At the heart of kore.am is a passionate editorial team committed to telling stories that matter through an Asian American lens. With diverse backgrounds in world affairs, economy, science, technology, culture, and mobility, our editors and writers create content that connects communities and explores the world with insight and nuance.
Our mission is to amplify voices and ideas — to spotlight culture-shifting stories, highlight innovation, and reflect the evolving identities that shape modern life. We strive to inform, inspire, and engage a global audience through sharp reporting, thoughtful storytelling, and meaningful dialogue.
Through feature journalism, critical analysis, and curated perspectives, our editorial team ensures that kore.am remains a dynamic space for discovery, representation, and connection across generations and cultures.
Nathan Lieu
Nathan Lieu covers consumer technology, software and the companies behind them for Kore Asian Media. He spent several years in IT support for a hospital network in San Jose before turning to writing, and he still explains things the way he once did to nurses with a frozen screen. He restores old film cameras on weekends and has yet to finish a roll he is proud of.206 Articles
Anjali Mehra
Anjali Mehra reports on science, transport and the way people get around for Kore Asian Media. She grew up in Edison, New Jersey, and spent her first reporting years at local transit board meetings, where she learned that a delayed bus is usually a story about budgets. She takes the train to every assignment she can and keeps a notebook ranking station snacks.152 Articles
Daniel Okada
Daniel Okada writes about world affairs, the economy and culture for Kore Asian Media, with an eye on how events abroad reach Asian communities in the United States. He worked in logistics in Seattle before moving into reporting and still reads shipping schedules for fun. On Sundays he cooks his grandmother's curry rice, with mixed results.137 Articles
