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The Korean International Art Show Showcases Eclectic Collection

Noel Alumit | Posted 04.10.2012

Read More: Fiber, Art, Paintings, Korean, Installation, Sculpture, Silk, Creative, Sumi, Wonsil Kim, The Korean International Art Show, La Artcore, La Around Town, Los Angeles News
Noel Alumit

Buoyant and colorful, these deceptively pleasant pieces provide a glimpse into Korean creativity. Curator Wonsil Kim provides some much needed answers about the event.

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Kim Jong Il's Strange Food And Drink Cravings

Food Republic | Posted 02.18.2012

Read More: Korean, Dictatorship, Korean Food, Kim Jong Il, Dictators, North Korea, Food, Eating, Kim Jong-Il's Eating Habits, Kim Jong-Il's Eats, Kim Jong-Il's Food, Kim Jong-Il's Eating, Food News
Food Republic

The elder Kim kept such draconian control of information that very little is known about the country. What we do know comes from the handful of dissidents who have escaped.

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K-pop: Soft Power for the Global Cool

Linda Constant | Posted 01.14.2012

Read More: Google, Balance of Culture, Korean American, Cultural Diplomacy, Hallyu, Youth Culture, Music, Movies, Culture, Government, Soft Power, Kpop, Korean, Fashion, Asia, K-Pop, Mainstream, Girls Generation, Films, Channel, Lee Myung-Bak, Trends, Cultural Relations, Beauty, Pop Music, Tourism, Global, Mtv, South Korea, Seoul, Eric Schmidt, Youtube, Korean Food, Madison Square Garden, Cultural Engagement, World News
Linda Constant

Governmental cultural diplomacy can sometimes come off as forced or out-of-touch, but K-pop is an authentic reflection and spectacle of youth culture that is impressively close to the pulse of the "global cool."

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Hero: The Korean, Broadway-Style Musical

Cara Joy David | Posted 10.28.2011

Read More: Theater, Korean, Acom International, Hero, Musical, Lincoln Center, Entertainment News
Cara Joy David

I am not sure I ever thought I'd be sitting at Lincoln Center seeing a "Korean, Broadway-style musical." I knew such a thing existed, but I wouldn't have thought I'd be seeing it in New York.

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A New Voice for Asian Americans

2morrowknight | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Christina Lee, Radio Korea, Asian-Americans, Race, Sung Lee, Asian, Media, Ethnicity, Asian-America Culture, Korean, Media News, American Dream, Los Angeles, AMN Radio, Culture News
2morrowknight

Eighty years ago, in his best-seller The Epic of America, historian James Truslow Adams coined the phrase "American Dream." He defined it as not merel...

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Teen Lengthens Tongue To Speak Korean

The Huffington Post | Laura Hibbard | Posted 10.12.2011

Read More: Tongue Surgery, Korean, Korean Language, Learning Languages, Tongue, Weird England, Amazing Anatomies, Girl Extends Tongue to Speak Korean, Rhiannon Brooksbank, Rhiannon Brooksbank Extends Tongue, Weird News News

Learning to speak a foreign language requires painstaking practice, and if that doesn't work, it might be time to for minor, yet painful oral surgery....

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A Living Lesson in Korean Culinary History

Michelle Won | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Korean, Michelle Won, Flushing, Arowana Films, Korean Food, Live Octopus, New York, Evan Leong, Food News
Michelle Won

I asked the floor manager of a Korean restaurant what it was that made Korean people think, "Okay, let's eat this live this time." His answer was historical.

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Bringing in the Chinese New Year With Festive Holiday Rice and Beans

Mika Ono | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Adzuki, Korean, Rice, Asian, New Year, Beans, Azuki, Chinese New Year, Recipes, Food News
Mika Ono

In East Asia, the color red is associated with luck and happiness, so it's no surprise that dishes featuring red ingredients are consumed as part of the 15 days of festivities beginning the year.

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State of Oregon First to Adopt National Certification for Medical Interpreters

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Language Access, Interpretation, Russian, National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters, Oregon Office of Multicultural Health & Services, Vietnamese, Interpreters, Oregon, Limited English Proficiency, Spanish, Cantonese, Mandarin, Lep, Language Barrier, International Medical Interpreter Association, English, Language, Patients, Multicultural, Health, Korean, Medical Interpreters, Healthcare, Imia, Cmi, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The National Board of Certification for Medical Interpreters announced today that the State of Oregon has become the first state in the nation to offi...

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Census Bureau Survey Draws Attention to Need for More Proactive Multicultural Approach

Louis Provenzano | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: French, Washington, West Coast, Immigration, Thailand, Arabic, Denver, Farsi, Limited English Proficient, Chicago, American Community Survey, East Coast, u.s. Census Bureau, Korean, Swahili, Hispanic, Spanish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Newborns, East Africa, Survey, Languages, Syracuse, Interpretation, Mandarin, Language, Burma, Lep, Legal Immigration, Immigrant, Census Bureau, D.C., Northern Virginia, Oromo, Amharic, Cantonese, Politics News
Louis Provenzano

The release this past week of the Census Bureau's American Community Survey (ACS) makes it clear that America's ethnic makeup is changing much quicker...

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Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 11.17.2011

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Jaemin Kim

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

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Ani Phyo's Raw Food Thai Kelp Noodles

Ani Phyo | Posted 05.25.2011

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Ani Phyo

Watch Ani Phyo make Pad Thai inspired noodles on YouTube. You can also watch it on the new VegNews Magazine website. For the recipe, please visi...

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