iris kim @iris_kim7
Storyteller @NBCUAcademy | 2022 @pen_ev Fellow | words @NYTStyles, @Salon, @Slate, @TIME, @HarpersBazaarUS, @ElectricLit, @delish | @USC '19 | (she/her) iris-kim.com/writing Joined July 2018-
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Through women's weightlifting, the club Girl Gains has over 100 chapters in the US, Canada and Vietnam empowering young women to take up space both inside the gym and out. Read @iris_kim7's article for @NBCUAcademy's #Storytellers: nbcuacademy.com/womens-weightl…
“We, as Diné people, think differently about land than outsiders do — we think about the generations to come and the kind of water that they’ll drink, the kind of land that they’ll live on and the air that they will breathe.” via @NBCUAcademy nbcuacademy.com/navajo-water-r…
About 30% of Navajo families don’t have access to running water. For @NBCUAcademy’s #storytellers, @iris_kim7 reports on how the nonprofit @tonizhoniani helps the Navajo’s fight to protect their water on their own terms: nbcuacademy.com/navajo-water-r… #SacredWaterSpeaks #Diné #Navajo
An unhoused Indigenous community in Minneapolis is using collapsible yurts as much-needed shelter. For @NBCUAcademy’s #Storytellers, @iris_kim7 reports on how a mutual aid collective is helping @campnenookaasi's vulnerable population: nbcuacademy.com/yurts-indigeno…
Until recently, Guam had only one doula on the entire island to support birthing people. For @NBCUAcademy’s #Storytellers, @iris_kim7 reports on the Indigenous-led doula organization training locals to provide birthing support: nbcuacademy.com/guam-doulas #CHamoru
Meet the Latino student filmmakers changing the face of Hollywood. For @NBCUAcademy’s #storytellers, @iris_kim7 reports on how @youthcinema_ lets films starring, written, directed and shot by students shine in the spotlight: nbcuacademy.com/latino-represe… #latinosinhollywood
From my incredible colleague @iris_kim7 and the amazing @SuzGamboa: Bans on diversity, equity and inclusion may halt Latino progress in higher education nbcnews.com/news/us-news/b… via @NBCNews
.@LA_StudentsDsrv, a Los Angeles student group, has helped divest $25 million from school police budgets and reinvested in mental health counselors, school social workers and Black teachers. @iris_kim7 reports for @NBCUAcademy #Storytellers: nbcuacademy.com/school-police-…
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Introducing: the @NBCUAcademy Storytellers @mayaabrown10, @iris_kim7 & @OfficialJValle! These inspired early-career journalists are profiling changemakers and innovative programs addressing systemic issues across the country! Learn more: nbcuacademy.com/storytellers
NBCUniversal News Group Launches Storytellers Training Program (Exclusive) hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/nbc…
✨Excited for this next year @NBCUAcademy covering people and organizations that are creating change! If you have any story ideas for me, let me know 📥
✨Excited for this next year @NBCUAcademy covering people and organizations that are creating change! If you have any story ideas for me, let me know 📥
Thank you to the @thedailybeast for letting me write about White/Western saviorism in documentary! I hope for more narratives about Korean history and the Korean War that don't flatten us into stereotypes.
Thank you to the @thedailybeast for letting me write about White/Western saviorism in documentary! I hope for more narratives about Korean history and the Korean War that don't flatten us into stereotypes.
PBS's response: "Our film does not set out to present a comprehensive history of the Korean War, or the development of the North Korean state." That's *EXACTLY* the problem.... Please share + uplift the filmmakers' reply + demands: medium.com/@dborshay/an-o…
PBS's response: "Our film does not set out to present a comprehensive history of the Korean War, or the development of the North Korean state." That's *EXACTLY* the problem.... Please share + uplift the filmmakers' reply + demands: medium.com/@dborshay/an-o… https://t.co/qQIRj1ZCcL
We’re excited to share this year-end roundup of the best Asian American books of 2023. These are the books that we couldn’t stop thinking about, the books we’re gifting to friends & family, & the books we’re going to pick up time & time again. Read here: soapberryreview.com/?p=3509
"I found [@elisewho's] book to be especially prescient and chilling as the tech and beauty industries market themselves to younger and younger audiences, conflating appearances with self-worth." — @iris_kim7, writer and essayist
Today, the Pacific Forum is hosting a conference on North Korean human rights. Why is a research institute that focuses on national security hosting a conference on North Korean human rights? And why is this concerning? 🧵
thank you to @The_Rumpus/@KitchenTableLit editors @shereelgreer and @stareenite for believing in this essay 🥹
thank you to @The_Rumpus/@KitchenTableLit editors @shereelgreer and @stareenite for believing in this essay 🥹
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When Americans talk about the use of English in K-pop, we are almost never *just* talking about the use of English in K-pop. For the inaugural piece in my monthly @PasteMagazine K-pop column (!), I wonder around the fandom preferences & industry biases this convo engages.
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Non-native journalists and folks in general: I know you’re hearing me say “was” when I talk about Indigenous language and culture but I promise I am always saying “IS” — with a subtle but very meaningful shift in perspective, your ear will catch up. Thank you ❤️
@iris_kim7 @thedailybeast Iris Kim's analysis of the documentary Beyond Utopia is informative & brilliant. From a human rights standpoint, Kim's review informs us far better than the film about the U.S. role in N Korea causing people to defect & flee. Peter Schey, Pres. Center for Human Rights. L.A. Ca.
@iris_kim7 @thedailybeast Congrats, Iris! Saving to read
OPINION | "What [Beyond Utopia] lacks is discussion of the United States’ unsavory role in creating the harsh conditions inside North Korea that contribute to defectors being forced to flee." #Oscars By @iris_kim7 trib.al/vebE3VB
If you watched Gyeongseong Creature (or didn't bc of the human experimentation/monster), the 2016 film The Age of Shadows sets are so similar its unnerving, and has none other than Gong Yoo as the hot pawnshop owner in a suit.
why is The Age of Shadows not available to stream anywhere online? directed by Kim Jee-woon and starring Song Kang-ho and Gong Yoo.
Not a single winner at the Golden Globes said anything about the ongoing genocide because of what it would do to their career. Compare that to a few yrs ago where stars only spoke out against the Ukrainian invasion but Zelensky himself made an appearance
Poets—I have this consistent insecurity about my work where I feel like I’m constantly writing in different tones and voices. I think this is because I often don’t know what I’m going to say when I sit down to write, so my poems go in many different directions, but the (1/3)
Are y’all talking about The Brothers Sun? If not, you should be. We binged the last 3 episodes last night (we never binge shows) and it is so excellent—well acted, dramatic, funny, full of surprises, violent but also tender. And Michelle F*cking Yeoh in a role made for her 🤩
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finally booked my very first writing retreat at Porches, courtesy of a 5-day fellowship I am grateful to have won....anyone have any advice on how to make the most of this special time? it's a retreat outside of a small town, i'd be in a group house.
Please read and widely share this Open Letter from progressive filmmakers to @IndependentLens concerning the documentary Beyond Utopia, which presents "an unbalanced and inaccurate narrative about Korean history and North Korean society." medium.com/@dborshay/an-o…
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