by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Mar 3, 2026 | Opinion
I always look forward to March, as it is both my daughter’s birthday and Women’s History Month. This is a wonderful time to celebrate the numerous ways women have shaped the world. Too often, women’s stories are erased or diminished. For this reason, having a...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Feb 17, 2026 | Opinion
As the world wakes to the news of his death, we mourn the loss of Rev. Jesse Jackson, whose legacy is deep and meaningful, shaped by his tireless work in the struggle for civil rights. He stood with the marginalized, fought for the underdog, and carried the justice...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Feb 16, 2026 | Opinion
I remember my mother making dukguk (sliced rice cake soup) and an assortment of sweet rice cakes for Seollal (Korean New Year) every year. She would spend days preparing large batches of different rice cakes, which my sister and I would quickly gobble up. She always...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Feb 4, 2026 | Opinion
I turn on the news or scroll through social media and see one tragedy after another. People continue to die in Gaza, Ukraine, and countless other parts of the world. Hunger, homelessness, and poverty persist. Clean water remains inaccessible to over 2 billion people...
by Grace Ji-Sun Kim | Jan 21, 2026 | Opinion
When I was 15 years old, my mother took my sister and me from our home in London, Ontario to Los Angeles to visit our aunt. To us, LA felt like a different universe. It was warm with a light, gentle breeze, endless beaches and loads of sunshine we didn’t have back...
