A Cautious Celebration for Kim
Huffington Post
So let’s not damn the new World Bank president Jim Yong Kim by association with the illegitimate, anachronistic process that put him there. Let’s not linger, right now, on the lack of a fair vote between countries for leadership of either the Bank or the IMF. Let’s not ask again, at least until tomorrow, how the bilateral donors of Europe and US can square their lock on these roles with their increasing emphasis on transparency and accountability.
Let’s celebrate, and look forward.
Hospital to live tweet brain surgery, put pics on Pinterest
CNN.com
The operation is called a brain tumor resection. It’s designed to remove a tumor to prevent seizures. It will be performed by Dr. Dong Kim, a neurosurgeon who helped lead the team that treated former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the head in 2011.
12-Year-Old Gets Perfect Score on Math SAT
Patch.com (Buffalo Grove, Ill.)
Sixth-grader Joshua Yoon of Buffalo Grove scored an 800 on the same college assessment test taken by high school students this year.
Korean cuisine emerging as an influential global food trend: food consultants
New York Daily News
It was predicted to become one of the food trends of 2012. And if an appearance on the menus of family-style international eateries and celebrity-backed restaurant openings are anything to go by, all indications are that Korean cuisine is poised to become as ubiquitous around the world as Thai and Vietnamese fare.
North Korea Says Oh’s Wife is Dead
Wall Street Journal
The saga of Oh Kil-nam’s misguided venture into North Korea in the 1980s and the destruction it brought to his family took another sad twist Tuesday as word came from Pyongyang that his wife had died.
Backed by activist groups and a loud advertising campaign, Mr. Oh last year challenged North Korea to free his wife and two daughters, who had been kept there for more than 20 years.
South Korean Nuclear Inspector Dies in Iran Crash
New York Times
A South Korean nuclear inspector on a mission for the United Nations was killed, and a Slovakian inspector was injured, when their car overturned on Tuesday near a nuclear site southwest of Tehran, semiofficial Iranian media reported.
‘Hawaii Five-0′: Daniel Dae Kim on McGarrett’s return, epic season finale
EW.com
Daniel Dae Kim is well versed in secret keeping. It was, he jokes (or not?), a “job requirement” on Lost. But if there’s one thing he’s not coy about, it’s his praise for the Hawaii Five-0 writing team, who dealt with unforeseen circumstances brought on by co-star Alex O’Loughlin’s sudden absence to seek prescription drug treatment.
Theatre World names winners
Variety
Hettienne Park will be awarded a Theatre World award for outstanding Broadway or off-Broadway debut. Park will be awarded for her Broadway debut for “Seminar,” starring Alan Rickman and later Jeff Goldblum, as well as her off-Broadway debut for “The Intelligent Homosexual’s Guide to Capitalism & Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures.”
In a somewhat shocking post on his personal blog, Kogi founder and culinary pioneer Roy Choi said he is considering leaving his profession. Continue Reading »
North Korea’s Kim Poised to Rattle Region With Nuclear Blast
Bloomberg via San Francisco Chronicle
Political pressure, a high-stakes bargaining strategy and technical challenges may push North Korea’s new leader to order the country’s third nuclear test any time now.
North Korea has been escalating its threats against South Korea and the U.S. in the past month as new leader Kim Jong Un celebrates the centennial of the birth of the country’s founder, his late grandfather Kim Il Sung.
Analysts: North Korea’s new missiles are fakes
AP via USA Today
Analysts who have studied photos of a half-dozen ominous new North Korean missiles showcased recently at a lavish military parade say they were fakes, and not very convincing ones, casting further doubt on the country’s claims of military prowess.
Kim Jung-Ju’s Gaming Bonanza
Forbes
The biggest story of South Korea’s richest over the past year happened in Japan. In December Kim Jung-Ju listed his online gaming company, Nexon, in Tokyo in a $1.2 billion initial public offering that was Japan’s largest of the year. That placed a much higher value on the company than analysts had long assumed, and since the launch the stock has risen 17%. So Kim’s wealth has more than doubled in a year, from $2.06 billion to $4.3 billion. That makes him Korea’s third-richest person, up from No. 9, last year.
The Los Angeles Riots: Inspiration behind a culinary upheaval
Los Angeles Times
Award-winning food critic Jonathan Gold writes an interesting piece about the L.A. Riots.
But change in Los Angeles is often easier to track by looking at its restaurants rather than its boardrooms, and from the business end of a pair of chopsticks, extreme diversity didn’t look so bad.
Social and mental stigmas affecting Asian-American students
Spartan Daily (San Jose State Univ.)
