Yvonne Kim

Bio

Yvonne was born and raised in Southern California. She has previously written for the Chicago Sun-Times, The Daily Northwestern and Korea Exposé covering issues of higher education, mental health and breaking local news. Yvonne earned her bachelor's degree in journalism from Northwestern University, and she loves and misses the Chicago snow dearly. She also earned a double major in English literature. She has been nursing YouTube and Tumblr addictions since middle school and will gladly chat with anyone at length about the Korean entertainment industry.

Donald Trump Jr. Is Apparently Fluent In More Than 1 Language

For someone overseeing a company as big as The Trump Organization and serving as an (unofficial) face of presidential campaigns, speaking more than one language would surely be of help. With President Donald Trump's second presidential campaign…

Twitter Is Losing It Over Trump Asking Congress To Investigate Obama's Netflix Deal

Finding himself in the midst of a ramped up Congressional impeachment investigation, President Donald Trump resorted to his favorite coping mechanism, Twitter, to claim Democrats ought to give up on the Mueller report. And then, he used it to name…

Pete Buttigieg's Husband Is Kind Of Amazing On Twitter

When the young mayor of an Indiana town announced he would be running for president, he quickly had the country's attention — and his husband's, too. Chasten Buttigieg was just as taken aback as the rest of us when he learned his husband Pete was…

Melania Trump's Language Skills Are Seriously Impressive

Though President Donald Trump has chosen to almost exclusively speak English, he surrounds himself with family members with much wider linguistic abilities. Even far before his presidency, his first wife, Ivana Trump, was Czech, and now, the current…

The Supreme Court's Asylum Decision Has Twitter Devastated

When President Donald Trump first announced potential restrictions on asylum laws in July 2019, the pushback was immediate. The courts, most notably in San Francisco, have been in a constant back-and-forth with the federal government in their best…

Trump Is Rolling Back Clean Water Protections, Because Who Needs To Drink Anyway

Since April 2019, the Trump administration has already proposed a repeal on carbon emission limits, looser methane standards, and changes to Obama-era coal regulations. This time around, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is tackling water…

AOC Paid Her Student Loan Bill During A House Hearing To Prove A Point

The student loan crisis affects 44 million Americans, and it turns out our elected politicians are among them, too. On Sept. 10, the House of Representatives gathered for a hearing to address the $1.5 trillion dollar debt crisis plaguing college…

Here's What We Know About Vaping & Illness After All Those Scary Reports

In recent months, the national uptick in teen vaping has become less of a viral trend and more of a burgeoning public health emergency. Although e-cigarettes are nothing new, they are coming under increased scrutiny as otherwise healthy, young…

RBG Got Real About The Possibility Of Eliminating The Electoral College

In recent election cycles, the Electoral College has proven controversial. In several presidential elections in the past 20 years, the election winner has managed to claim the presidency without winning the national popular vote thanks to the…

Donald Trump Reportedly Called Don Jr. “Not The Sharpest Knife,” Which, Oof

As President Donald Trump's first term in office creeps steadily toward its end, it's only natural to wonder what's next: not just in terms of who's fighting to beat him, but also, who's got their eyes on succeeding him. Whether or not their father…