• California Assembly OKs highest minimum wage in nation
• S. Korea unveils first graphic cigarette warnings
• US joins with South Korea, Japan in bid to deter North Korea
• LPGA golfer Chun In-gee finally back in action
• S. Korea won’t be top seed in final World Cup qualification round
• US men’s soccer misses 2nd straight Olympics
• US back on track in qualifying with 4-0 win over Guatemala
• High-intensity workout injuries spawn cottage industry
• CDC expands range of Zika mosquitoes into parts of Northeast
• Who knew? ‘The Walking Dead’ is helping families connect

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  [tvN] Chloe Moretz tackles Korean drama on SNL

  American actress Chloe Moretz appeared as a guest on late-night live TV sketch comedy show “SNL Korea 7″ on tvN Saturday. She played a soon-to-be daughter-in-law who learned about Korea through Korean dramas. Check out the “kimchi slap.”...

  • Posted March 7, 2016
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  [LAT] Get your Korean banchan fix at the Foodshop, a new restaurant in Koreatown

    Name of restaurant: The Foodshop Concept: Korean banchan (the side dishes commonly found with various other Korean specialties, including hot pot and barbecue) and kimchi in a deli-like setting. The specials change daily. What dish represents the restaurant,...

  • Posted March 1, 2016
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  [SLATE] Why Chris Rock’s Asian joke was such a disappointment

  – For most of the Oscars, Chris Rock proved himself once again to be a dynamic truth-teller about systemic racism, managing not only to make pointed comedy out of #OscarsSoWhite but to keep it front and center long after...

  • Posted February 29, 2016
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  [LAT] Chris Rock’s Oscars joke about Asian American accountants stirs outrage

  — Despite an Academy Award ceremony focused on addressing issues of diversity in Hollywood, Asian Americans expressed outrage on social media after two jokes that poked at stereotypes. The comments, one by host Chris Rock during...

  • Posted February 29, 2016
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  [LAT] Community center meant to unite L.A.’s Korean Americans has become a battleground

    — The four-story building at Western and Olympic was meant to pull Korean Americans together as a community. But in recent years it has become a battleground. Lawsuits fly back and forth, and...

  • Posted February 29, 2016
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  [LAT Commentary] Joe Biden wasn’t as funny at the Oscars as Chris Rock, but at least he didn’t make an Asian joke

  By Dexter Thomas – Hey, what’s the difference between the acting nominees at this year’s Oscars and that KKK rally in Anaheim? Answer: The KKK rally was more diverse. OK, so I’m probably not getting hired to write jokes...

  • Posted February 29, 2016
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  [USA Today] Made in North Korea: $300 ski jackets and more

    — Made in China? Don’t count on it. Australian sportswear brand Rip Curl made a public apology this week after it emerged that some of its ski gear had been made in one of North Korea’s state-owned factories...

  • Posted February 26, 2016
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