Roar Story Slam

ROAR Story Slam All Stars!

Join us online for a special livestream of this year’s ROAR Story Slam All Stars at the link below.

Join us in celebrating Korean American Story’s 15th Anniversary with a special championship edition of our annual storytelling competition: ROAR Story Slam All Stars!

The best of the best ROAR Story Slam finalists return for a chance to win a cash prize of up to $2,000 and be crowned 2025’s ROAR Story Slam All Star. Each storyteller has six minutes to captivate the audience – no scripts, no props, just pure storytelling magic. The theme of this year’s stories is First Time/Last Time.

Emcee
Kathleen Kim
Sesame Street Puppeteer and Emmy-Nominated Producer

Performer
Youngmi Mayer
Comedian & Writer

Photo Credit: Fuji Oemura

Q&A Moderator
Vivian Lee
Emmy-Winning TV Anchor and Reporter


EVENT INFO:
April 5th, 2025

Joe’s Pub
425 Lafayette St
New York, NY 10003

PRICE: $35 + Ticketing Fees (Total: $42)

SCHEDULE:
6:30 PM: Doors Open / Food and Drink Available to Order
7:30 PM: Program
9:30 PM: Afterparty

ABOUT ROAR STORY SLAM

ROAR Story Slam was created to encourage Korean Americans to recognize the significance and range of our community’s narratives and to showcase our stories for the community and beyond.


The program explores real-life events and narratives that reflect the diverse experiences of the Korean American community. Our intention is to present these stories authentically and respectfully. Some content may not be suitable for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised.

By attending ROAR Story Slam All Stars, you consent to the use of your voice and likeness without compensation in photography, video recordings, and audio recordings of this event, and you agree to release Korean American Story and its sponsors from any liability on account of such use.

Questions, comments, concerns? Please contact roar@koreanamericanstory.org.

Prizes

Sponsors

Executive Producer
Storyteller

JEANNIE PARK

Interested in being a sponsor? Click here to learn more!


Roar Story Slams

ROAR Story Slam All Stars 2025: Photos & Videos

Finalists: Min-Woo Park, Mike Yoon (Tessier), Angelica Yi, Jungin, Young Kim, Angela Bennett
Judges: Soo Hugh, Catherine Kim, Daniel K. Isaac, Edward Yoo Pokropski, Stephen Park
Emcee: Kathleen Kim
Comedian: Youngmi Mayer
Q&A Moderator: Vivian Lee

Washington, D.C. ROAR Story Slam 2024: Photos & Videos

Finalists: Lin Su Winton, Tony Luckett, Amy Anderson, Mike Tessier, Jae Kwon, and Alisha Bennett
Judges: Sam Hyun, Lucy Lee, Jung Yun, Eugenia Kim, and Sam Lee
Emcee & Performer: Eunji Kim

Houston ROAR Story Slam 2023: Photos & Videos

Finalists: Jimmy Byrne, Tina Kim, Young Kim, Danny Maiuri, Kwon Teimchaiyapoom, and Joseph Yoo
Judges: Susan Jhin, Dona Murphey, David Lee, Theresa Choh-Lee, and Kyung B. Yoon
Emcee: Tiffany Justice
Performer: Jackie Faye

Chicago ROAR Story Slam 2022: Photos & Videos

Finalists: Charlene Choi, Deb Kim, Doug Kim, Chris Kim, Rosita Gonzalez, and Liz Sargent
Judges: Jennie Oh Brown, Joyce Kim, Stephanie H. Kim, Matthew Miller, Sam Yu
Emcee: Mia Park
Performer: Eunji Kim

Virtual ROAR Story Slam 2021: Photos & Videos

Finalists: Paul Kim, Riss Myung, Jaximus Park, Cheryn Simpson, e, Linda Beck
Emcee: Vivian Lee
Performer: Run River North

Virtual ROAR Story Slam 2021

Welcome to our first virtual ROAR Story Slam – an annual live storytelling competition hosted by KoreanAmericanStory.org. Six finalists, who have been specially selected from our submission pool, will perform their unique, creative, and authentic Korean American story for a chance to win a cash prize of up to $1,000. Finalists will also receive free LG wireless headphones and lights to use at the live event courtesy of our sponsors Paul Kim & Lucy Lee and LG Electronics. Each finalist will have no more than six minutes to tell their story, without the use of scripts nor props. The winners will be determined by audience vote, which will be revealed at the end of the event. Our goals are to encourage Korean Americans to recognize the significance and range of our community’s narratives, to document and preserve them and to showcase them for the community and the public beyond.

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