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Monday Giveaway I: Designer denim gift card

Monday, March 15th, 2010 | KoreAm

Calling all denim lovers! (We predict that means all of you.) The Warehouse Sale is an exclusive, traveling denim sample sale featuring the hottest brands for men and women, including True Religion, Seven, Monarchy, Tapout, Affliction, BCBG MAx Azria, French Connection, William Rast, Ed Hardy, Frankie B, and many more. Whether you like your demin embellished, untouched or fashionably destructed, this is your one-stop shop.

This Saturday (3/20) and Sunday (3/21), the…


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Lt. Dan Choi Arrested

Thursday, March 18th, 2010 | Michelle


Lt. Dan Choi took his protest of the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy a step further today when he handcuffed himself to the White House gates in an act of civil disobedience. He was leading about 100 protesters in rally for DADT’s repeal. Choi and fellow protest leader Jim Pietrangelo were charged with failure to obey pubic order. They will be held overnight and are…


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Korean + Irish = Hot Dang!

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 | Michelle

Happy St. Patty’s Day! Let’s toast to all the Korean Irish out there, a group that Urban Dictionary calls “the best mix that the world can produce.”

You are a mighty fine bunch.

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Brian Joo Remakes the Already Good ‘In My Head’

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010 | David.Yi

If you thought Justin Derulo’s chart-topping single, “In My Head” was a catchy, addictive tune, chances are you’ll probably be perplexed at Brian Joo’s own K-pop version of the same song. The singer released a Korean version–auto-tune attached–with a music video. And in the video, Joo frolics around while the camera awkwardly sits upon that one girl from High Kick who fails in her attempt to look sexy in her curveless, pale complexion but does succeed in the art of looking bored and confused….


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The Awkward SFIAAFF 2010 Diaries

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010 | Sylvie Kim

The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival (of which KoreAm is one of many awesome media sponsors) kicked off this past Thursday, and as Hyphen’s Film Editor, I was lucky enough to get on the press list (read: free admission!) to some screenings and events.

The awkward adolescent that lives inside me decided to document SFIAAFF opening weekend in my diary as I navigate clumsily through a refined cinematic event, filled with movers and shakers in…


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