All posts tagged "Los Angeles"

  • "Twinsters"
    ‘Twinsters’ documentary to show in LA Asian film festival

    “Twinsters,” the documentary detailing the separation and meeting of Samantha Futerman and Anais Bordier — the twins who shocked the world when they reunited for the first time in over 20 years — will screen in Los...

    • Posted April 14, 2015
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    Increasing number of Korean Americans renounce S. Korean citizenship

    The number of Angelenos renouncing their South Korean citizenships saw an increase this year, according to the Korean Consulate General. From Jan. 1 to the end of March, 161 Korean Americans with dual citizenship applied to give...

    • Posted April 2, 2015
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    Los Angeles agrees to spend $1 billion to fix sidewalks

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — The City Council on Wednesday agreed to spend more than $1 billion over 30 years to repair its sidewalks, settling a lawsuit filed by disabled residents who said they couldn’t navigate broken walkways,...

    • Posted April 1, 2015
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  • Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
    LA women earn 84 cents for every dollar men make, 97 cents for full time: study

    LOS ANGELES (CNS) – Many women living in the city of Los Angeles earn a wage that roughly equals 84 cents for every dollar their male counterparts earn, according to a report released today on the status of women...

    • Posted April 1, 2015
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  • Film festival
    Spotlight on four Korean projects in LA Asian Pacific Film Festival

    By Christine Ha Cats, cowboys, teen pregnancies and dystopia are slated to fill screens at the 31st Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival coming April 23 to 30. The four Korean projects selected for the event —...

    • Posted March 30, 2015
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  • K-pop hopefuls participate in the 2015 Global Audition at LA Theatre Center Saturday. (Park Sang-hyuk/Korea Times)
    K-pop hopefuls come out for LA auditions

    About 250 people showed up to audition for LOEN-Starship Entertainment’s Los Angeles auditions Saturday at Los Angeles Theatre Center, hoping to be chosen as the next big K-pop star. LOEN and Starship are home to names like...

    • Posted March 30, 2015
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    Thousands flock to 4th annual Hiring Fair in LA

    By Brian Han The 4th annual Hiring Fair brought together thousands of job seekers and close to a hundred employers at the L.A. Convention Center on Friday. The event was co-hosted by the Korean American Economic Development Center,...

    • Posted March 27, 2015
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