Korea Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

70 years later, Korean War vet reflects on enlistment

By Rachel Sun August 4, 2023

A man in a uniform stands for a portrait in front of a family photo in his home.

It’s been over 70 years since the end of the Korean War. Although it’s known as the “Forgotten War,” the people who were in it aren’t all gone. One of them is 90-year-old Richard Larsen of Clarkston. NWPB’s Rachel Sun spoke with Larsen about his time in Korea.Read More

‘I Feel Like I’m An Olympian’: Youn Yuh-jung On Her Historic Oscar Nomination

By NPR News April 12, 2021

Youn Yuh-jung plays a grandmother in the Oscar-nominated film Minari. She's the first Korean actor to be nominated for Best Supporting Actress. Courtesy of A24

Youn Yuh-jung is an institution in Korean cinema. Her career spans five decades and includes starring roles in classic Korean films and famous TV dramas. Now, at 73, she has newfound fame in the U.S. for her role in the Oscar-nominated film Minari.Read More

‘Minari’ Follows A Family’s Immigration With Humor, Humanity And Hope

By NPR News February 24, 2021

Jacob (Steven Yeun) moves his family from California to farm in rural Arkansas in Minari. A24

The travails of immigrant life take a quietly beguiling form in Minari, a semi-autobiographical film by Lee Isaac Chung that brims with humor, humanity and hope. Showing us characters new to American screens, the story centers on a South Korean family named Yi who hope to make a go of farming in rural Arkansas during the Reagan years. Minari takes its title from the name Read More

Korean American TikTok Chefs Share Quarantine Recipes For Lunar New Year

By NPR News February 16, 2021

Mandus (top), imitation crab jeon (center right), tteokguk (bottom left) Courtesy of Jessica Woo

Lunar New Year hits differently this year. It's an annual holiday celebrated on a bedrock of bringing families, across the country and overseas, together for home-cooked meals and lots of catching up.Read More