Selasa, 31 Maret 2009

Ask a Korean! News: The Korean Radio Show

Most people with a blog like this may receive book deal first, but not the Korean.Actually, the Korean received a radio deal.NPR liked Ask a Korean! enough so that they are now offering a 30-minute weekly show featuring the Korean, answering questions as he would do at AAK!With luck, this would be a start of the Korean's career as a media celebrity.Occasionally, the Korean would also have guests on...

Kamis, 26 Maret 2009

Korea Beat has a translation of an article that chronicles the 90-year evolution of so...

Selasa, 24 Maret 2009

Japan 5, Korea 3

Dear Korean,WTFFFF was the Korean manager thinking when he decided to pitch to Ichiro in the WBC Championship with 2 in scoring position and 1st base OPEN in extra innings!?!? Anybody with any remotely miniscule knowledge of baseball knows that when you are facing Ichiro with game on the line with 2 outs and 1st base open,...

Selasa, 17 Maret 2009

Military Service Series: Part I - Mechanics of Military Service in Korea

Dear Korean, What is it like in the Korean Army? At what point after these two years could they call you to actually have to shoot and fight people? Nicky Dear Korean, I came across virtually no first-hand literature on the effects of the mandatory military enlistment of South Korean men once they reach a certain age. However,...

Selasa, 10 Maret 2009

You Don't Have a Korean Name, Unless You Do

Dear Korean,My name is Christine Marie Bowman. What would be the Korean name for Christine Marie Bowman, for example like Lee Young-Ae, Kim Jung-Min, etc?Christine Marie BowmanDear Christine Marie Bowman,The Korean name for Christine Marie Bowman would be... 크리스틴 마리 보우먼. But that's not what you are looking for.The Korean believes...

Minggu, 08 Maret 2009

aaaaand that did not take very long at all. Some Dartmouth students wrote a racist letter decrying Dr. Kim's appointme...

Selasa, 03 Maret 2009

Ask a Korean! News: Two Korean Americans Do Something Awesome

Excellent news about two Korean American men who are reaching new heights.First, Dr. Jim Yong Kim of Harvard Medical School was appointed the President of Dartmouth College. He co-founded the Partners in Health, and is renowned for his work at the World Health Organization. Dr. Kim is an immigrant, having moved from Seoul to...