KoreAm Journal

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KoreAm Journal
October 2004 issue featuring Yunjin Kim and Daniel Dae Kim of Lost
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October 2004 issue featuring Yunjin Kim and Daniel Dae Kim of Lost
Editor James Ryu
Categories Culture
Frequency Monthly
First Issue 1990
Company Korean American Publications
Country United States
Language
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" banquet: A formal fundraising event, which began in 2002 and features appearances and performances by Korean-American celebrities.
  • "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

[edit] 2000

[edit] 2001

[edit] 2002

[edit] 2003

[edit] 2004

[edit] 2005

[edit] 2006

[edit] External links