May 2011
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Korea: The Next Face of Hollywood? (From...
Type-casting and a dearth of roles for Asians and Asian-Americans has made it equally difficult for Asians to break into Hollywood and Broadway. But with the Asian minority increasing in the U.S. and a burgeoning growth of Asian actors in meatier roles, this seemingly immutable tradition might be changing.  Of the Asians actors and actresses in Hollywood, Koreans are the largest minority. Kim...
May 30th
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Stuck in the Middle – A Look At The Life of a...
School. Math academy. Taekwondo. English class. Music lessons. Four hours of homework. And that’s just Monday. Korea’s a country that takes education seriously – perhaps too seriously. A Korean kid’s school day can be up to 12 hours. Twelve hours. That’s more than some of the hardest-working middle-aged Americans are willing to put in – at least consistently. But a thirteen year old in this...
May 21st
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Obangsaek Launch Party at Platoon Success!!
A big thank you to everyone who came down to the launch of Project Obangsaek.  20 guys and 20 girls tried their hands at ‘Sogetting’, stay tuned to our website to find out who was voted most popular! Remember, that Project Obangsaek invites you to submit content about Korea yourself, whether it be about fashion/art/music/history/culture/design…..anything at all that you think...
May 19th
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Choi Xoo Ang
blaaahg: South Korean artist, Cho Xoo Ang creates meaningful artwork representing the current suffering and abuse in Korea. 
May 19th
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Inside My Curly Mind: The Man from Nowhere... →
ethniccurls: CHA Tae-shik has this emotional attachment to his young neighbor, So-Mi. So-Mi’s mother, messed with the sindicate and was involved in drug trafficking. Tae-shik, owning a pawnshop, didn’t know about this until the gang was looking after him. He wasn’t aware that So-Mi’s mother pawned a…
May 12th
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Graffiti with Seoul By Hae Hee Joung (From...
”People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish. But that’s only if it’s done properly.” – Banksy Graffiti art in Seoul- turns out there is such a thing, and it’s friggin’ good too! Now, I’m no graffiti artist but I’ve been interested in the artwork since my college days, and to have discovered graffiti in the ROK has been, for a lack of better word…awesome! Graffiti by Hongdae ...
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