Steve Han

Journalist

STEVE MANSEOUNG HAN is a bilingual reporter who currently writes for KoreAm Journal, Goal.com and Sports Chosun.

At KoreAm Journal, a nationally circulated all-English magazine in the U.S., he works as a general reporter who writes about Koreans and Korean Americans in a range of different fields, from politics to sports to entertainment, balancing the daily demands of blogging on the web with the long-form style of the print publication’s bi-monthly magazine.

Since 2008, he has been writing for Goal.com, the world’s largest international football website which covers more than 200 countries worldwide. Among Goal.com‘s 36 language versions, he currently writes for the Korean edition and has occasionally written for the International and U.S. editions, respectively.

He is also currently the L.A. Dodgers beat writer for South Korea’s largest circulated daily sports newspaper, Sports Chosun.

Aside from writing, he has also made several on-air appearances on radio, including Southern California’s NPR-affiliate KPCC and South Korea’s Arirang Radio, mainly to share his knowledge on football. He has also spoken at panel discussions, including the V3 Digital Media Conferenceand Dodgers Panel Discussion at the Japanese American National Museum in 2014.

Articles

Protecting Korean youth from ‘culture of drinking’

My early exposure to drinking alcohol is probably familiar to many Korean Americans, who, starting at a young age, often witness how much alcohol is valued, celebrated and considered a key part of socializing and enjoyment with friends and family.