E. Tammy Kim
E. Tammy Kim is a contributing writer at The New Yorker who covers a range of subjects, including politics, labor and the workplace, and the Koreas. She is a Puffin Foundation Fellow at the Type Media Center. Her first career was as a lawyer.
“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated”
Across the country, the Trump Administration’s assault on public institutions and its cuts to government funding are forcing scientists to abandon their work and the patients who benefit from it.
A Win for Democracy in South Korea
From the daily newsletter: the country’s President was effectively removed from office after a court upheld his impeachment.
The Fired Student-Debt Relievers
As Donald Trump guts the Department of Education, a vastly diminished staff attempts to keep the wheels on the government’s $1.6-trillion loan portfolio.
The Government’s Rock Librarian
Her work was so quiet and fundamental—to academia and industry, all over the world—that she believed her job would be safe.
Killing the Military’s Consumer Watchdog
A unit inside the C.F.P.B. protects servicemembers and veterans from financial scams. The Trump Administration has tried to stop it.
Inside the DOGE Threat to Social Security
A day in the life of a claims rep for America’s largest government program.
“We Are Considering You as Being Terminated”
Zain Shirazi, inspired by his family’s experience of post-9/11 racism, has been fighting workplace harassment for the federal government. The Trump Administration fired him.
Donald Trump’s Pro-Union Labor Secretary
The nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer reflects MAGA’s working-class contradictions.
Trump’s Orders Sow Chaos Inside the Nation’s Enforcer of Equal Opportunity
Can the federal government eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “gender ideology” without violating civil rights?
The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea
Han Youngsoo chronicled the postwar transformation of mid-century Seoul, complicating popular depictions of that era as one solely of deprivation and hardship.
In South Korea, a Blueprint for Resisting Autocracy?
After President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered martial law, the legislature voted to impeach him. But it could take months to remove him from office, and uncertainties remain.
A Coup, Almost, in South Korea
President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, then backed off, in a matter of hours. He now faces impeachment and mass protests.
The Rise of 4B in the Wake of Donald Trump’s Reëlection
Why the South Korean feminist movement, which calls for a boycott of men, is gaining traction among American women.
Is the Labor Movement Screwed No Matter Who Wins the Election?
A series of legal challenges could radically disempower the National Labor Relations Board—and other administrative agencies—regardless of who controls Congress or the White House.
The A.D.L. of Asian America
A new foundation tied to the Anti-Defamation League aims to end “discrimination, slander, and violence.” Both groups are navigating a crisis of mission about who and what they represent.
Han Kang’s Experimental Touch
From the daily newsletter: the first South Korean to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Plus: the Saudi Princesses held captive, Donald Trump’s “bro-cast” tour, and Saoirse Ronan outshines “The Outrun.”
Zooey Zephyr’s Defense of Trans Lives in a Deep-Red State
A short documentary goes behind the scenes with the Montana state representative as she fights for trans medical care and makes a momentous decision in her own life.
The Last Stand of the Rural Democrats
Only around a million people live in Montana, but the state will likely determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
Kamala Harris’s Youth-Vote Turnaround
For most of the year, young people seemed to be flocking to the Republican Party. Was Trump doing something right, or was Biden doing something very, very wrong?
“I Am Seeing My Community of Researchers Decimated”
Across the country, the Trump Administration’s assault on public institutions and its cuts to government funding are forcing scientists to abandon their work and the patients who benefit from it.
A Win for Democracy in South Korea
From the daily newsletter: the country’s President was effectively removed from office after a court upheld his impeachment.
The Fired Student-Debt Relievers
As Donald Trump guts the Department of Education, a vastly diminished staff attempts to keep the wheels on the government’s $1.6-trillion loan portfolio.
The Government’s Rock Librarian
Her work was so quiet and fundamental—to academia and industry, all over the world—that she believed her job would be safe.
Killing the Military’s Consumer Watchdog
A unit inside the C.F.P.B. protects servicemembers and veterans from financial scams. The Trump Administration has tried to stop it.
Inside the DOGE Threat to Social Security
A day in the life of a claims rep for America’s largest government program.
“We Are Considering You as Being Terminated”
Zain Shirazi, inspired by his family’s experience of post-9/11 racism, has been fighting workplace harassment for the federal government. The Trump Administration fired him.
Donald Trump’s Pro-Union Labor Secretary
The nomination of Lori Chavez-DeRemer reflects MAGA’s working-class contradictions.
Trump’s Orders Sow Chaos Inside the Nation’s Enforcer of Equal Opportunity
Can the federal government eliminate “diversity, equity, and inclusion” and “gender ideology” without violating civil rights?
The Henri Cartier-Bresson of South Korea
Han Youngsoo chronicled the postwar transformation of mid-century Seoul, complicating popular depictions of that era as one solely of deprivation and hardship.
In South Korea, a Blueprint for Resisting Autocracy?
After President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered martial law, the legislature voted to impeach him. But it could take months to remove him from office, and uncertainties remain.
A Coup, Almost, in South Korea
President Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law, then backed off, in a matter of hours. He now faces impeachment and mass protests.
The Rise of 4B in the Wake of Donald Trump’s Reëlection
Why the South Korean feminist movement, which calls for a boycott of men, is gaining traction among American women.
Is the Labor Movement Screwed No Matter Who Wins the Election?
A series of legal challenges could radically disempower the National Labor Relations Board—and other administrative agencies—regardless of who controls Congress or the White House.
The A.D.L. of Asian America
A new foundation tied to the Anti-Defamation League aims to end “discrimination, slander, and violence.” Both groups are navigating a crisis of mission about who and what they represent.
Han Kang’s Experimental Touch
From the daily newsletter: the first South Korean to win a Nobel Prize in Literature. Plus: the Saudi Princesses held captive, Donald Trump’s “bro-cast” tour, and Saoirse Ronan outshines “The Outrun.”
Zooey Zephyr’s Defense of Trans Lives in a Deep-Red State
A short documentary goes behind the scenes with the Montana state representative as she fights for trans medical care and makes a momentous decision in her own life.
The Last Stand of the Rural Democrats
Only around a million people live in Montana, but the state will likely determine the balance of power in the U.S. Senate.
Kamala Harris’s Youth-Vote Turnaround
For most of the year, young people seemed to be flocking to the Republican Party. Was Trump doing something right, or was Biden doing something very, very wrong?