All posts tagged "New York"

  • I Love Dance academy in Manhattan
    K-pop dance studio thrives in Manhattan

    By Kim So-young Inside a dance studio near Times Square in Manhattan, about 30 students danced in sync to a K-pop tune. With the exception of a few mistakes and missed rhythms, the group — led by...

    • Posted January 28, 2015
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  • Korean language students at the Korean Cultural Center during a lesson.
    Korean language classes in NY are not only for Koreans anymore

    By Kim So-young About 20 students of all ages and color sat inside a Manhattan language school Saturday mouthing the Korean alphabet. They’re among the many enthusiastic adults who have picked up learning the Korean language in...

    • Posted January 20, 2015
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  • Huh Jung-yoon
    NYC may see its first female Korean American police captain

    By Ham Jiha The city of New York may soon see its first female Korean American police captain. According to a New York Police Department source, Lt. Huh Jung-yoon of Queens’ 109 Precinct passed a recent captains...

    • Posted January 16, 2015
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  • Back
    More and more NY Korean Americans are finding jobs in South Korea

    By The Korea Times New York staff An increasing number of second-generation Korean Americans living in New York are finding jobs in South Korea. According to data released by New York Korean Consulate General Tuesday, 1,127 New...

    • Posted January 9, 2015
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    Boonsik is the newest Korean cuisine craze in NY

    By the Korea Times New York staff If South Korea had a comfort food, it would be boonsik. And it’s the newest Korean cuisine craze in New York and New Jersey. More than 20 specialty boonsik restaurants...

    • Posted January 7, 2015
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  • Kang was seen boarding a Metro North train heading towards Manhattan in surveillance footage. (Courtesy of Greenburgh Police)
    NY teen goes missing after argument with parents

    A 16-year-old Korean female from Edgemont, N.Y. has gone missing since 8 p.m. on Jan. 2. Ji-woo Kang, also identified as Christine Kang, was seen boarding a Metro-North train departing from Scarsdale according to surveillance footage analyzed...

    • Posted January 6, 2015
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  • "A Happy New Year That Changed My Life" inside Glen Oaks' All Nations Church in Queens, N.Y., Sunday.
    Korean celebrities perform musical in NY for charity

    A handful of Korean celebrities participated in a musical performance to help build an orphanage in Haiti Sunday inside a Queens church. The musical, titled “A Happy New Year That Changed My Life,” starred Pyo In-bong, Kim...

    • Posted January 5, 2015
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