For students of Asian-American descent, the duality of being part of two conflicting cultures can be a troubling experience because of family pressures and society.
Justin Ko, a junior child development major, expressed his parents’ disapproval of his pursuit into becoming an elementary school teacher.
“My parents don’t like the fact that I want to teach,” Ko said. “In the Korean culture, elementary school teaching is viewed to be a ‘feminine’ job and my parents want me to do a more ‘masculine’ career.”
Chan Young Kim Of Fairfax, Va. Arrested For Beating Another Man With Golf Club In Korean BBQ Parking Lot
WUSA9.com
A man has been arrested for hitting another man with a golf club in a Fairfax parking lot on Tuesday afternoon.
Forty-seventy-year-old Chan Young Kim is accused of getting in a fight with a man at 4060 Jermantown Road. Kim reportedly punched, knocked to the ground and then kicked the other man before taking a golf club out of his car and hitting the victim when a witness tried to intervene in the fight.
Korean Pop Idol Enrages Japanese Internet by Eating Instant Noodles From the Pot
Rocket News 24
While the internet in general is known for being a bottomless cauldron of hate, nothing quite gets Japanese netizens seething like South Korea. Case in point: the Japanese net is raging over a video of a young South Korean woman eating instant noodles because she has bad table manners.
List of Korean Emoticons and How to Use Them
Seoulistic
Korean emoticons have meanings far and wide. And knowing these Korean emoticons will let you know if your Korean friends are happy, surprised, or just trying to be cute! Reciprocate your feelings using this list of Korean emoticons.
Seoul Sausage Company Opening in Little Osaka
GrubStreet
In good news for anyone who feels over saturated by Austrian and German wieners, Seoul Sausage Company is bringing its killer Korean meats to a retail location. Planting itself down in West L.A.’s increasingly diverse Little Osaka neighborhood, the company plans to open on Mississippi Avenue before summer arrives, right off of Sawtelle in a space aside Coffee Tomo and Blockheads.
T.G.I. Friday’s Is Now Serving Korean Tacos, Too
Eater.com
Look out Roy Choi: T.G.I. Friday’s is now serving Korean tacos. And not just any Korean tacos: they’re steak tacos. And they’re served with Sriracha, so you know they’re super Asian-y or something. Also on the tacos: ginger-lime slaw, cucumbers, fresh cilantro, basil. And jasmine rice pilaf on the side, because why not?
Catching prospect Conger on DL with elbow injury
MLB.com
Angels catching prospect Hank Conger was recently placed on the seven-day Minor League disabled list with a right elbow injury.
“Just a light sprain in the elbow,” Conger said via text message on Wednesday night. “I’ll be good. Should be back in a couple of weeks. Nothing serious.”
Roy Choi – Flavor of Los Angeles
Vimeo
Roy Choi – Flavor of Los Angeles from The Avant/Garde Diaries on Vimeo.
In this stomach-churning video, a Japanese man attempts to eat a Whopper that is topped with 1,050 pieces of bacon. Bloggers at Rocket News 24 decided to take advantage of Burger King Japan’s 15 strips of bacon for 100 yen ($1.20) promotion. Continue Reading »
Culinary Combat
Chef Beverly Kim reflects on her experiences as a contestant on Bravo’s Top Chef: Texas.
by Monica Y. Hong
Chef Beverly Kim used to make dinner for her parents on Valentine’s Day and cook French food for extra credit in junior high—any excuse to get her hands dirty in the kitchen. These days, inspiration comes from Asian flavors and the dedication to her craft shone through on Bravo’s Top Chef, where she competed against 29 other chefs, making it to the top 7.
After the 32-year-old Midwest native was eliminated, she proved herself a warrior when she bested a handful of other castoffs in the “Last Chance Kitchen” web series to get back on the show and ended up finishing in an impressive fourth place. The chef de cuisine at Chicago’s Aria restaurant took time out after a busy lunch rush to chat with KoreAm.
KoreAm Journal: Did you watch the show?
Beverly Kim: Oh, absolutely, I’ve watched all the episodes. It’s been sort of nerve-wracking to watch myself on TV. Even though I know what happens, it’s the first time I see how they’re going to edit it and how it’s going to be portrayed. So my whole body is shaking as it starts and my heart starts racing.
KJ: Do you think it was a fair representation?
BK: I think that it’s hard to capture the totality of anybody in a one-hour show. They portrayed me as a very nice person, a good person, a very open person, and a really hospitable person. Maybe a little bit on the meek side, but I think they tried to play it where my strengths really came out and that I was trying to prove myself through my work and my craft. I think that it was fair to who I am.
KJ: Did you feel like you were the underdog? Continue Reading »
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