Tag: Young Kim

‘Kimchi Day’ Resolution Breaks Political Divide in Congress

U.S. House congressional leaders pushed forward a resolution earlier this month designating Nov. 22 as “Kimchi Day,” in honor of the popular pickled Korean side dish. Made with salted and fermented vegetables—like napa cabbage—combined with garlic, ginger, and other spices, the dish has a rich history that began over two millennia ago. According to officials…


California Post Office Renamed After Fallen Soldier

President Joe Biden signed a bill Dec. 27 renaming a post office in Placentia, California, after a Korean immigrant who lived in Orange County and died while serving with the Army in Iraq. The new law designates the branch located at 1400 N. Kraemer Boulevard as the PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building. “U.S….


Orange County Braces for Voter Storm

SANTA ANA, Calif.—There’s at least one thing the heads of the Democratic and Republican parties in Orange County can agree on about Nov. 8’s election—they’re hoping the rain doesn’t depress turnout. “We’re hoping the rain storm doesn’t depress the voter storm,” Orange County Republican Party Chairman Fred Whitaker said. Orange County Democratic Party Chair Ada…


California Lawmakers Demand Action on Illegal Cannabis Operations

Elected officials in California are urging the U.S. Department of Justice to address the state’s illegal marijuana growing operations. In a May 11 letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland, the lawmakers said the abundance of marijuana grow operations in the state make the surrounding areas “untenable” and “dangerous for the residents in the surrounding neighborhoods.” “We have heard from our constituents of heinous incidents…


Groundbreaking Orange County Representatives Sworn In to Congress

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Republican Reps.-elect Young Kim and Michelle Steel were sworn in Jan. 3, joining Rep.-elect Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington) as the first Korean-American women elected to Congress. Kim and Steel both ousted Democrats who were in their first terms. Kim and Steel will be the only Republicans in the seven-member Orange County congressional delegation,…