• 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 "Los Angeles Times"

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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] Spicy soup and more Korean comfort food at Yook Cal Bop Sang in Koreatown

  Name of restaurant: Yook Cal Bop Sang. “Yook cal” is a mash-up of yookgaejang (a spicy beef soup) and calgooksu (knife-cut noodles). “Bop Sang” literally translates to rice or meal table — because rice is synonymous with meal in...

  • Posted February 17, 2016
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  [LA Times] How a Lincoln High teacher gets all his students to pass the AP Calculus exam

    — Yom, as the students call their Lincoln High calculus teacher, is at the blackboard with marker in hand. He can’t be stopped. Left to right he works, light on his feet, flicking...

  • Posted February 10, 2016
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  [LA Times] Roy Choi, Daniel Patterson cooking up a revolution in Watts with Locol

  —  With Locol, chefs Roy Choi, whose Kogi truck and Korean hot-pot place Pot regularly make it onto The Times’ list of L.A.’s 101 best restaurants, and Daniel Patterson, whose San Francisco restaurant Coi...

  • Posted January 26, 2016
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