In the summer of 2011, UCLA student Chris Jeon left his $9,000-a-month internship at a San Francisco financial firm to fight with the rebels in Libya. What was he […]
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January Issue: The Real Story Behind College Student Turned Libyan Freedom Fighter Chris Jeon
Photo by Mark Edward Harris/KoreAm In the summer of 2011, UCLA student Chris Jeon left his $9,000-a-month internship at a San Francisco financial firm to fight with the rebels […]
Monday’s Link Attack: Chris Jeon, Michelle Wie, Bae Doona
Living with Libyan rebels: U.S. student’s story CBS News UCLA student Chris Jeon appeared on CBS’ “The Early Show” to talk about his experience with Libyan rebels. “The first […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: NK Defectors, Sung Kim Confirmation Delayed
Suspected North Korean defectors found off Japanese coast The Guardian (U.K.) Coastguard officials in Japan are questioning nine suspected North Korean defectors after they were found drifting off the […]
Tuesday’s Link Attack: Chris Jeon, Dumbfoundead, Jennifer Yuh Nelson
Chris Jeon’s Parents Say He’s Safe The Atlantic As Libyan rebels try to talk the country’s remaining loyalist forces into a peaceful surrender, their wackiest member, UCLA student Chris […]
College Student Joins Libyan Rebels
A Korean American college student has spent the last two weeks participating in the Libyan revolution, living among rebels intent on toppling the regime of dictator Muammar Qaddafi, according […]
