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In Koreatown, Building a Museum of Our Own
Dec 09, 2012
Image: A view of the L.A. city parking lot, at Vermont Avenue and Sixth Street, that will be the permanent site for the Korean American National Museum.It was the evening of the Downtown Art Walk last November in Los Angeles —...
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Marquez Knocks Out Pacquiao in Sixth
Dec 09, 2012
LAS VEGAS - The moment was short-lived, fleeting. The gesture was simple and largely undemanding. Yet the repercussions of that short moment when he was announced as the winner will forever echo in boxing history. The value of that little...
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Psy Set to Make Fortune With ‘Gangnam Style’
Dec 06, 2012
K-pop superstar Psy is expected to rake in about $8.1 million this year thanks to his viral hit song “Gangnam Style,” according to the Associated Press.The analysis says that main sources of income for “Gangnam Style” are YouTube, music sales...
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First Korean American Wins PGA Rookie of the Year
Dec 06, 2012
Korean American golfer John Huh was named 2012 PGA Rookie of the Year on Monday, making him the first Korean American to win the honor.Huh had been widely expected to receive the award after winning a Tour event after just...
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Japan Gifts NOAA $5 Million to Address Tsunami Marine Debris
Dec 05, 2012
The government of Japan announced Nov. 30 a gift of $5 million to the U.S., through NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) Marine Debris Program, to support efforts in response to marine debris washing ashore in the U.S. from the...
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Mental Health Clinician Awarded Peace Prize Posthumously
Dec 05, 2012
The California Wellness Foundation is posthumously honoring Su Yon Park this month with its Peace Prize Award in recognition of her efforts to prevent violence and promote peace in Oakland neighborhoods, where she worked for eight years. Park, who battled...
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Advance Praises for 'Birds of Paradise Lost' -- Andrew Lam's new book
New America Media, blurbs, Andrew Lam Dec 05, 2012
Lam has already demonstrated his charisma and wisdom in his essays. With his first collection of stories, he shows that this energy and wit transfers quite easily to his fiction, compelling us with painful, complex stories of perseverance and hope. You will read through these stories quickly, voraciously, and then you will read them again, keeping these characters in your heart, for years to come.
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Pacquiao to Go for Broke vs. Marquez
Dec 05, 2012
LOS ANGELES – World boxing champ Manny Pacquiao believes the only way to decisively defeat arch-nemesis Juan Manuel Marquez in their fourth fight is by being more aggressive and attacking the Mexican from different angles.“I’m going to create a lot of action in...
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Bullied Asian American Teen Committed Suicide Outside School
Dec 03, 2012
Tragic news out of Utah, where a 14-year-old middle school student committed suicide last week after being bullied one too many times: 14-year-old Bennion Jr. High student commits suicide.David Phan, a student at Bennion Junior High School in Taylorsville, reportedly...
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