It is claimed that these Koreans in trouble in New Zealand for kidnapping, assault, and torture have not adjusted well to kiwi culture.  I guess they adjusted better then this Korean did to American culture. More over at the Marmot’s Hole.
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A South Korean native who joined the US military and died two and half years ago in Iraq has been honored with a gate named in his honor at Ft. Dix, New Jersey:

Fort Dix honored a fallen River Vale soldier Friday morning when it renamed itsWrightstown Gate as “Pfc. Min Soo Choi Access Control Point.”
Speakers […]

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Seriously this Judge Roy Pearson needs to get over it.  After losing his $54 million dollar lawsuit over a pair of pants, he is again going after the Chungs:

He’s baaaa-ack: Roy Pearson, the D.C. administrative law judge who filed, fought and lost a $54 million lawsuit against the Korean immigrants who own his neighborhood dry […]

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I posted before about a Korean-American hero in Iraq and now Wangkon has a great write up on a Korean-American hero in Afghanistan.
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If you ever wanted to debate the merits of the word "gyopo" here and here are the place to do it.
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Slightly interesting article in the Korea Times about Bruce Cumings’ wife, a professor at the University of Michigan, being featured on ABC’s Prime Time Live. Here are some of her views regarding the Korean peninsula:
Woo expresses her passion for Korean studies in her praise of Korea’s potential.
“The country has excellent human capital with people […]

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From CNN:
What James Kim, 35, encountered searchers would later describe as rugged, steep, snowy terrain with sodden branches, slick rocks, downed trees and poison oak nestled between sheer cliffs.
Despite those conditions, authorities said, he covered an estimated eight miles before rescuers on Wednesday found his body in a ravine.
“It seems superhuman to me that he […]

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This is still a major story in the US:
A mother and children who lost their way in a blizzard have been rescued after more than a week in freezing temperatures, but the Korean American father is still missing, AP reported Tuesday.
James Kim (35) and family, from San Francisco, disappeared after visiting a friend’s house […]

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