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What We Stopped Counting

Sep 4, 2026

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18 min read

What We Stopped Counting

A century ago, Jersey City treated childbirth as something the city owed you. That building is luxury apartments now. New Jersey is putting up a first-of-its-kind state maternal health center in Trenton — and the state's own description of it does not use the word delivery.

Sylvia Kim
Sylvia Kim

Voices

When Cultural Authority Becomes the Embarrassment | 꼰대가 된 문화 권력의 망신

Aug 1, 2026

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6 min read

When Cultural Authority Becomes the Embarrassment | 꼰대가 된 문화 권력의 망신

BTS, the Grammys, and a generation that no longer waits for permission | BTS의 거부가 드러낸 낡은 완장과 새로운 세대의 힘 그리고 오래된 권위가 자신의 역사 영원한 권력으로 착각할 때 일어나는 일이다.

Sylvia Kim
Sylvia Kim

Voices

On Those Who Remain | 남아 있는 사람들에 대하여

Jun 27, 2026

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2 min read

On Those Who Remain | 남아 있는 사람들에 대하여

A publisher's note on what it means to stay — through 26 years, a name change, and an age that keeps getting faster. | 발행인의 글

Sylvia Kim
Sylvia Kim

Voices

A Leader Who Keeps Human Warmth Inside an Industry's Complex Language

Jun 10, 2026

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12 min read

A Leader Who Keeps Human Warmth Inside an Industry's Complex Language

Eil Chul Kim on Korean bio's entry into the U.S., the conditions for a Jersey City Korea Pavilion, and the force that ultimately holds people up

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

Voices

Walking Back the Confidence She Lost | 잃어버린 자신감을 다시 걷게 하다

Jun 10, 2026

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10 min read

Walking Back the Confidence She Lost | 잃어버린 자신감을 다시 걷게 하다

Jace Lee — senior model school director and fashion-walking coach. From posture and walking to storytelling in front of the camera and the rediscovery of family — a story about finding the original you again, not becoming like someone else. | 이경민(Jace Lee) 선생님 — 시니어 모델 스쿨 디렉터, 패션 워킹 코치. '누군가처럼 되는 법'이 아니라 '원래의 나를 다시 찾는 법'에 대한 이야기.

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

Voices

The Bridge Is Not Yet Finished | 다리는 아직 다 놓이지 않았다

Jun 10, 2026

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9 min read

The Bridge Is Not Yet Finished | 다리는 아직 다 놓이지 않았다

Violinist, Orchestra of St. Luke's · Overlook Quartet · Soridari art director — Haejoo Woo. | 바이올리니스트, Orchestra of St. Luke's · Overlook Quartet · 소리다리 아트 디렉터 — 우혜주.

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

Voices

Erie Chang | A Journey That Began in the Details | 디테일에서 시작된 여정

Jun 10, 2026

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10 min read

Erie Chang | A Journey That Began in the Details | 디테일에서 시작된 여정

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

Voices

The Father Was Outside the Frame | 아빠는 카메라 밖에 있었다

Jun 10, 2026

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6 min read

The Father Was Outside the Frame | 아빠는 카메라 밖에 있었다

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

Voices

The Things She Hasn't Built Yet | 아직 짓지 못한 것들

Jun 10, 2026

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6 min read

The Things She Hasn't Built Yet | 아직 짓지 못한 것들

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

Voices

The Artist Who Remembers the World in Scenes | 세상을 장면으로 기억하는 사람

Jun 10, 2026

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8 min read

The Artist Who Remembers the World in Scenes | 세상을 장면으로 기억하는 사람

Oh Yul — artist and content director. From a painter's studio in Korea to the streets of Jersey City, the story of an artist who builds memory through all five senses.

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

Voices

She Sits There Now | 그 자리에, 지금은 그녀가 앉아 있다

Jun 10, 2026

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1 min read

She Sits There Now | 그 자리에, 지금은 그녀가 앉아 있다

Harrington Park 시장 Joon L. Chung. 17살, 등에 땀을 흘리며 50불에 통역을 하던 그 코트룸의 자리 — 어느덧, 그녀가 시장으로 앉아 있다.

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

Voices

He Was Going to Leave. He Never Did. | 떠날 생각이었다. 그냥 남았다

Jun 9, 2026

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6 min read

He Was Going to Leave. He Never Did. | 떠날 생각이었다. 그냥 남았다

Twenty-five years at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. The first Korean American Captain in HCPO history — Peter Kwon. The story of a man who set out to leave, and instead gave a quarter century to one county.

The KORISE | Mom&I
The KORISE | Mom&I

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We Mistook a Tenant for an Anchor우리는 세입자를 앵커로 착각했다

Jun 9, 2026

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4 min read

We Mistook a Tenant for an Anchor우리는 세입자를 앵커로 착각했다

What left was a headquarters. What arrived is an ecosystem.떠난 것은 본사였고, 도착한 것은 생태계다

Sylvia Kim
Sylvia Kim

Voices

He Never Once Said "I Did This"그는 한 번도 "내가 했다"고 말하지 않았다

Jun 9, 2026

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3 min read

He Never Once Said "I Did This"그는 한 번도 "내가 했다"고 말하지 않았다

Two hours with Paul Kim, Mayor of Palisades Park — with council candidates Justin Kang and Lucy Yang. 팰리세이즈 파크 시장 폴 김의 두 시간. 인터뷰·글 실비아 김, 발행인.

Sylvia Kim
Sylvia Kim

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