Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Jongwon Lee

One Hundred Fifty Hyundai, LG Workers Still in ICE Detention in Georgia

Members of Georgia’s Korean community are growing increasingly anxious over their fate and are demanding to know when they will be freed.

In the Deep South Baseball Is as American as… Kimchi

With a growing population and rising investment from South Korea, Korean culture is permeating the Deep South.

Korean American Organizations Cite Rising Business, Community Fears Over ICE Raids

Seven organizations representing Korean American communities nationwide shared perspectives on Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

Fifty Years After the Fall of Saigon, Advocates in Georgia Call for Greater Refugee Rights

Southeast Asian community leaders and activists gathered in Georgia recently to commemorate the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act.

For Koreans in U.S., South Korean Elections are About ‘Protecting Democracy’

South Korea will hold presidential elections on June 3 as the country seeks to replace impeached former conservative President Yoon Seok Yeol.

The ‘Elephant in the Room’ – Tariffs Hang Over Korean Biz Convention in US Deep South

Over 400 South Korean businesses came to Duluth, nicknamed the "Seoul of the South," seeking opportunities and answers to Trump's U.S. trade policy.

How Three Muslim Women in GA Won a Public Apology and Set a New Legal Precedent Against Hate

Perry Greene, ex-husband of GA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, apologized and agreed to pay $75,000 after a video showed him verbally attacking three Muslim women.

Remembering the Atlanta Shootings, Even as the White House Forgets

The White House was absent from a memorial marking four years since a shooting spree targeting Atlanta's Asian American community.

Former North Korean Soldier Turned Human Rights Advocate Fears Loss of US Support

Advocates say the US must continue to push for human rights in North Korea, which has sent thousands of soldiers to fight in the war in Ukraine.

애틀랜타아시안지도자들, 이민국단속와중에라티노커뮤니티와함께하다

아시안 커뮤니티 지도자들은 이번 단속을 계기로 애틀랜타 이민자 커뮤니티의 “단결”이 필요하다고 지적한다. “이런 사건이 다른 커뮤니티를 대상으로 벌어질 수 있다는 사실을 인식해야 합니다.”

API Leaders in Atlanta Ally With Latino Community in Wake of ICE Raids

API leaders say the raids call for solidarity among Atlanta's immigrant population. “We have to realize at any point this could shift to other communities.”

Q&A: ‘촛불 민주주의’, 그리고 한국이 새롭게 나아갈 길

Protests in South Korea suggest an emerging form of direct democracy where social values and consensus, rather than political or military force, hold sway.

Q&A: ‘Candlelight Democracy’ and the Path Forward for South Korea

Protests in South Korea suggest an emerging form of direct democracy where social values and consensus, rather than political or military force, hold sway.

Asian American Voters in Georgia Will Not Be Overlooked

Asian Americans in the Deep South now realize one thing. The only time we are “discovered” is when one of us is killed, or when election season comes around.

Chile’s New President Promises ‘Iron Fist’ for Immigrants

The president-elect's proposals are a mix of threats, including expulsions and mass incarceration. Experts say the latter is the more likely.

America’s Incredibly Shrinking Population

Just Live | U.S. birth rates are falling, immigration is slowing, and population decline looms. Experts explore demographic trends, economic impacts of a shrinking labor force, and global parallels reshaping major economies by 2100.

Far Right Win in Chile Resurrects Ghosts of a Past Many Sought to Leave Behind

At a former prison turned cultural center, Chilean activists reflect on what a return to power by the country's far right portends for the country.

LAUSD Sees Sharp Decline in Newcomer Enrollment as Immigration Crackdowns Strain Schools and Finances

Heightened ICE enforcement accelerates student losses. Falling international enrollment raises broader concerns for higher education and the economy.