Young Lee (1942 – ) Hamilton, ON. Angel Investor and Importer, Exporter. First Pioneer of Canadian Market, Godfather of Korean Torontonian. One of Great Korean Entrepreneur of All Time in International Trade History. Previous article, but not released on KorCan50years.com due to guidance : [KC101] This City Needs […]
Sen. Yonah Martin, MP Canada. ⓒ Vancouver Chosunilbo Previous article: [KC101] CKFTAnniversary(1) – Happily Ever After? Jinju, Gyeongsangnamdo ─ Where I met Senator Martin was North York, Ontario, to participate in 11th OKTA Toronto Trading School for next generation on June 12th, 2015. OKTA (President Mr. Ki-chul Park) […]
American Hustle? Canadian Wrestle! 1st Korean Canadian pioneer of Women’s wrestling: Gail Kim (김 계일) 1977/2/20 - , Toronto. ON. Current: TNA Impact Wrestling Notable career listing: WWE RAW & SMACKDOWN (WWE Women’s championship) TNA 1st Knockout division champion, and the longest defending champion Powell River, B.C. — […]
Nothing beats the summer heat like going to a concert and cheering until your head is numb and voice gives out, especially if the music you were listening to was K-Pop – the most infectious music in the world. I attended an event called “KPop World Festival 2015” […]
I am a movie fanatic. On days where I have spare time, I actively research online to find any well-received films. So far, my efforts have not disappointed me. Some of the movies that I watch drive such influential themes that I introspect deeply about my life and […]
Hello readers! There was very good response to one of my previous posts about Canadians that are active in the Korean music industry! Each year, there seems to be at least two more people joining those ranks. To properly showcase all the artists that are in Korea that […]
This week marks the beginning of a week-long celebration of Korea-Canada diplomatic relations and exchanges between the two countries. Known as “Korea Week”, the City of Ottawa has officially declared a time to celebrate the 50th anniversary of relations between our two countries in a sign of friendship. […]
With so many singers and groups debuting in Korea these days, it’s hard to keep track of those who have international connections and such. These days, it’s common place for groups to have an English-speaking member who either grew up or spent time abroad. There are also rookie […]
It is universally acknowledged that film and fashion are intrinsically linked. In fact, a fashion show is very much like a film with its unique characters, themes, set design, cinematography, etc. But unlike film, fashion shows get much less time and fewer scenes to tell the story. No […]
I am not an extreme feminist, however, I have to say we can quite often see “Woman power” in every field in the world now, and even careers people used to be traditionally male such as politician (South Korea had recently its first female president!), top-level chef, orchestra conductor, or scientist. Here I present a […]
My goal as a Korean mom living in Canada (and also as an international-marriage couple) is to give my children a “positive Korean heritage” and let them be proud of it. Kids are “the future of the country” and raising our children as both 100 percent Korean and […]
When she came to Calgary during her university days simply on a break to study English, Sylvia Lee would probably never have guessed the moment she stepped off the plane that her future was tied to this city. Over a decade later, she’s nurtured and developed her family […]
(continued) She lived in 5 different cities in her 7 Canadian years - Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary, Winnipeg, and finally Edmonton, where they settled last year. She says she liked Winnipeg the most. At the beginning, she didn’t like the small-city feel and underdeveloped circumstances, but people there were […]
“The most beautiful people I’ve known are those who have known trials, have known struggles, have known loss, and have found their way out of the depths.” – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross That is my favorite quote about success. What is “true success” to you, fame, wealth, or a promising […]
Here is another Korean woman who is trying to give back to Canadian society the help she got as a newcomer, via helping other immigrants. As a Korean who knows “Jeong (affection)”and also a sincere Christian, her dream is to run a nursing home connected to ISC services in the future. Let’s look at her story. […]
One of my interests in joining this blog is to write a series of articles about Korean women’s life and work in Canada, and give them a space to directly tell their own stories to you, the reader, as they try to adapt and make themselves contributing members […]
“Nothing here is for tears. Nothing to wail, or knock the breast. No weakness, no contempt, dispraise or blame. Nothing but well and fair and what may quiet us in a death so noble” -Soldier’s Tower, University of Toronto The story of Captain Roland Bacon(1904-1945) is a peculiar […]
50 years of Korean Canadian Relations didn’t happen overnight. Or rather, it didn’t take only 50 years to form a friendly relationship that we enjoy today. In Korea, Canada is imagined by Koreans as the land of freedom, equality, of great wilderness and frosty snow, where air is […]
