Actress Lindsay Price Is Pregnant
US Weekly
Actress Lindsay Price has a 1/4 Korean bun in the oven, according to Us Weekly. The father is Australian celebrity chef Curtis Stone.
It’s the first child for the Beverly Hills 90120 alum, 34, and the Top Chef Masters host, 35. “We couldn’t be more thrilled to be starting a family together,” Stone tells Us. “We are over the moon.”
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David Choi, Offline
Channel News Asia
Here’s a recap of singer/songwriter David Choi’s recent performances in Singapore.
The show, which felt like a fun get-together, was filled with Choi’s hilarious antics and showed his personable character.
Store Clerks, Customers Caught On Tape Confronting Criminals
WFMY News (N.C.)
A Korean gas station and convenience store owner fought back against a would-be robber on Wednesday after he realized the man was trying to rob him with a finger.
The store’s owner Bumju Cho said a man walked up behind him while he was standing outside of his store and told him him he had a gun and to give him his wallet.
When Cho realized the suspect didn’t have a gun, he fought him and held him until police showed up and arrested him.
Although Cho said he took a chance, Police said fighting back is not worth the risk.
Watch the newscast here.
G.I. Bill Cuts: Veterans Enrolled In College Face Uncertain Futures
Huffington Post
A Korean American Army vet faces an uncertain future due to recent cuts in the GI Bill. Stephen Lee, 31, is studying political science at the University of Wisconsin but doesn’t know if he can keep going to school due to budgetary concerns.
On a brittle February night, the rules suddenly changed. At a Vets for Vets meeting on campus, Lee listened in disbelief as a university official told his classmates that the government had reneged on its original promise. In December, Congress voted to cut their G.I. Bill benefits.
Lee closed his eyes and bowed his head. The official said that, beginning in August, out-of-state residents at the university would face caps on their tuition assistance pegged at whatever in-state students had to pay. Lee, who became a Tennessee resident while stationed at Fort Campbell, now owed an extra $8,000 per semester. Beginning next fall, he and 56 other out-of-state residents attending the university on the G.I. Bill needed to come up with $16,000 in order to finish out the year — an increase in cost none of them could afford without going into debt.
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Vinegar Drinks All the Rage
Korea Herald
Food goliath Daesang’s Chungjungwon released Drink Hong Cho ― a brilliantly packaged and pleasantly fruity vinegar squash ― for health-conscious Koreans.
The beverage was a major hit, reeling in 25.3 billion won ($23.4 million) in 2007. Last year, Drink Hong Cho more than doubled its sales to 53.8 billion won.
Koreans coming on American novels
The Korea Times
A new crop of American writers have brought Koreans to the foreground in their stories, according to the Korea Times.
The 2010 novel Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart features a Korean-American heroine and Ben Ryder Howe writes about his life with Korean in-laws in New York in a 2011 memoir entitled My Korean Deli, which was featured in the June 2011 issue of KoreAm.
Koreans have come a long way as characters in American novels. My first encounter with a Korean character was in Larry McMurty’s 1982 novel, “Cadillac Jack.” There was a one-liner referring to an assassin, who happened to be a Korean. That he was Korean was of no consequence to the story. I still wonder why McMurty assigned the insignificant role to a Korean.
Kang’s homer sparks Biscuits rally in first win of second half
al.com
Minor league baseball player Kyeong Kang smacked a two-run homer to help his team beat the Jackson Generals on Thursday. The 6’2″ 200 lb. native of Busan now has four home runs on the year.
The Montgomery Biscuits are a minor league baseball team based in Montgomery, Ala. and is the Class AA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays.
Korean sports festival coming to town
Orange County Register
The annual sports festival will be held in Southern California this year, it should be a good time and probably worth a trip if you are in the area.
Thousands of athletes and spectators will be in town this weekend for the 16th Annual Korean American National Sports Festival.
The biannual festival – expected to draw 4,000 Korean American amateur athletes from around the country and up to 9,000 spectators – will feature competition in such sports as baseball, track and field, wrestling, fencing and tae kwon do.
Admission is free for all events.
‘Drop Dead Diva’s’ Margaret Cho: Guitars are more than an instrument, they’re accessories
Zap2It
In between her gig on “Drop Dead Diva” Margaret Cho plays music and lately, on the advice of a famous pal, has tried dulcimer.
“I like it but am not very good at dulcimer,” she says. “Cyndi Lauper gave me the idea to play it. It is a hard instrument for me to get a handle on.”
