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Young Jean Lee’s Theater Company Presents ‘Untitled Feminist Show’

Posted on 18 January 2012 by Eunice Roh

Young Jean Lee Untitled Feminist Project Playwright Young Jean Lee is pushing more boundaries with her latest avant-garde production, Untitled Feminist Show. Starring a multi-performance group cast (theatre, dance, cabaret, and burlesque), this wordless journey delves into the state and identity of female nudeness. Although ...

Korean Activist, Ahn Chang Ho, Inducted into International Civil Rights Walk of Fame

Posted on 16 January 2012 by Andy Jung

Korean revolutionary, Ahn Chang Ho, recently became the first Korean—and first Asian—to be inducted into the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame, which recognizes "people around the world who have championed the causes of freedom and equality." Ahn Chang Ho, otherwise known as Dosan, was an independence ...

Filmmaker Andrew Ahn ‘Comes Out’ Through His New Film

Posted on 09 January 2012 by Andy Jung

Andrew Ahn Dol L.A.-based filmmaker Andrew Ahn will premiere his much-awaited second narrative short, Dol (First Birthday), at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Ahn, who previously won acclaim for his first narrative short, Andy, which played with societal gender roles, tackles a more personal topic ...

[ROKing Korea] Exhibits, Performances, Food & Coffee… Multifunctional Spaces on the Rise!

Posted on 06 January 2012 by Korean Beacon

ROKing Korea is a feature column by ROKing Magazine that explores Korean culture and expat life in South Korea. With the growing number of Korean-American expats in Korea, we’ve teamed up with ROKing, a bi-monthly, bi-lingual, Korea-centric magazine, to give you a glimpse of life in South Korea. Zien ...

Taste of Korea’s ‘Share Your Delicious Secret w/ Super Junior’ Recipe Contest!

Posted on 12 December 2011 by Korean Beacon

Taste of Korea Super Junior Taste of Korea has teamed up with Korean food ambassadors and mega K-pop group, Super Junior, to launch a new recipe contest called "Share Your Delicious Secret w/ Super Junior." Starting today, you can submit your recipe(s) and enter for a chance ...

The Korean Unwed Mothers & Families’ Association Needs Your Support!

Posted on 09 December 2011 by Justin Ahn

In a country where there is a social stigma often attached to struggling single mothers, shelters are a greatly appreciated resource. Upon hearing that HEATER, one of such support facilities run by The Korean Unwed Mothers and Families' Association (KUMFA), was facing closure, two Korean American adoptees—professor ...

New Animated Film, ‘The King of Pigs,’ Tackles Bullying in South Korea

Posted on 05 December 2011 by Deborah J. Yoon

King of PigsDirector Yeun Sang Ho Bullying is a prevailing issue in many societies. Though we have all been taught the Golden Rule—treat others the way you would like to be treated—this ethical code is too often ignored. Director Yuen Sang Ho does an excellent job in addressing ...

[ROKing Korea] Cheongdo Persimmon Wine: A one-of-a-kind wine found only in South Korea

Posted on 21 November 2011 by Roking Magazine

ROKing Korea is a feature column by ROKing Magazine that explores Korean culture and expat life in South Korea. With the growing number of Korean-American expats in Korea, we’ve teamed up with ROKing, a bi-monthly, bi-lingual, Korea-centric magazine, to give you a glimpse of life in South Korea....

Performance Artist Christine Sun Kim Explores the Physicality of Sound

Posted on 17 November 2011 by Eunice Roh

Christine Sun Kim Sound "Let's listen with our eyes and not just our ears," says Christine Sun Kim. The creative ability and process to transform sound into something visual and tangible is very thought-provoking. Christine Sun Kim is the artist who ingeniously thought of exploring the physicality of sound, and the ...

Photographers Dan Pak and Young Kim Part of ‘TBC: To Be Continued’ Show

Posted on 16 November 2011 by Eunice Roh

Suitman Portrait by Dan PakPortrait of Suitman a.k.a Young Kim by Dan Pak Along with five other international artists, famed photographers Dan Pak (Vogue) and Young Kim—known for his "Suitman" series, a manifestation of the artist's "lifelong alienation"—are a part ...
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