We Are Not Your “Rooftop Koreans”
Soo Myung Koh. Wan Joon Kim. David Joo. They are not “Rooftop Koreans.” Instead, these men are hard workers. They are beloved members of families as sons, brothers, cousins, uncles, […]
#YooAreHere: Seoul to Soul!
안녕하세요 Hello from Seoul! Yoo just returned from a whirlwind week in Seoul, Korea (May 23-June 1, 2025). I was honored to receive the “Alumna of the Year” recognition by […]
1992 사이구 Sa I Gu 33rd Anniversary & K.W. Lee, the “Godfather of Asian American Journalism”
April 29, 2025 marks the 33rd anniversary of the 1992 Los Angeles uprising, known in the Korean American community as 사이구 “Sa I Gu,” which stands for the numbers 4-2-9 […]
L.A. Sons & Daughters: Yoo, Roy Choi & the LA Times Festival of Books
As a Korean American foodie, Yoo were honored to meet chef and activist ROY CHOI, whose powerful experiences during the 1992 L.A. 사이구 “Sa I Gu” uprising are described in […]
2025 LA Times Festival of Books
LOS ANGELES TIMES FESTIVAL OF BOOKS SIGNING THIS SATURDAY APRIL 26, 2025 AT 11 AM PT! Join Yoo and authors ROSE KWON EASTON, ANN SUK WANG, and SUSIE YI at […]
Yoo Are On the Road – The New “Normal”
Greetings from Normal, Illinois! Yoo discovered Normal is far from “normal”… it’s awesome! I had a wonderful time meeting the faculty and students at University High School at the Illinois […]
Kirkus Reviews’ Best Books of the Century
We’re only 25 years into the 21st century and I’m honored that KIRKUS REVIEWS chose FROM A WHISPER TO A RALLYING CRY: THE KILLING OF VINCENT CHIN AND THE TRIAL […]
Yoo Are On the Road
Yoo are living the jet set life on the road for my RISING FROM THE ASHES book tour with Author Village! Some recaps of my latest adventures… March 11-13, 2025: […]
“Rising From the Ashes” Wins 2025 YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
I am thrilled to announce that my book, RISING FROM THE ASHES: LOS ANGELES, 1992. EDWARD JAE SONG LEE, LATASHA HARLINS, RODNEY KING, AND A CITY ON FIRE (Norton Young […]
#LAStrong 1992-2025
[NOTE: This blog was originally written on January 10, 2025. I have done a final update as of January 19, 2025 with updated information, statistics, and source links. For continuing […]