Starting at 11:00 am on a Saturday morning in Westlake Village, around 50 students aspiring to code a project or learn how to code, streamed into the doors of Hub101, where CodeDay LA was taking place. They came in, each with their own fresh ideas, and with a burning passion to code that sparked within…
Author: Paul Kang
KCON LA 2019, the Hallyu Wave, and More
On August 15, KCON LA 2019 officially began. KCON (Korean Convention) is described on the official KCON USA website as “the one place where every element of Hallyu encompassing pop music, TV dramas, movies, fashion, food, and beauty can be experienced and celebrated”. I was one such conventioner and audience member of KCON. But before…
Should India Become a Permanent Member of the UN Security Council?
The United Nations was formed in 1945, and the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (UN Security Council) is an organ within the UN designed to maintain international security, peace, and stability. It is currently made up of five permanent members: the US, UK, France, Russia, and China; and six temporary members, elected by…
Should Illegal Drugs be Considered a Matter of Public Health or Criminal Justice?
As early as 1971, President Richard Nixon declared a “war on drugs” in the United States. Over just twenty years, the number of federal prisoners imprisoned for non-violent drug offense had skyrocketed from 50,000 to over 400,000. US crackdown on drugs has been fierce, imprisoning citizens who have even less than a…
What is the Stock Market, and How Do You Begin Investing in it?
During the holiday season, stories of the Dow Jones, a collection of 30 large companies that are based in the US, plunging were rampant in the news. And it’s not only during the holidays that reports of the stock market are on the news; they are present almost every day. So what really are stocks…
Should the US Join the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea?
The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, was signed in 1958, and the laws from UNCLOS that are in effect today were signed in 1994. UNCLOS consists of 167 countries, including the states that make up the European Union. The reason that it was signed was to determine ocean…
NCAA Athletes: Students or Employees?
Many people often enjoy watching college football where they can cheer and root for their favorite team and players. However, there is a dark side to the celebration that happens on the field. Some may have been lightly aware of this dark side since 2010, but especially In the last 3 years, it…