All posts tagged "New York"

  • Designers Ko Tae-yong, Lee Ju-young and Lee Seung-hee at Concept Korea 2015.
    NY Fashion Week gets annual taste of Concept Korea

    New York Fashion Week got its annual taste of Korean fashion with Concept Korea F/W 2015, now in its 11th year, last Friday at the Pavilion at Lincoln Center. The annual event brings Korean designers to the...

    • Posted February 20, 2015
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  • Claire Henkel
    Korean American designer set to make waves at NY Fashion Week

    By Choi Hee-eun A Korean American fashion designer is set to make waves at New York Fashion Week as one of its Emerging Designers. Claire Henkel, 34, will show her collection, Urban Sewn, inside Affinia Hotel Saturday....

    • Posted February 13, 2015
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  • Kathryn Paek
    NY appoints first-ever Korean American female judge

    New York appointed its first-ever Korean American female judge Thursday. Kathryn S. Paek, 45, is a 1.5-generation Korean American who was nominated for criminal court by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and approved in a...

    • Posted February 13, 2015
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  • Pastor Yun Jong-hun delivers a cake and flowers as Song Wun-hwa celebrates her 106th birthday. (Korea Times file)
    Korean woman in NY celebrates 106th birthday

    By Chun Ji-hoon The oldest living Korean in Queens, N.Y., celebrated her 106th birthday Sunday. About 200 members of the Korean Evangelical Church of New York (뉴욕한빛교회) gathered to congratulate Song Chun-hwa at a ceremony held in...

    • Posted February 9, 2015
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  • A dancer performs during a press conference about Lunar New Year Festival 2015 at Flushing Town Hall.
    Flushing Town Hall in NY to host Lunar New Year Festival

    Flushing Town Hall in New York will host Lunar New Year Festival 2015 from Feb. 14-22. On Feb. 20, A joint Korean-Chinese dance performance featuring live music with traditional instruments from both countries will be put on,...

    • Posted February 5, 2015
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    East coast blizzard attacks northeast

    An unexpected blizzard has hit the east coast this month. More than 35 million people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-like...

    • Posted February 2, 2015
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  • The proposed Korea Center in New York
    NY Korea Center project may finally be getting off the ground after 2-year hiatus

    The New York Korea Center project may finally be getting off the ground after a two-year hiatus. The proposed cultural center, on a lot located between Lexington Ave. and Park Ave., started construction in Dec. 2012 but...

    • Posted February 2, 2015
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