• 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

All posts tagged "LAT"

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  [LAT] In the age of Tinder and eHarmony, K-town parents take their children’s love lives into their own hands

  — Young people in the U.S. are choosing to marry later and later, many satisfied with dating well into their late 30s and 40s or living with a significant other without tying the knot....

  • Posted March 29, 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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  [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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  [LAT] Warner Bros. acquires video-on-demand service DramaFever

    — Warner Bros. on Tuesday announced its purchase of DramaFever, a streaming-video subscription service that offers South Korean soap operas and movies. The studio is acquiring DramaFever from Japanese-based telecommunications firm SoftBank Group. The...

  • Posted February 24, 2016
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  [LAT] Legal fight over century-old Korean papers found in L.A. ends

  – Thirteen years ago, crews renovating a modest, white-walled single-story building in Exposition Park made a discovery in the attic crawl space. The building, a Los Angeles city-designated historic landmark, had served as the headquarters...

  • Posted February 24, 2016
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