All posts tagged "San Francisco"

  • Jane Kim (Korea Times file)
    SF supervisor Jane Kim announces bid for state senate seat

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff San Francisco’s first-ever Korean American elected official, Supervisor Jane Kim, 38, announced her bid for the California State Senate District 11 seat Wednesday. After taking her current position in 2010...

    • Posted October 15, 2015
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  • (Courtesy of kaserviceday.org)
    Korean American Service Day to host five-city volunteer effort

    An organization of young leaders will hold Korean American Service Day across five cities Oct. 17. Volunteers will participate in opportunities by churches, community centers and other non-profits in New York, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Los Angeles and...

    • Posted October 12, 2015
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  • San Francisco's Asian Art Museum speaks to media about its 50th anniversary plans for 2016. A Korean lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl -- shown in the slide -- will be on display next year.
    SF Asian Art Museum to bring Korean lacquerware as part of golden anniversary

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff A Korean art piece — lacquerware inlaid with mother-of-pearl — will be on display next year as a part of the San Francisco Asian Art Museum’s 50th anniversary. AAM will...

    • Posted September 30, 2015
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  • Block B U.S. Tour 2015 (SubKulture Entertainment)
    Block B prepares for three-city US tour in fall

    One of K-pop’s highest-energy acts, Block B, is making their return to America for a three-city tour in November. According to organizer SubKulture Entertainment, the seven boys will make stops in San Francisco, Chicago and Los Angeles....

    • Posted September 24, 2015
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  • South Korean former comfort woman Lee Yong-soo, 86, spoke to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors Tuesday as she accepted a commendation award.
    Korean former comfort woman calls for SF memorial

    San Francisco greeted former comfort woman Lee Yong-soo, 86, Tuesday after she flew in from Korea to accept a commendation award from city council. Lee urged the city to install a comfort woman memorial. “Erect a memorial...

    • Posted September 17, 2015
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  • Asian Art Museum, Korea Day
    SF art museum to host Korea Day in celebration of harvest festival

    By The Korea Times San Francisco staff The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco will host the seventh annual Korea Day Sept. 20 in time for Chuseok, the harvest festival. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m....

    • Posted September 16, 2015
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  • (Photo courtesy of Korean Language and Culture Foundation)
    SF I Love Kimchi cooking demonstration brings out adoptee families

    The Korean Language and Culture Foundation near San Francisco held its fourth annual “I Love Kimchi” event inside a Sunnyvale church, for which it offers hands-on cooking lessons for how to make the iconic dish. This year’s...

    • Posted September 15, 2015
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