All posts tagged "New York"

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    NY Korean American association falls from graces of Korean govt

    By The Korea Times New York staff The troubled Korean American Association of Greater New York has fallen from the graces of the South Korean government. According to the Consulate General Monday, the organization — which has...

    • Posted August 18, 2015
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  • Singers Yangpa and Na Yoon-kwon performed in front of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., Saturday in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Korean liberation. (Korea Times)
    The 70th anniversary of Korean liberation celebrated across the US

    The Taegeuki flew high in Korean American communities across the United States this weekend as celebrations for the 70th anniversary of Korean liberation drew out thousands to dozens of events. In Los Angeles, the weekend kicked off...

    • Posted August 17, 2015
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    Queens Koreatown plaza project faces opposition

    A proposed project in Queens for a Koreatown Plaza has hit a roadblock. The project, slated to be located at Leonard Square on Northern Boulevard and 156th Street, has been met with resistance from the local Broadway-Flushing...

    • Posted August 6, 2015
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    President Park to visit US in September

    President Park Geun-hye will pay a visit to the U.S. at the end of September, according to the Korean Consulate General Tuesday. Park will participate in a U.S.-South Korea summit in Washington, D.C., before arriving in New...

    • Posted July 29, 2015
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  • One of the pieces to be shown in an exhibit by K/REATE and Yoon Design in New York and Seoul in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Korean independence. (Photo courtesy of K/REATE)
    Young creatives to put on Taegeuki art exhibit in NY, Seoul

    By Tae Hong K/REATE, a gathering of young artists, is putting on a two-city exhibit in New York and Seoul of the South Korean flag — the Taegeuki — in commemoration of the 70th anniversary of Korean...

    • Posted July 29, 2015
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  • Korea Culture & Heritage Society New York President Lee Chun-beom, left, and Los Angeles President Lee Jin-soo, right (Photo courtesy of the Korea Culture & Heritage Society)
    LA, NY Korean culture org heads agree on partnership

    Los Angeles and New York are coming together for the promotion and education of Korean tradition and culture. The two heads of each city’s Korean culture and heritage society came to an agreement this weekend for mutual...

    • Posted July 28, 2015
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  • Siki Im, second from left, and Tanya Taylor, second from right, won the U.S. regionals of the International Woolmark Prize. (Photo courtesy of BFA)
    Fashion prize awarded to rising designer Siki Im

    Siki Im, 37, was chosen as the Woolmark Prize menswear winner of the year for U.S. regionals alongside womenswear winner Tanya Taylor. A former architect, Im, whose Korean name is Im Sang-Kyun, made his New York Fashion...

    • Posted July 24, 2015
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