Awards
2009 National New America Media Award in the category of Best In-Depth and Investigative Reporting for Kai Ma's “To Have and to Hold,” a feature on Proposition 8 and the Korean American vote.
2009 National New America Media Honorable Mention in the category of Arts, Sports & Entertainment for Kai Ma’s “High Rollers,” a feature on high-stakes gambling.
2009 National New America Media Award in the category of Race and Interethnic Relations for Julie Ha’s “Neighborhood Watch,” a feature on the large numbers of Koreans moving into the Los Angeles neighborhood known as Little Tokyo, one of the last Japantowns left in California.
2008 Asian Pacific American Community Award by Assembly member Ted Lieu.
2005 Society of Professional Journalists Mark of Excellence Awards, Region 5: Best Nonfiction Magazine Features.
2004 New California Media Awards: International; Youth Voice; Workplace Issues/Economy; Investigative/In-depth (runner-up); Arts, Sports & Entertainment (runner-up).
2003 New California Media Awards: Arts/Culture.
2003 PACE Setter Award presented by the Pacific Asian Consortium in Employment.
2002 Outstanding Service on Behalf of the Korean American community presented by the Korean American Bar Association of Southern California.
2002 Annual Community Service Award presented by the Korean American Coalition San Francisco Bay Area Chapter.
2000 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Award nominee.
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