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KAs@Work: Professional Skateboarder Daewon Song

Posted on 03 May 2012 by Eunice Roh

KAs@Work is a new series that profiles Korean Americans and their jobs. Want to share what you do, or know of people with interesting jobs? Get in touch. Daewon Song Daewon Song is not only one of the most influential skateboarders of his time, he's also ...

Ben Henderson is the new UFC Lightweight Champion

Posted on 27 February 2012 by Andy Jung

UFC Lightweight Champion Ben Henderson On February 26, Ben Henderson, the half Korean and half black mixed martial artist, fought a close and grueling 25-minute championship fight against former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar (who had not lost a single fight ...

Half Korean Basketball Player Moon Tae-Jong Representing Korea

Posted on 26 September 2011 by Justin Ahn

Moon Tae-jong, better known as Jarod Stevenson in the States, recently participated in the 2011 FIBA Asia Championship games representing South Korea after having received dual citizenship (South Korea, U.S.) a few months ago. This year, Korea placed third behind China and Jordan ...

Seung Hoon Choi Starts for Ninth-Ranked Nebraska as Lineman

Posted on 21 September 2011 by Justin Ahn

It was nearly six years ago when a substitute teacher, the wife of Lincoln Christian High School's football coach, found Seung Hoon Choi in the library. Then 6-foot-2 and 320 pounds, she suggested the popular American sport. Choi had been sent to the States by his ...

Milton Lee is New Jersey Nets’ Newest General Manager

Posted on 01 September 2011 by Deborah J. Yoon

Milton Lee, a man who has an utmost passion for basketball, was recently named the new General Manager for Minor League Operations for the New Jersey Nets. Lee is not only the first Korean to take on this position, but his experience as the team's director of ...

Inside Hines Ward’s Atlanta Dream House

Posted on 22 August 2011 by Deborah J. Yoon

"I want to build my final house, my dream house," and that is exactly what he did. This month's Atlanta magazine features Pittsburgh Steelers' wide receiver Hines Ward's 15,000 sq. ft. house in his hometown, Atlanta, GA. ...

Kim Yu-Na talks about the Pyeongchang Olympics and her success

Posted on 19 August 2011 by Deborah J. Yoon

"Queen" Kim Yu-Na's popularity and support from fans continues to skyrocket as shown through her past three sold-out shows. In a recent interview with TIME magazine, she expressed her gratitude toward her fans, shared how she, like everyone, hates Mondays, and revealed her ...

Manchester United’s Park Ji-Sung named MVP of MLS All-Stars

Posted on 28 July 2011 by Mindy Gee

Manchester United's midfielder, Park Ji-Sung, was named the MVP of the 2011 AT&T MLS All-Star Game, after scoring one of four goals that led the team to victory in a match that ended 4-0 on Wednesday. Also known as "three-lungs Park" for the distance ...

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan wins 400-meter race at World Championships

Posted on 25 July 2011 by Mindy Gee

South Korean swimmer Park Tae-hwan won the 400-meter freestyle race at the FINA World Championships held in the Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai this past Sunday. Park came in at 3:42:04 for a gold medal finish, followed by China's Sun Yang and Germany's Paul Biedermann, reports ...

Half Korean basketball players granted citizenship

Posted on 21 July 2011 by Mindy Gee

Two half-Korean professional basketball players in Korea were granted citizenship today, making them eligible to play for the Korean national team. Moon Tae-jong, 35, and Moon Tae-young, 33, are brothers who were born between a Korean mother and an African American father in Seoul, and had only carried U.S. ...
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