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Name: Chelsea Hawkins
Age: 22
Location: Istanbul, Turkey
Occupation: Student, former editorial intern at KoreAm Journal
What has given you the most pleasure in the last year?
You mean aside from being part of the KoreAm family?
What food do you absolutely HATE?
I had a pretty awful experience with durian, so I’ll say that. The King of Fruits? LIES.
What would be your ideal vacation?
I can think of so many places – South Africa, Morocco, Botswana, Vietnam, the Philippines – but in the end, I think what matters is the company I’m keeping. If I’m with good friend with an appetite and a lot of curiosity, I’ll be happy.
What quality do you appreciate most in a friend?
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Name: Donna Kim
Age: 24
Location: New York, NY
Occupation: Multimedia Lifestyle Journalist, Style Expert
Where did you grow up?
San Francisco, California. Growing up there was a fantastic experience because it’s such a diverse community of people, great educational systems, and the most delicious food. (I truly think San Francisco has the best food, period.) And as much as I miss and love the Bay Area, I couldn’t imagine myself anywhere but New York City.
What is one goal you would like to accomplish during your lifetime?
I’d love to have my own talk show one day!
If you had to describe yourself using three words, it would be…
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KoreAm publisher James Ryu, Sung Kang and Warner Bros. senior VP of targeted marketing, Rick Ramirez.
KoreAm Journal and Audrey Magazine hosted an advanced preview screening of Warner Bros. Pictures’ Sylvester Stallone action flick, Bullet to the Head, at CGV Cinemas in Los Angeles’ Koreatown on Jan. 31. The honorary guest of the night was Stallone’s co-star, Korean American actor Sung Kang, who plays Detective Taylor Kwon, a New Orleans cop who enlists hitman Jimmy Bobo (Stallone) to help him track down the bad guys that killed both their respective partners.
At the event, Kang told KoreAm about the lessons that Stallone and director Walter Hill taught him about being the quintessential “alpha male,” both onscreen and off. It’s about exuding confidence; even when an alpha male doesn’t know what’s going on, he acts like he does.
“I’m always running around, feeling like I have to explain myself to everybody,” said Kang. “But alpha males tend to be very quiet. They just stand there, and everyone else gravitates toward them. At the same time, there’s a sense of respect, because the alpha male has earned it.”
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