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Incoming U.S. ambassador 'honored to serve,' greets Koreans in video message

Michelle Steel said she is honored to serve as ambassador to Korea and looks forward to strengthening bilateral ties upon arriving in Seoul soon.

2026.7.8

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is seen outside the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft after he landed with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Dec. 9. [UPI/YONHAP]

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim reflects on his cultural upbringing and empathy

Jonny Kim has flown in space and served in war. After returning from eight months aboard the International Space Station (ISS), the NASA astronaut spoke about something closer to home: growing up between cultures, learning empathy and missing kimchi.

2025.12.21

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This image released by Polk & Co. shows actor Daniel Dae Kim during a performance of ″Yellow Face on Broadway,″ a play by David Henry Hwang, in New York. [AP/YONHAP]

Daniel Dae Kim making history at the Tony Awards and pushing for Asian representation on Broadway

Daniel Dae Kim makes history as the first Asian nominee for best leading actor at the Tony Awards, advocating for greater Asian representation in theater.

2025.5.16

Rep. Young Kim speaks during the 17th annual National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day commemoration in Washington on July 24, 2024. [YONHAP]

Bipartisan resolution seeks to designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day

A bipartisan resolution has been introduced to Congress to designate Jan. 13 as Korean American Day, a congresswoman's office said Monday, as the day marks the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States in 1903.

2025.1.14

Korean American lawmaker wins Democratic Senate nomination in New Jersey

A Korean American lawmaker won the Democratic Party's nomination for New Jersey's Senate seat in a primary Tuesday, as he vowed to play a role as a "bridge" between South Korea and the United States and cement the bilateral alliance.

2024.6.5

The Korean American lawyer, who is suspected of murdering his wife, being taken to court in Seoul on Wednesday. The lawyer was immediately taken into police custody on Monday. [YONHAP]

Lawyer arrested on suspicion of strangling wife to death

A Korean American lawyer who was arrested on Monday for killing his wife at the couple's apartment in Jongno District, central Seoul, may have killed her by strangulation, the police said.

2023.12.6

Author Jimin Han, right, and the cover of her book 'The Apology' released in August [JIMIN HAN, LITTLE, BROWN AND COMPANY]

[INTERVIEW] Novelist Jimin Han explores grief, aging and her own life in 'The Apology'

Death and the afterlife are a chance to right wrongs for the centenarian in author Jimin Han's latest novel, “The Apology.”

2023.10.9

Erika Moritsugu, left, deputy assistant to the president and Asia-Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) senior liaison at the White House, and Hannah Kim, AANHPI policy advisor at White House Office of the Chief of Staff, are seen holding a special virtual briefing on Thursday, on the eve of Korean American Day. [YONHAP]

Biden says 'Katchi Kapshida' on Korean American Day

U.S. President Joe Biden underscored the importance of a strong U.S.-Korea alliance on Thursday, saying the countries are stronger when they work together.

2023.1.13

Disney+ original film “Fire Island” (2022), directed by Korean-American filmmaker Andrew Ahn, adapts Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” into a gay rom-com set in Fire Island Pines. [SIPFF]

Disney+’s original film 'Fire Island' centers on all aspects of identity

Imagine American classic “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen reinterpreted as a modern-day gay romantic comedy and the setting is none other than Fire Island Pines, referred to as America’s first gay and lesbian town. Disney+’s original film “Fire..

2022.11.7

A scene from the documentary 'Chosen' shows David Kim in the streets of Los Angeles as he runs for Congress in 2020, representing the people of district 34 in Los Angeles. [CONNECT PICTURES]

Director Joseph Juhn tells multi-layered story about Korean-Americans in U.S. politics

In the new independent documentary “Chosen,” director Joseph Juhn, 38, tells the stories of five Korean Americans who ran for Congress in 2020 and the historic results of the elections. But peel one layer deeper, Juhn told the Korea JoongAng Daily...

2022.11.6