Roar Story Slam
ROAR Story Slam is an annual live storytelling competition that centers bold, personal Korean American stories. Storytellers take the stage to perform authentic, unscripted stories rooted in lived experience and shared identity.
Highlights from ROAR 2026
Past Story Slam Events
Finalists: Min-Woo Park, Mike Yoon (Tessier), Angelica Yi, Jungin, Young Kim, Angela Bennett.
Finalists: Min-Woo Park, Mike Yoon (Tessier), Angelica Yi, Jungin, Young Kim, Angela Bennett.
Finalists: Lin Su Winton, Tony Luckett, Amy Anderson, Mike Tessier, Jae Kwon, and Alisha Bennett
Finalists: Jimmy Byrne, Tina Kim, Young Kim, Danny Maiuri, Kwon Teimchaiyapoom, Joseph Yoo
Finalists: Charlene Choi, Deb Kim, Doug Kim, Chris Kim, Rosita Gonzalez, and Liz Sargent
Finalists: Paul Kim, Riss Myung, Jaximus Park, Cheryn Simpson, e, Linda Beck
Finalists: Kyle Chang, MJ Kang, Alexander Jun, Lowell Rojon, Sora Seung-Hyun Chung, Minzi.
Finalists: Stephanie Kim, Sam Yu, Cassie Chee, Deb Kim, Steve Han, Kris Kim.
Finalists: Britt Adams, Doug Kim, Ida Soon-ok Hart, Grace Cho, Angelica Yi, M.J. Kang
Finalists: David Choi, Anthony Luckett, Kyung B. Yoon, Gina Kim, Peter Hamilton, Joey Kim
Finalists: Jen Kim, Min-Woo Park, Eric Sharp, Eugenia Kim, Jeff Choh, Erica Lee