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Korean citizens living abroad are enlisting in the South Korean army in increasing numbers, the Korea Times reports.
South Korean enlistees who are classified as permanent residents overseas, including U.S. green card holders, have surpassed 1,000 in the last six years, according to the Korean government.
Earlier this month, we reported on a Korean American who volunteered for the ROK Army after seven years as a U.S. Marine.
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In perhaps the least surprising survey result since Korean Americans were found to be the biggest drinkers among Asian Americans, the Economist announced that South Korea is the plastic surgery king of the world!
That is on a per capita basis, mind you. For the most total procedures performed in 2011, look no further than ‘Murica, also known as the yoo-ess of ay or the United States, according to an analysis of 2011 data by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons. The society’s survey of 2010 data also had Korea on top.
Some bullet points of the brief Economist article:
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Photo credit: Jun Ahn/Barcroft Media via The Sun (U.K.)
Photographer Jun Ahn takes a unique but potentially life-shortening approach to creating art.
The 32-year-old artist from Seoul climbs atop some of the world’s tallest buildings in New York, Seoul and Hong Kong and takes a picture of herself often with legs dangling over the edge, perilously close to certain death. She’s been shooting the amazing photos since 2008 and estimates she’s been up to 14 skyscrapers or other buildings in the three cities.
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HI Jayne,
Please email office manager Jennifer Wong at jennifer@iamkoream.com, if you still haven’t received the November issue, so she can check on your subscription.
Best,
Julie Ha
Editor-in-Chief
KoreAm Journal
Hi, did KoreAm send out November 2012 issue yet? I have not received November 2012′s issue in the mail yet so please let me know. I prefer to correspond via email instead of phone call.
Thank you,
Jayne
@ Craig and Meghan: Please call us at 310.769.4913 or email jennifer@iamkoream.com to order a copy/check on your subscription.
Hello KoreAm,
I went to the Sunnyvale Border store to purchase the current issue (Feb 2011, Vol. 22, No. 2); but, I was disappointed to learn that they only sell magazines that their distributor sends them (and won’t do special orders). Is there anywhere in the South Bay that I can pick up a few copies? Or can I order them from you?
Thanks,
C
Hello, I subscribed to the magazine December 13, 2010, and i have not received the Dec 29th issue. I don’t know if snail mail is just extra slow, or somehow I wasn’t sent one. Just curious and wondering about that. If you could let me know either way, i would appreciate it.
Thank you.
Meghan
Duluth, MN
Hi Sharon. To purchase a specific issue, please click on the 2009 link or here: http://iamkoream.com/magazine/back-issues/2009/
We can also process your transaction over the phone. Please give us a call at the office 310.769.4913 during normal business hours.
I want to buy your August 2009 issue ONLY… is there any way I can do that?