KORE E Magazine – August 2019

CONTENTS

AUGUST 2019 | VOL. 2 | ISSUE 6

Editor-in-Chief Serena Kim explains why good design is so

dang important.

Your midsummer catch-up is here with Blinded by the Light, The

Terror: Infamy, The Memory Police and Jay Som’s Anak Ko.

Join the festivities with photos of Character Media’s celebration

dinner for Randall Park and the L.A. premiere of The Farewell.

A peek into the life of the late hapa sculptor Isamu Noguchi.

We’re exploring the limits of self-expression with stories on

Poketo, Siena Agudong, Helen Madelyn Kim, Blood Bros.

BBQ, Lewis Tan, Desmond Chiam, Li Jun Li and Mimi Choi.

Best Served Raw spotlights the origin story of musician Michelle

Zauner and her Japanese Breakfast. By Sameer Rao

Far Above Our Heads tells the tale of two Korean sisters who

run a kimono studio in pre-World War II Japan. By Serena Kim

In this installment of Shoots and Ladders, Awkwafina and

David Chang get new gigs.

In Con Fusion, our columnist takes on a bold experiment,

enlisting new chefs and food lovers to recreate “fusion cuisine”

recipes of yore. By Oliver Wang

Dive into the creative minds of jeweler JimmyBoi, streetwear

vet Bobby Hundreds and actor Derek Mio.

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR

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