 25 No. 9 October/November 2014 John Cho
Vol. 25 No. 10 December 2014/January 2015 Randall Park

2015

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Issue Date Cover Star
Vol. 26 No. 1 February/March 2015 Benson Lee
Vol. 26 No. 2 April/May 2015
Vol. 26 No. 3 June/July 2015 Kristen Kish
Vol. 26 No. 4 August/September 2015 Gennady Golovkin
Vol. 26 No. 5 December 2015 Margaret Cho and Ken Jeong

Accolades

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2000

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  • Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Award nominee

2002

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  • Outstanding Service on Behalf of the Korean American community presented by the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California
  • Annual Community Service Award presented by the Korean American Coalition San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

2003

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  • New California Media Awards: Arts/Culture.
  • Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment (PACE) Setter Award

2004

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  • New California Media Awards: International; Youth Voice; Workplace Issues/Economy; Investigative/In-depth (runner-up); Arts, Sports & Entertainment (runner-up)

2005

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2008

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  • Asian Pacific American Community Award by United States Assembly member Ted Lieu

2009

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  • National New America Media Award in the category of Best In-Depth and Investigative Reporting for Kai Ma's "To Have and to Hold", a feature on Proposition 8 and the Korean American vote
  • National New America Media Honorable Mention in the category of Arts, Sports & Entertainment for Kai Ma's "High Rollers", a feature on high-stakes gambling.
  • National New America Media Award in the category of Race and Interethnic Relations for Julie Ha's "Neighborhood Watch", a feature on the large numbers of Koreans moving into the Los Angeles neighborhood known as Little Tokyo, one of the last Japantowns left in California.

2011

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  • Korean Churches in Community Development (KCCD) Legacy Award

2013

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  • Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics (LEAP) Leadership Award

References

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  1. ^ "The End of An Era: Last KoreAm and Audrey Print". KoreAm. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "Audrey Magazine and KoreAm Journal to shut down". Asiance. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  3. ^ Ma, Kai (January 5, 2016). "Essay: A Farewell to KoreAm Journal". NBC News. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  4. ^ Kim, Victoria (27 December 2015). "Archivist of the Korean American experience says goodbye to print". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
  5. ^ Rao, Sameer (19 September 2018). "KoreAm Journal Relaunches as Pan-Asian-American KORE Mag". Color Lines. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
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